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Lenka Kulovaná

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Lenka Kulovaná
Other namesLenka Petit
Born (1974-10-25) 25 October 1974 (age 50)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCzech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Skating clubUSK Praha
Began skating1979
Retired1998

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.

Personal life

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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

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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

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Season Short program Free skating
1997–98
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Results

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Lenka KULOVANA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b "Lenka Petit Kulovaná – krasobruslení" [Lenka Petit Kulovaná – figure skating]. Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Lenka Kulovaná". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.