Lenka Kulovaná

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.

Lenka Kulovaná
Other namesLenka Petit
Born (1974-10-25) 25 October 1974
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCzech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Skating clubUSK Praha
Began skating1979
Retired1998

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)
    Olympics11th13th18th
    Worlds15th10th16th16th16th15th
    Europeans17th6th5th11th13th11th
    GP Nations Cup10th
    GP Skate America8th
    Centennial on Ice9th
    Int. de Paris2nd6th10th
    Nations Cup7th6th6th
    Nebelhorn Trophy2nd
    Prague Skate6th1st4th1st1st
    International: Junior[1]
    Junior Worlds13th5th
    National[1]
    Czech Champ.3rd2nd1st1st1st

    References
    1. "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. "Lenka Petit Kulovaná – krasobruslení" [Lenka Petit Kulovaná – figure skating]. Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 March 2013.
    4. "Lenka Kulovaná". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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