Lenka Kulovaná

Lenka Kulovaná
Personal information
Alternative names Lenka Petit
Country represented Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Born (1974-10-25) 25 October 1974
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coach František Pechar, Eva Horklová, Vlasta Kopřivová
Former choreographer František Pechar, Frantisek Blatak
Skating club USK Praha
Former training locations Prague
Began skating 1979
Retired 1998

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

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

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

Season Short program Free skating
1997–98
[1]

    Results

    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

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 "Lenka Petit Kulovaná – krasobruslení" [Lenka Petit Kulovaná – figure skating]. Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 March 2013.
    4. ↑ "Lenka Kulovaná". Sports Reference.
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