Eva Adamczyková

Eva Adamczyková,[1] née Samková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛva ˈadamt͡ʃɪkovaː]; born 28 April 1993) is a Czech snowboarder who is the 2014 Olympic champion in snowboard cross.[2] She is also the 2019 and 2023 World Champion in the same discipline.

Eva Adamczyková
Eva Samková (2019)
Personal information
Birth nameEva Samková
NationalityCzech
Born (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993
Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Websiteevasamkova.cz
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross
ClubDukla Liberec
Coached byMarek Jelínek, Jakub Flejšar
Achievements and titles
World finals Gold medal in Snowboard cross at Utah 2019
Olympic finals Gold medal in Snowboard cross at Sochi 2014
Highest world ranking 1st in Snowboard Cross World Cup (2017, 2019, 2021)
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSnowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangSnowboard cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 UtahSnowboard cross
Gold medal – first place2023 BakurianiSnowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place2021 IdreSnowboard cross
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2014 AspenSnowboard cross
Silver medal – second place2016 AspenSnowboard cross
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 TrentinoSnowboard cross

Career

Samková initially competed in freestyle snowboarding but after several injuries she began competing in snowboard cross in the 2008/2009 season. Her trainers are Marek Jelínek and Jakub Flejšar. Her signature in competitions is a moustache drawn on her upper lip.[3]

Samková won the Junior World Championship three times (2010, 2011, 2013) and the Czech national title in 2013.[4] She also won three races of the World Cup series (Blue Mountain and Montafon 2013, Vallnord-Arcalís 2014).[4] After skipping the 2011/2012 season due to knee injury,[5] she was placed 4th in the FIS Snowboard World Cup series in the 2012/2013 season[6] and in December 2013 she won the Winter Universiade.[7]

Samková took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she won the Czech Republic's first gold medal of the games, in snowboard cross. Samková attracted additional comment because she participated in the quarter-final, semi-final and final races with a moustache drawn on her face, which she said was for luck.[8] In the same year Samková placed second at the Winter X Games in Aspen.[9]

At the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, Samková became world champion in Snowboard Cross, defeating Brit Charlotte Bankes in the final.[10] Two years later at the 2021 World Championships, Samková took bronze behind Bankes and Michela Moioli.[11] On 11 December 2021, Samková broke both ankles, when she and Czech compatriot Jan Kubičík took silver in the mixed race during a 2021–22 World Cup event in Montafon, Austria.[12] After fourteen months recovery from injury Adamczyková won in her first past-injury races at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 and claimed her second world championships gold medal.[13]

Samková had her own show called Eva tropí hlouposti (Eva Fools Around)[14] named in reference to famous Czech comedy film by Martin Frič.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[15]

Season titles
  • 3 titles – (3 snowboard cross)
 Season  Discipline
2017Snowboard Cross
2019Snowboard Cross
2021Snowboard Cross

Season standings
 Season Snowboard Cross
201030
20117
201237
20134
20145
2015—
20162
20171
20185
20191
20204
20211
202214
20234

Race podiums
  • 18 wins – (18 SBX)
  • 29 podiums – (29 SBX)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2010–1118 March 2011Italy Valmalenco, Italy Snowboard Cross 2nd
2012–132 February 2013Canada Blue Mountain, CanadaSnowboard Cross1st
16 March 2013 Switzerland  Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSnowboard Cross3rd
2013–147 December 2013Austria Montafon, AustriaSnowboard Cross1st
12 January 2014Andorra Vallnord-Arcalís, AndorraSnowboard Cross1st
2015–1623 January 2015Germany Feldberg, GermanySnowboard Cross1st
21 February 2016Russia Sunny Valley, RussiaSnowboard Cross1st
27 February 2016South Korea Bogwang, South KoreaSnowboard Cross3rd
5 March 2016 Switzerland  Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSnowboard Cross3rd
20 March 2016Spain Baqueira Beret, SpainSnowboard Cross2nd
2016–1721 January 2017United States Solitude, USASnowboard Cross1st
4 February 2017Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaSnowboard Cross2nd
12 February 2017Germany Feldberg, GermanySnowboard Cross1st
25 March 2017 Switzerland  Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSnowboard Cross2nd
2017–1820 January 2018Turkey Erzurum, TurkeySnowboard Cross1st
3 March 2018Spain La Molina, SpainSnowboard Cross1st
10 March 2018Russia Moscow, RussiaSnowboard Cross1st
2018–1921 December 2018Italy Cervinia, ItalySnowboard Cross2nd
22 December 2018Italy Cervinia, ItalySnowboard Cross1st
9 February 2019 Germany Feldberg, GermanySnowboard Cross3rd
2 March 2019Spain Baqueira Beret, SpainSnowboard Cross1st
16 March 2019 Switzerland  Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSnowboard Cross1st
2019–2013 December 2019Austria Montafon, AustriaSnowboard Cross1st
2020–2123 January 2021Italy Chiesa, ItalySnowboard Cross3rd
24 January 2021Italy Chiesa, ItalySnowboard Cross1st
4 March 2021Georgia (country) Bakuriani, GeorgiaSnowboard Cross1st
20 March 2021 Switzerland  Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSnowboard Cross1st
2021–2228 November 2021China Secret Garden, ChinaSnowboard Cross1st
2022–2316 March 2023 Switzerland  Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSnowboard Cross2nd

Olympic results
  Year  Snowboard Cross
Russia 2014 Sochi1
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang3

World Championships results
  Year  Snowboard Cross
Spain 2011 La Molina5
Canada 2013 Stoneham7
Austria 2015 Kreischberg7
Spain 2017 Sierra Nevada12
United States 2019 Utah1
Sweden 2021 Idre3
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani1

Personal life

On 15 September 2022 Samková married actor Marek Adamczyk.[1]

References
  1. Novotný, Pavel (15 September 2022). "Paní Adamczyková. Samková vstupuje do nové sezony i životní etapy". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. Jason Blevins (16 February 2014). "Eva Samkova of Czech Republic wins gold in women's snowboard cross at Sochi Olympics". The Denver Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. "Profil | Eva Samková – snowboardcross – SBX". Evasamkova.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. "SAMKOVA Eva – Biographie". Data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. "Eva Samková – Aktuálně.cz". Sport.aktualne.centrum.cz. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  6. "Výsledky a ocenění | Eva Samková – snowboardcross – SBX". Evasamkova.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. "Eva Samková potvrdila na zimní univerziádě roli hlavní favoritky". Sport.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  8. Chris Chase (16 February 2014). "Why was this female gold medalist sporting a painted mustache?". USA Today Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  9. Mark Sandritter (24 January 2014). "Winter X Games 2014: Lindsey Jacobellis, Nate Holland win gold again". sbnation.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. "Samkova, Dierdorff capture snowboardcross titles at worlds". AP. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. "Charlotte Bankes wins snowboard cross World Championship gold". BBC Sport. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. "Snowboarder Samkova Breaks Both Ankles Weeks Before Olympics". AFP. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. "Adamczykova and Dusek crowned Snowboard Cross World Champions". International Ski Federation. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  14. "VIDEO: Eva Samková předvádí, jak krásně může být pod hladinou". Lidové noviny. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  15. "Eva Samkova". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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