Jozef Beständig

Jozef Beständig (born 27 February 1978) is a Slovak former competitive pair skater. Competing with his sister Oľga Beständigová, he won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 Europeans).

Jozef Beständig
Beständigová/Beständig at the 2005 European Championships
Personal information
Country representedSlovakia
Born (1978-02-27) 27 February 1978
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Former partnerOľga Beständigová
Former skating clubSlovan Ruzinov Bratislava
Began skating1981
Retired2005

Personal life

Born on 27 February 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Jozef Beständig is the elder brother of Oľga Beständigová.[1] After retiring from skating, he became a financial counselor.[2]

Skating career

Beständig represented Slovakia with Beständigová. Their first ISU Championship was the 1997 Europeans in Paris; they finished last (17th). The following season, they placed 12th at the 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis.

Beständigová/Beständig achieved their highest ISU Championship result, 7th, at the 2001 Europeans in Bratislava. They would go on to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they finished 17th.

Beständigová retired from competition following the 2001–02 season but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004–05 season. The pair placed 8th at the 2005 European Championships in Turin and 15th at the 2005 World Championships in Moscow. They then ended their partnership.

Programs

(with Beständigová)

Season Short program Free skating
2004–2005
[1]
2001–2002
[3]
  • The Fifth Element
    by Éric Serra
2000–2001
[4]
  • Slowly to the Sun
    by This is Kevin
  • The Fifth Element
    by Éric Serra

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

(with Beständigová)

International[5]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 04–05
Olympics17th
Worlds18th17th18th22nd15th
Europeans17th12th10th12th7th13th8th
GP Skate America8th
GP Sparkassen9th
GP Trophée Lalique7th
Czech Skate4th
Golden Spin2nd2nd6th
Karl Schäfer10th3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy8th9th
Ondrej Nepela4th2nd2nd1st
Skate Israel3rd3rd
Tallinn Cup3rd
Grand Prize SNP3rd J.
National[5]
Slovak Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
J. = Junior level

References
  1. "Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Jozef BESTANDIG: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
  2. Bőd, Titanilla (28 October 2014). "So do you know who Ondrej Nepela was?". Absolute Skating.
  3. "Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Jozef BESTANDIG: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
  4. "Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Jozef BESTANDIG: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
  5. "BESTANDIGOVA Olga / BESTANDIG Jozef SVK Slovakia". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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