Matěj Novák

Matěj Novák
Kubová / Novák in 2013
Personal information
Country represented	Czech Republic
Born	6 November 1989 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner	Gabriela Kubová
Former partner	Lucie Myslivečková
Coach	Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva
Former coach	Eva Horklová
Choreographer	Maxim Staviski, Evgeni Platov
Former choreographer	Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas, Rostislav Sinicyn
Skating club	USK Praha
Former training locations	Prague Oberstdorf
Began skating	1993
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	111.17 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short dance	50.43 2014 World
Free dance	71.93 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

Matěj Novák (born 6 November 1989) is a Czech 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.

Career

Myslivečkova 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

With Kubová

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014 [4]	Vive Le Swing by In-Grid You Are the One For Me Soy lo que me das	Tango medley

With Myslivečková

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–2011 [5]	Waltz: Battagliero Quickstep by Alexander's Rag Time Band	Let My People Go Money Jessica Rabbit Venus
	Original dance
2009–2010 [6]		Blues for Klook by Eddy Louis
2008–2009 [7]	Blues: Harlem Nocturne Quickstep: Let Yourself Go	Endgame (from Chess (musical)) by Björn Ulvaeus
2007–2008 [8]	Finnish dance: Lehty Leva's Polka by Loituma	La Notte Eterna by Emma Shapplin
2006–2007 [9]	Tango Taemstvi by Daniel Landa Cellblock Tango (from Chicago musical)	Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Maxime Rodriguez Wild Time
2005–2006 [10]	Cha Cha: Banga, Banga by Buena Vista Social Club Rhumba: Mi Thierra by Edwin Bonilla Samba: Vive, Vive! by Puerto Rican Power	Whenever, Whenever by Shakira Sing for the Moment Objection by Shakira

Competitive highlights

With Kubová

Results[11]
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

Myslivečková and Novák at the 2011 World Championships

Results[12]
International
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 J.		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.	1st J.	1st J.	2nd	2nd		1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

References

1. Šidláková, Dana (2009). "Lucie Mysliveckova and Matej Novak". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
2. Flade, Tatjana (22 July 2011). "Carolina Kostner Attends Camp In Oberstdorf, Germany". IFS Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
3. "Three National Championships 2013" (PDF). Polish Figure Skating Association. 11 December 2012.
4. "Gabriela KUBOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
5. "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
6. "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009.
7. "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.
8. "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
9. "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
10. "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006.
11. "Competition Results: Gabriela KUBOVA / Matej NOVAK". International Skating Union.
12. "Competition Results: Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.

External links

• Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák at the International Skating Union
• Gabriela Kubová / Matěj Novák at the International Skating Union