Matěj Novák (born 6 November 1989) is a Czech former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Lucie Myslivečková, he is the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and the 2011 Czech national champion. He currently competes with Gabriela Kubová.
| Matěj Novák | |
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 Kubová / Novák in 2013 | |
| Born | 6 November 1989 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Partner | Gabriela Kubová |
| Coach | Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva |
| Skating club | USK Praha |
| Began skating | 1993 |
Career
editMyslivečkova and Novák won a silver and bronze on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They finished as high as 8th at Junior Worlds in 2009 and debuted at senior Worlds in the same season.[1] They were 21st at the 2009 World Championships.
Myslivečkova and Novák made their senior Grand Prix debut in the 2009–2010 season, finishing 7th at the Cup of Russia and 9th at the NHK Trophy. They moved up to 16th at Worlds. During the 2010–2011 season, they won silver at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, finished 6th at the NHK Trophy and 5th at the Cup of Russia. They won their first international title at the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Following the 2010-11 season, Novak decided to retire from competitive skating to do ballroom dancing.[2]
In 2012, Novák decided to return to ice dancing, teaming up with Gabriela Kubová.[3]
Programs
editWith Kubová
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2013–2014 [4] |
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With Myslivečková
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2010–2011 [5] |
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| 2009–2010 [6] |
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| 2008–2009 [7] |
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| 2007–2008 [8] |
Finnish dance:
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| 2006–2007 [9] |
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| 2005–2006 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
editWith Kubová
edit| Results[11] | ||
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| International | ||
| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| World Championships | 27th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 16th | |
| NRW Trophy | 7th | |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 7th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 7th | |
| National | ||
| Czech Championships | 2nd | WD |
| WD = Withdrew | ||
With Myslivečková
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| International | ||||||
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| Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| Worlds | 21st | 16th | 22nd | |||
| Europeans | 10th | |||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 7th | 5th | ||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 9th | 6th | ||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | |||||
| Karl Schäfer | 4th | |||||
| Nebelhorn | 11th | 6th | 7th | |||
| Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | |||||
| Pavel Roman | 5th | 3rd | ||||
| International: Junior | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 18th | 12th | 8th | ||
| JGP Bulgaria | 15th | |||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 4th | |||||
| JGP Estonia | 4th | |||||
| JGP France | 3rd | |||||
| JGP Great Britain | 2nd | |||||
| National | ||||||
| Czech Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Czech Junior Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | |||
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Šidláková, Dana (2009). "Lucie Mysliveckova and Matej Novak". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (22 July 2011). "Carolina Kostner Attends Camp In Oberstdorf, Germany". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Three National Championships 2013" (PDF). Polish Figure Skating Association. 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Gabriela KUBOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006.
- ^ "Competition Results: Gabriela KUBOVA / Matej NOVAK". International Skating Union.
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