Lenka Kulovaná (born 25 October 1974) is a Czech former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Prague Skate champion, the 1990 International de Paris silver medalist, and a three-time Czech national champion.
| Lenka Kulovaná | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Lenka Petit |
| Born | 25 October 1974 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Czech Republic Czechoslovakia |
| Skating club | USK Praha |
| Began skating | 1979 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Personal life edit
Kulovaná was born on 25 October 1974 in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia.[1] She has a son, Daniel, with her husband, Emmanuel Petit, a French farrier.[2][3]
Career edit
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.
Kulovaná placed fifth at the 1992 European Championships, tenth at the 1993 World Championships, and competed at three Winter Olympics, placing 11th in 1992, 13th in 1994 and 18th in 1998.[4] She was coached by František Pechar, Eva Horklová, and Vlasta Kopřivová in Prague.[1]
Kulovaná retired following the 1998 World Championships. After three years performing for Holiday on Ice, she coached skating in the United Arab Emirates, spent some time in Madagascar, and then returned to Ústí nad Labem.[3]
Programs edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 [1] |
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Results edit
GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)
| International[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 88–89 (CS) |
89–90 (CS) |
90–91 (CS) |
91–92 (CS) |
92–93 (CZE) |
93–94 (CZE) |
94–95 (CZE) |
95–96 (CZE) |
96–97 (CZE) |
97–98 (CZE) |
| Olympics | 11th | 13th | 18th | |||||||
| Worlds | 15th | 10th | 16th | 16th | 16th | 15th | ||||
| Europeans | 17th | 6th | 5th | 11th | 13th | 11th | ||||
| GP Nations Cup | 10th | |||||||||
| GP Skate America | 8th | |||||||||
| Centennial on Ice | 9th | |||||||||
| Int. de Paris | 2nd | 6th | 10th | |||||||
| Nations Cup | 7th | 6th | 6th | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
| Prague Skate | 6th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||||
| International: Junior[1] | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 13th | 5th | ||||||||
| National[1] | ||||||||||
| Czech Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Lenka KULOVANA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016.
- ^ Bílek, Petr (1 October 2008). "Lenka Kulovaná: ledová královna žije v poušti" [Lenka Kulovaná: An ice princess living in a desert]. idnes.cz (in Czech).
- ^ a b "Lenka Petit Kulovaná – krasobruslení" [Lenka Petit Kulovaná – figure skating]. Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Lenka Kulovaná". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.