Anna Kubešková (born 30 October 1989) is a

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curler from

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. She currently skips the Czech Republic National team.

Career

Kubešková represented the Czech Republic at four

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) and at the 2011 Winter Universiade. In women's play, Kubešková first represented her country at the

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, where she led her country to a 12–1 record in the "B" Pool. She again played at the Euros in 2012 playing

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for

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. The team finished with a 3–7 record in eighth place. Kubešková skipped the Czech Republic team at the

2013 European Curling Championships The 2013 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 30 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway. Norway last hosted the European Curling Championships in 1990. The Group C competitions were held in October at the Tårnby Curl ...

, where they finished the event with a 4–5 record in 6th place. The next month, the team played in the Olympic qualifying tournament in order to play at the

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. The team finished the event with a 2–4 record, which was not enough to qualify. Later that season they played at the

2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship The 2014 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2014 for sponsorship reasons) was held from 15 to 23 March at the Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick. Qualification The following nations a ...

. Kubešková led the Czech Republic to an 8–3 record in the "B" Pool of the

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and in 2016 they played in the 2016 Europeans, finishing in 4th place, which also qualified them for the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship. There, the finished with a 5–6 record. At the 2017 Euros, they finished with a 3–6 record, qualifying once again for the World Championship. At the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship, the Czech team qualified for the playoffs for the first time with a 6–6 record. They then lost the qualification game 7–3 to Russia's

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. The 2018 Europeans were not successful for the Czechs as they did not qualify for the World Championship. The following season, they would qualify for the Worlds, after going 3–6 at the

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. The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled due to the

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, but Kubešková represented the Czechs at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship which was played in a bio-secure "bubble" to prevent spread of the virus. There, she led her team to a 3–10 record, in twelfth place. Kubešková also participated in

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with her father Karel Kubeška. They finished in sixth place at the 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, 9th at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. At the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, she partnered with Jiří Candra, and finished 21st.

Personal life

Kubeškova is a daughter of Karel Kubeška, Czech curler and coach. Aside from curling she is also a professional journalist, having worked in economic desk of national Czech TV. As of 2020, she is a public relations professional.

References

External links

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Kubešková Anna (CC SOKOL LIBOC) - Player statistics (all games with his/her participation) - Czech Curling Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kubeskova, Anna Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from Prague Czech female curlers Czech curling champions