Lucie Myslivečková (born 8 December 1989) is a Czech and Slovak former competitive ice dancer. Representing Slovakia with Lukáš Csölley, she competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Earlier in her career, she represented the Czech Republic with Matěj Novák and Neil Brown. With Novák, she is the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and the 2011 Czech national champion.
| Lucie Myslivečková | |
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 Myslivečková in 2010 | |
| Born | 8 December 1989 Čeladná, Czechoslovakia |
| Hometown | Břeclav |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Slovakia (2016–2018) Czech Republic (until 2014) |
| Partner | Lukáš Csölley, Matěj Novák, Neil Brown |
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso, Roberto Pelizzola, Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Natalia Karamysheva, Rostislav Sinicyn, Eva Horklová |
| Skating club | SKP Bratislava Kraso Břeclav |
| Began skating | 1993 |
| Retired | 23 April 2018[1] |
Personal life
editMyslivečková was born on 8 December 1989 in Čeladná.[2] She became a Slovak citizen in December 2017.[3][4]
Career
editMyslivečková started learning to skate in 1994.[2]
With Novák
editMyslivečková teamed up with Matěj Novák in 2005.[5] At the end of September, they began representing the Czech Republic on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. The two made their senior international debut in September 2007 at the Nebelhorn Trophy before winning the silver medal at the 2007 JGP in Sheffield, England. In November, they took the senior bronze medal at the Pavel Roman Memorial.
Myslivečková/Novák were awarded the bronze medal at the 2008 JGP in Courchevel, France. In February 2009, they competed in Sofia, Bulgaria, at their fourth consecutive World Junior Championships, finishing 8th.[6] A month later, they appeared at their first senior ISU Championship, placing 21st at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles.
Myslivečková/Novák made their senior Grand Prix debut the following season, finishing 7th at the 2009 Cup of Russia and 9th at the 2009 NHK Trophy. They missed part of the season due to her broken elbow.[5] The two ranked 16th at the 2010 World Championships in Turin, Italy.
During the 2010–11 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. At the end of the season, Novák decided to leave competitive skating.[7]
Later partnerships
editMyslivečková teamed up with French ice dancer Neil Brown in the summer of 2011.[8][9] Representing the Czech Republic, the two won the bronze medal at the 2012 Bavarian Open, silver at the 2012 Ice Challenge, and bronze at the 2013 International Trophy of Lyon, in addition to two national titles.
Myslivečková/Brown competed at three European Championships, achieving their highest placement, 14th, at the 2013 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia. Ranked 21st in the short dance, they just missed qualifying for the final segment at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada. Their final competition together was the Bavarian Open in February 2014.
Myslivečková briefly partnered with Czech single skater Pavel Kaška but they did not compete internationally.[10] After undergoing surgery for a ligament tear in her knee, followed by six months of rest, she became a coach in Norway.[11]
2016–2017 season: First season with Csölley
editSlovakia's Lukáš Csölley contacted Myslivečková on Skype after his previous partner ended her career.[12] They teamed up in late June 2016 and announced on 11 July 2016 that they would compete together for Slovakia.[13][2] During their first season together, they were coached by Roberto Pelizzola and Paola Mezzadri in Milan, Italy.[11]
Myslivečková/Csölley won gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2016 and placed 16th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In mid-March 2017, they decided to withdraw from the World Championships in Helsinki due to Myslivečková's shoulder injury, requiring an operation.[14]
2017–2018 season: 2018 Winter Olympics
editDuring the season, Myslivečková/Csölley trained under Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso, and Roberto Pelizzolla in Milan, Italy.[15] In late September, the duo competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Their result, 6th, was sufficient to obtain an Olympic spot for Slovakia, by 0.27 of a point. In January, they placed 17th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.
In February, the two competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[16] They qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall. In March, they placed 25th at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.
Programs
editWith Csölley
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–2018 [15] |
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| 2016–2017 [2] |
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With Brown
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2013–2014 [8] |
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| 2012–2013 [17] |
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| 2011–2012 [18] |
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With Novák
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2010–2011 [5] |
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| Original dance | ||
| 2009–2010 [19] |
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| 2008–2009 [20] |
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| 2007–2008 [21] |
Finnish dance:
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| 2006–2007 [22] |
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| 2005–2006 [23] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Csölley for Slovakia
edit| International[24] | ||
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| Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Winter Olympics | 20th | |
| World Championships | WD | 25th |
| European Championships | 16th | 17th |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 7th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |
| CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 8th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 3rd | |
| International Cup of Nice | 8th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | |
| National | ||
| Slovak Championships | 1st | 1st |
| Four Nationals | 2nd | 5th |
| WD = Withdrew | ||
With Brown for the Czech Republic
edit| International[25] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| World Champ. | 21st | ||
| European Champ. | 19th | 14th | 26th |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | ||
| Cup of Nice | 5th | 10th | |
| Golden Spin | 10th | 10th | |
| Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | ||
| Nepela Memorial | 5th | 10th | |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 6th | ||
| Trophy of Lyon | 4th | 3rd | |
| National[25] | |||
| Czech Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
With Novák for the Czech Republic
edit| International[26] | ||||||
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| Event | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 |
| Worlds | 21st | 16th | 22nd | |||
| Europeans | 10th | |||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 7th | 5th | ||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 9th | 6th | ||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | 6th | 7th | |||
| Nepela Memorial | 2nd | |||||
| Pavel Roman | 3rd | |||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 4th | |||||
| International: Junior[26] | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 18th | 12th | 8th | ||
| JGP Bulgaria | 15th | |||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 4th | |||||
| JGP Estonia | 4th | |||||
| JGP France | 3rd | |||||
| JGP U.K. | 2nd | |||||
| Pavel Roman | 5th | |||||
| National[26] | ||||||
| Czech Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Czech Junior Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| J = Junior level | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Csölley, Lukáš (23 April 2018). "Lucie and I would like to announce our decision of the end of our common career" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ a b c d "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Federálny pár. Myslivečková dostala občianstvo: Už som Česko-Slovenka" [Federal pair. Myslivečková received citizenship: I am already Czech-Slovak]. SITA (in Slovak). pravda.sk. 19 December 2017.
- ^ Benkovičová, Kristína (24 December 2017). "Vianoce Myslivečkovej s Csölleyom budú o rodine aj cestovaní" [Myslivečková's Christmas with Csölley will be about family and traveling]. News Agency of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak).
- ^ a b c "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
- ^ Šidláková, Dana (2009). "Lucie Mysliveckova and Matej Novak". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (22 July 2011). "Carolina Kostner Attends Camp In Oberstdorf, Germany". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ Bőd, Titanilla (16 October 2012). "Lucie Myslivecková and Neil Brown: "We can be crazy together, this is really cool"". Absolute Skating.
- ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Pavel KASKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016.
- ^ a b Bőd, Titanilla (19 January 2017). "The sparkling creativity of Team LuLu". Absolute Skating.
- ^ Dedina, Daniel (15 December 2017). "Csölleya s Myslivečkovou otestujú súperi z olympiády". Korzár.
- ^ "Krasokorčuliar Csölley vymenil partnerku Testovú za Češku" [Czech skater replaces Testa as Csölley's partner]. News Agency of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). teraz.sk. 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Majstrovstvá sveta v Helsinkách bez Csölleya s Myslivečkovou" [World Championships in Helsinki without Myslivečková and Csölley] (in Slovak). SPR Media / Slovak Figure Skating Association. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Profile - Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Competition Results: Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
External links
edit- Lucie Myslivečková / Lukas Csolley at the International Skating Union
- Lucie Myslivečková / Neil Brown at the International Skating Union
- Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák at the International Skating Union
- Lucie Myslivečková at Olympics.com
- Lucie Myslivečková at Olympedia
- Lucie Myslivečková at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)