Kateřina Kovalová

Kateřina Kovalová (born 12 December 1978 in Ostrava) is a Czech former ice dancer. With her skating partner, David Szurman, she is the 1999 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, the 1999 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, and a two-time national champion (2000, 2001). They competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – the 2000 European Championships in Vienna, Austria; 2001 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia; and 2001 World Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In February 2002, they represented the Czech Republic at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, placing 20th.^[1]

Kateřina Kovalová
Born	(1978-12-12) 12 December 1978 (age 46) Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Czech Republic
Discipline	Ice dance
Partner	David Szurman David Blazek
Coach	František Blaťák
Skating club	OKK Ostrava
Began skating	1985
Retired	2002
Medal record
Czech Championships 2000 Mladá Boleslav Ice dance 2001 Mladá Boleslav Ice dance 1999 Karviná Ice dance 2002 Karviná Ice dance

Kovalová/Szurman were coached by František Blaťák in Ostrava. Before her partnership with Szurman, she competed with David Blazek.

Programs

(with Szurman)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2001–2002 [2]	The Soul of Spain by I. P. Marquina, Edward B. Marks performed by the 101 Strings Orchestra Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra	The Fifth Element by Éric Serra Xotica by René Dupéré
2000–2001 [3]	Foxtrot Quickstep: Stepping Out by John Kander	Danse macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)

(with David Szurman)

International[4]
Event	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02
Winter Olympics					20th
World Championships			26th	23rd
European Championships			17th	19th
GP Skate Canada					8th
GP Cup of Russia			10th	11th	8th
Finlandia Trophy				5th	6th
Golden Spin of Zagreb			9th	3rd	4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial			3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy				7th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial			2nd
PFSA Trophy	5th
International: Junior[4]
JGP Ukraine	10th
Autumn Trophy	6th J
National[4]
Czech Championships	3rd J	2nd	1st	1st	2nd

References

1. "Kateřina Kovalová". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
2. "Katerina KOVALOVA / David SZURMAN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
3. "Katerina KOVALOVA / David SZURMAN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
4. "Katerina KOVALOVA / David SZURMAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.

External links

• Kateřina Kovalová at the International Skating Union
• IceDance.com profile