Katerina Smutna

Katerina Smutna

170px Katerina Smutna in 2010.
Personal information
Birth name	Kateřina Smutná
Born	(1983-06-13) 13 June 1983 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
Height
Sport
Country	Austria (2006–present) Czech Republic (2002–2005)
Sport	Cross country skiing

Katerina Smutna (born 13 June 1983 as Kateřina Smutná) is a former Czech national ski team member and currently an Austrian cross country skier.

Personal life

Smutná grew up in Jablonec and after trying modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town.

Career

For the Czech Republic

Smutná achieved many success and titles of national champion in younger and junior categories in cross country skiing as well as rollerski in the summer.

In 2002, Smutná finished 13th at the World Junior Championships. A year later in 2003, she competed in Val di Fiemme as a member of the Czech national cross country team. After an unsatisfying result, she was accused by the head coach of sabotaging the race and was sacked from the national team. This was followed by several incidents and conflicts which she attributed to an inflexible and old-fashioned management system. She last competed for the Czech Republic in 2005.

For Austria

In 2006, Smutná decided to change her citizenship and continue her sports career in Austria. Her best World Cup finish for Austrian national team was fourth in a sprint event at Whistler Olympic Park, Canada in January 2009. Smutna's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 11th in the sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the individual sprint, 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 33rd in the 30 km events.

References

• Katerina Smutna at the International Ski Federation
• Katerina Smutna at Sochi2014.com