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The top sporting event for youth under 18 years of age in the Liberec Region – EYOWF 2011 – will also be supported by elite Czech athletes. The Patrons of each Festival discipline are – Ondřej Bank for Alpine Skiing, Lukáš Bauer for Cross Country Skiing, Veronika Vítková for Biathlon, Tomáš Verner for Figure Skating, goalkeeper Marek Schwarz for Ice Hockey, Roman Koudelka for Ski Jumping, Pavel Churavý for Nordic Combined and Michal Novotný for Snowboarding.
Ondřej BANK - Alpine Skiing
| Date and Place of Birth: |
27. 10. 1980, Zábřeh na Moravě
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| Residence: |
Ruda nad Moravou
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| Marital Status: |
single
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| Height, Weight : |
175 cm, 85 kg |
| Club: |
Dukla Liberec
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| Trainer: |
Tomáš Bank
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Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
3 - Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010
Best results at the Olympic Games:
- 6th place in Giant Slalom, Torino (Italy) - 2006
- 7th place in Super Combination, Vancouver (Canada) - 2010
Best results in the World Championships:
- 6th place in Combination, St. Anton (Austria) - 2001
- 9th place in Team competition, Aare (Sweden) - 2006/2007
- 10th place in Super Combination, Aare (Sweden) - 2006/2007
Best ranking in the World Cup races:
- 2010 - 1st place in Team competition, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
- 2007 - 3rd place in Super Combination, Beaver Creek (USA)
- 2011 - 6th place in Super Combination, Chamonix (France)
- 2006 - 6th place in Super Combination, Beaver Creek (USA)
- 2010 - 7th place in Super Combination, Wengen (Switzerland)
- 2010 - 8th place in Combination, Kitzbühel (Austria)
Web site: www.vagusoptic.cz
Lukáš BAUER – Cross Country Skiing
| Date and Place of Birth: |
18. 8. 1977, Ostrov nad Ohří |
| Residence: |
Boží Dar |
| Marital Status: |
married, 2 children
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| Height, Weight: |
181 cm, 70 kg |
| Club: |
Dukla Liberec
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| Trainer: |
Miroslav Petrásek |
Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
4 - Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010
Best results at the Olympic Games:
- 2nd place in Cross Country Skiing 15 km Classic technique, Torino (Italy) - 2006
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3rd place in Cross Country Skiing 15 km Free style, Vancouver (Canada) - 2010
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3rd place Relay 4 x 10 km, Vancouver (Canada) - 2010
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6th place in Cross Country Skiing 30 km Free style, Salt Lake City (USA) - 2002
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7th place in Relay na 4 x 10 km, Salt Lake City (USA) - 2002
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8th place in Cross Country Skiing 50 km Classic technique, Salt Lake City (USA) - 2002
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10th place in Pursuit, Torino (Italy) - 2006
Best results in the World Championships:
Winning in the World Cup races:
- 2002/2003 - Nové Město na Moravě (Czech Republic), 15 km Free style
- 2004/2005 - Pragelato (Italy), Pursuit
- 2004/2005 - Lahti (Sweden), 15 km Free style
- 2007/2008 - Kuusamo (Finland), 15 km Classic technique
- 2007/2008 - Otepää (Estonia), 15 km Classic technique
- 2007/2008 - Falun (Sweden), Combination 15 + 15 km
- 2007/2008 - Lahti (Sweden), 15 km Classic technique
- 2008/2009 - Lahti (Sweden), 15 km Classic technique
- 2009/2010 - Otepää (Estonia), 15 km Classic technique
Best ranking in the World Cup Standings:
- 2007 / 2008 - 1st place
- 2009 / 2010 - 2nd place
Best ranking in the Tour de Ski Leader Board:
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2007 / 2008 - 1st place
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2009 / 2010 - 1st place
Web site: http://www.lukas-bauer.cz/
Pavel CHURAVÝ – Nordic Combined
| Date and Place of Birth: |
22. 4. 1977, Liberec
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| Residence: |
Liberec |
| Marital Status: |
married, 1 child
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| Height, Weight : |
179 cm, 69 kg |
| Club: |
Dukla Liberec
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| Trainer: |
Luděk Šablatura
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Number of starts at the Olymic Games:
3 - Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010
Best results at the Olympic Games:
- 5th place in the individual race, Vancouver (Canada) - 2010
- 8th place in Team race, Torino (Italy) - 2006
- 9th place in Team race, Salt Lake City (USA) - 2002
Best results in the World Championships:
Best ranking in the World Cup Standings:
- 7th place - 2010
- 10th place - 2009
Roman KOUDELKA – Ski Jumping
| Date and Place of Birth: |
9. 7. 1989, Turnov
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| Residence: |
Lomnice nad Popelkou
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| Marital Status: |
single
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| Height, Weight : |
170 cm, 55 kg |
| Club: |
LSK Lomnice nad Popelkou |
| Trainer: |
Tomáš Portyk |
Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
1 - Vancouver 2010
Best results in the World Junior Championships:
Best results in the World Cups:
- 8th place - HS 140, Klingenthal (Germany) - 2006/2007
Best results in the Grand Prix races:
- 3rd place - HS 109, Kranj (Slovenia) - 2006/2007
- 4th place - Team race HS 108, Hinterzarten (Germany) - 2006/2007
- 6th place - HS 134, Zakopane (Poland) - 2006/2007
Best results in the Four Hills Tour:
- 4th place - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) - 2008
Michal NOVOTNÝ - Snowboarding
| Date and Place of Birth: |
1. 7. 1981, Prague
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| Residence: |
Prague |
| Marital Status: |
single |
| Height, Weight : |
185 cm, 85 kg |
| Club: |
Dukla Liberec |
| Trainer: |
Marek Jelínek |
Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
2 - Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010
Best results in the World Junior Championships:
- 2nd place, Les Menuires (France) - 2000
Best results in the World Cups:
- 2nd place in SX, Bad Gastein (Austria) - 2008/2009
- 5th place in SX, Furano (Japan) - 2006/2007
- 6th place in SX, Cypress (Canada) - 2008/2009
- 7th place in SX, Valle Nevado, Chile - 2007/2008
- 7th place in SX, Berchtesgaden (Germany) - 2003/2004
- 7th place in SX, Nigata Joetsu Kokusai (Japan) - 2003/2004
Best results in the European Championships:
- 1st place in SX, Caprun (Austria) - 2006/2007
Web site: http://www.michalnovotny.cz/
Marek SCHWARZ - Ice Hockey
| Date and Place of Birth: |
1. 4. 1986, Mladá Boleslav |
| Domicile: |
Mladá Boleslav |
| Marital Status: |
married |
| Height, Weight : |
180 cm, 86 kg |
| Club: |
BK Mladá Boleslav |
| Trainer: |
Jan Tlačil |
Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
none
Member of the Czech National Ice Hockey Team
Best results in the World Championships:
- 3rd place, Under 20 Championship - 2004/2005
- 6th place, Under 18 Championship - 2002/2003
Tomáš VERNER - Figure Skating
| Date and Place of Birth: |
3. 6. 1986, Písek |
| Residence: |
Borovany |
| Marital Status: |
single |
| Height, Weight : |
180 cm, 70 kg |
| Club: |
BK České Budějovice |
| Trainer: |
Robert Emerson |
Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
2 - Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010
Best results in the World Championships:
- 4th place, Tokyo (Japan) - 2007
- 4th place, Los Angeles (USA) - 2009
Best results in the European Championships:
- 1st place, Zagreb (Croatia) - 2008
- 2nd place, Warsaw (Poland) - 2007
- 3rd place, Bern (Switzerland) - 2011
- 6th place, Helsinki (Finland) - 2009
- 10th place, Tallinn (Estonia) - 2010
- 10th place, Lyon (France) - 2006
Web site: http://www.tomas-verner.cz/ or http://www.tomasverner.com/
Veronika VÍTKOVÁ - Biathlon
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Date and Place of Birth:
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9. 12. 1988, Vrchlabí
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Residence:
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Jilemnice
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Marital Status:
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single
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Height, Weight:
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166 cm, 57 kg
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Club:
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KB Jilemnice
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Trainer:
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Jindřich Šikola
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Number of starts at the Olympic Games:
1 - Vancouver 2010
Best results in the World Championships:
- 5th place in the individual race, Korea - 2009
- 10th place in Pursuit, Korea - 2009
- 10the place in Mass start, Korea - 2009
Best results in the World Junior Championships:
- 1st place in Relay, Canmore (Canada) - 2009
- 2nd place in Pursuit, Canmore (Canada) - 2009
- 2nd place in Pursuit - 2008
- 5th place in Sprint, Canmore (Canada) - 2009
- 7th place in the individual race, Canmore (Canada) - 2009
Best results in the European Junior Championships:
- 2nd place in Individual – 2008
- 2nd place in Pursuit – 2008
- 3rd place in Sprint – 2008
Best results in the World Cups:
Web site: http://www.veronikavitkova.cz/
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