Lenka Kulovaná (born 25 October 1974) is a Czech former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is a three-time Prague Skate champion, the 1990 International de Paris silver medalist, and a three-time Czech national champion.

Personal life

Kulovaná was born on 25 October 1974 in

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

, Czechoslovakia. She has a son, Daniel, with her husband, Emmanuel Petit, a French

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Career

Kulovaná won gold at the 1990, 1994, and 1995 Prague Skate (Czech Skate). She took silver at the 1990 International de Paris and the

1995 Nebelhorn Trophy The 1995 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between August 29 and September 1, 1995. It is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named ...

. Kulovaná placed fifth at the 1992 European Championships, tenth at the 1993 World Championships, and competed at three Winter Olympics, placing 11th in

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, 13th in

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and 18th in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

. She was coached by František Pechar, Eva Horklová, and Vlasta Kopřivová in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. Kulovaná retired following the 1998 World Championships. After three years performing for Holiday on Ice, she coached skating in the

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, spent some time in

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, and then returned to

Programs

Results

''GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulovana, Lenka 1974 births Czech female single skaters Czechoslovak female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for the Czech Republic Olympic figure skaters for Czechoslovakia Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Ústí nad Labem