Kamila Vokoun[1] Hájková (born 25 September 1987 in Polička) is a Czech former competitive ice dancer. With David Vincour, she is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, a two-time Pavel Roman Memorial champion, and a five-time Czech national champion. The two competed in the final segment at seven ISU Championships and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
| Kamila Vokoun Hájková | |
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 Hájková/Vincour in 2006 | |
| Born | 25 September 1987 Polička, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Partner | David Vincour |
| Coach | Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva, Gabriela Hrázská, Ivan Rezek |
| Skating club | TJ Stadion Brno |
| Retired | 2010 |
Career
editHájková began skating at age six, appearing as a singles skater until 15, and then switched to ice dance.[2] She competed with David Vincour.[3] The two made their junior international debut in October 2003, placing tenth at the Junior Grand Prix event in Zagreb, Croatia.
Ranked 14th in the compulsory dance, 9th in the original dance, and 11th in the free dance, Hájková/Vincour finished tenth overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Hájková/Vincour moved up to the senior ranks the following season. In September, they took bronze at the 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. The following month, they finished 12th at the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Their result was insufficient to earn a spot at the Olympics. They won two medals in November – bronze at the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb and gold at the 2005 Pavel Roman Memorial. They placed 19th at the 2006 European Championships in Lyon, France. At the 2006 World Championships in Calgary, they were eliminated after the original dance, finishing 27th overall.
Hájková/Vincour finished 17th at the 2007 European Championships in Warsaw, Poland. Vincour was later hospitalized and underwent surgery and, as a result, the duo missed the 2007 World Championships.[4]
They began the next season with a win at the 2007 Pavel Roman Memorial, outscoring Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann and Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák. They would qualify to the final segment at both the 2008 European Championships in Zagreb, where they placed 17th, and at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, where they finished 23rd.
Hájková/Vincour placed 17th at the 2009 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, but did not appear at the 2009 World Championships.
In September 2009, the Czech Republic earned an Olympic spot. Hájková/Vincour won bronze at the 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and were sent to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where they finished 21st.
Hájková retired from competition after the 2010 Olympics and began coaching.[5] She was an ambassador for the Czech team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.[5] In 2014, she became the project manager at the International Sambo Federation.[6] In July 2022, she moved to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale as Members and Anti-Doping Manager.[7]
Programs
edit(with Vincour)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2009–2010 [8] |
Czech folk:
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| 2008–2009 [9] |
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| 2007–2008 [10] |
Czech folk:
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| 2006–2007 [11] |
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| 2005–2006 [12] |
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| 2004–2005 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
- With Vincour
| International[14] | |||||||
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| Event | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
| Olympics | 21st | ||||||
| Worlds | 27th | 23rd | |||||
| Europeans | 19th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 18th | ||
| GP Cup of Russia | 9th | ||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 9th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 10th | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 3rd | 7th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | 6th | |||||
| Nepela Memorial | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | ||||
| Pavel Roman | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 12th | 6th | 5th | ||||
| Universiade | 12th | ||||||
| International: Junior[14] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 10th | ||||||
| JGP Germany | 7th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 13th | ||||||
| JGP Serbia | 4th | ||||||
| Pavel Roman | 1st J | ||||||
| National[14] | |||||||
| Czech Champ. | 1st J | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| J = Junior level | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Kamila Vokoun Hajkova". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (19 September 2006). "Czech Mates". SkateToday.
- ^ Dobor, Helga (2006). "Kamila Hajkova & David Vincour - The promising skaters of Czech Republic". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Interview David Vincour; Oberstdorf, September 2011". FigureSkating-Online. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b Golinsky, Reut (2 February 2012). "Kamila Hájková, the Young Ambassador for the Czech Republic". Absolute Skating.
- ^ "FIAS Office: Headquarters in Lausanne". International Sambo Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019.
- ^ https://www.fai.org/news/fai-team-changes-2022 [bare URL]
- ^ "Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010.
- ^ "Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Competition Results: Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
External links
edit- Kamila Hajkova & David Vincour at the International Skating Union
- Official website of Hájková and Vincour
