Zdeněk Šafář (born 27 July 1978 in

Trutnov Trutnov (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Trutnov consists of 21 ...

) is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

who specializes in the

skicross Ski cross is a skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns. In spite of the fact that it is a timed racing event, it is often cons ...

discipline. He made his World Cup debut in March 2003 in

Les Contamines Les Contamines-Montjoie () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in south-eastern France. Etymology The original name of the village, ''Le ...

, and collected his first World Cup points in January 2004, with a thirteenth place in

Pozza di Fassa Pozza di Fassa ( Ladin: ''Poza (de Fascia)'', ) is a ''frazione'' of Sèn Jan di Fassa in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,8 ...

. The next year he won finished ninth at the

2005 Winter Universiade The 2005 Winter Universiade, the XXII Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck and Seefeld in Tirol, Seefeld, Austria. South Korea won 23 medals, the most of any of the participating nations. Venues Innsbruck Seefeld Sports * * * * ...

and placed among the top World Cup ten for the first time, with a fifteenth place in Les Contamines. He has performed consistently since, with the 2006–07 season as his best, finishing among the top ten in two of the three races he competed in. He has competed at the

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

and 2007 World Championships. Retrieved on 4 February 2009. He participated in the 2010 Olympics in the men's skicross competition, but crashed in qualifications.

References

1978 births Living people Czech male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Trutnov Skiers from the Hradec Králové Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub