21 contestants took part in the final, which was broadcast by Czech Television on New Year’s Day, a total of 152 children, pairs or teams entered last year’s 25th edition of the competition. Competitionwhich is organized by the Zlatý oříšek Foundation, has no categories, and thus juxtaposes children successful in various fields, or creating something extraordinary or socially beneficial.
The winners received a check worth CZK 20,000. Among the individuals, last year’s prize went to 11-year-old Jaroslav Pokuta, who completed 25 accordion competitions last year, most of which he won.
Photo: Ondřej Deml, CTK
From the announcement of the 25th edition of the Zlatý oříšek 2023 competition, which is intended for talented children aged six to 14
Another of the winners is 14-year-old Alex Faivre, who won second place at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors last year and won the Czech Astronomy Olympiad in his category a year earlier.
He enjoys word problems, puzzles and programming. The young mathematician reaps one success after another
“The Golden Nut allows me to advance in the scientific field thanks to financial support, but it also provides media support, which is very important these days. It’s great to show other people that astronomy isn’t scary and that it’s a nice hobby,” Alex told Novinkám at the press conference.
The youngest winner is nine
The Golden Nut was awarded to 14-year-old Adam Hoferek for his artistic activity and sculpture. He is a self-taught man who creates realistic figurines and would like to create models for Hollywood films in the future.
“I’ve been sculpting practically since I was a child, from the age of three I used to take tin foil from my mother’s kitchen, although she didn’t have anything to cover the meat with, but at least I had something to create with,” laughed Adam. “Then, at the age of ten, I developed such an adhesive substance, from which I began to make larger and more elaborate sculptures. I will most likely use the money I received in Zlaté oříšek to try out some other new materials,” he explained how he will deal with the winnings.
Twelve-year-old Erik Řehola and his dog Skendy succeeded as a two-time winner of the World Agility Open, where he won the year before and last year, and is thus the current junior world champion in agility.
The youngest of the winners is nine-year-old Marianne Rose Mladá, who is engaged in gymnastics and pole dancing, i.e. acrobatic pole dancing, in which she won the World Championship in Italy in 2022.
Photo: Ondřej Deml, CTK
12-year-old Viktorie Vágnerová and 13-year-old Kaiem Hossein-Selsdon succeeded as a pair in last year’s Golden Nut. As a dance couple consisting of a cousin and a cousin, they won the dance championship of the Czech Republic four times and also won in several international competitions. Last year, at the German Open, they took 10th place in standard dances, which is the best result of Czech couples in the last 20 years.
The last award belonged to the collective, which is the Radost Praha Children’s Choir, led by choirmaster Jan Pirner.
According to Jiří Kotmel, chairman of the board of directors of the organizing foundation, the aim is to support children who have talent and diligence. “We see in them our common future, the future of our nation,” he said.
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Last year’s patrons were musician Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý and javelin thrower Barbora Špotáková. According to Brzobohatý, the competition gives children self-confidence, but the monetary award provided is also very important for them.
“Financial support means a lot, thanks to it, children can afford to go to competitions, focus more on their field, have peace of mind and a background,” he said.
Many children who participated in the competition in the past later achieved top achievements. Chess grandmaster David Navara, who won the very first year of the competition in 1998, author and illustrator of children’s books Eliška Mauleová and swing singer Jan Smigmator were also present at Tuesday’s event.
“I won the Golden Nut in 2000. And I have to say that for me personally this award worked very quickly,” recalled Smigmator. Immediately after filming the competition on Brno television, he met the clarinetist and saxophonist Felix Slováček.
“And in a fortnight I was already standing on stage with the famous Slováček’s Big Band behind me, and already at that moment it felt like a dream come true. Since then, I have confidently followed the musical path I dreamed of,” he mentions how participating in the project once helped him in his career.
Others who have been awarded in the past include the scientist Marek Mráz, the pianist Lukáš Vondráček, the motorcycle racer Karel Abraham, the Boni Pueri choir or the dance troupe Baby Ballet Praha.
During the duration of the Golden Nut, more than 3,000 competing children applied for the project, and almost 700 of them passed through the demanding network among the nominees.
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