However, in Czech, the rollerskies are only a special trainingly device of skiers during summer months, our competitors have very good results on the World Cups´s races. One of them is member of reprezentation, 19 – years old native from Rychnov nad Knežnou, Ivana Janecková.

This year, on the races in Jablonec nad Nisou, she won the prologue ( 5 km classigue) from Bily Potok to Smedava. And the day after she took silver in the 20 km free style.

Congratulation, Iva. It seems you can to specialize on rollerskies. But you do other sport..
Yeah, I do cross-country skiing and also I´m a member of Czech reprezentation in this sport. Rollerskies, tennis, climbing and others sports are only complements for me.

What? After your great results?? Many of competitors may be envy to you… Please, give me some your best results..
Ok, why not. So:

2000

Italy – WC
20 km uphill – 1°place

France – WC
7 km uphill – 1° place
10 km free – 2° place

2001

Germany – ECH
2 x 4° place

2002

2002 – Czech – Jablonec – WC
2 x 1° place

 

Who and when took you to the sport?
My parents. To my fifteen my coach was Josef Michl. I was member of junior-reprezentation; now I´m in senior reprezentation. My „home-club" is TJ SVS Krkonose Vrchlabi with coach Ales Suk.

Why do you do cross-country skiing?
It completes me, gives a pleasure to me and my friends and I fille free time with it.

 

But you have a great results, many „home-titles". What on international boards? Please, some results.

2001

EYOWD – Finland
5 km Classic – 4° place
10 km free style – 8° place

2002

JCH – Germany
5 km free style – 14° place
sprint – 30° place

2003

JCH – Sweden
15 km free style – 10° place
5 km Classic – 10° place
relay – 4° place

WC - Val di Fiemme - Italy
skiduatlon – 47° place
relay – 9° place

* But for great results you have to train so much. Can you tell me, how many kilometres you have to go through?
About 6-6,5 thousand km. ( 1 200km on Rollers; 2 800km on skies ).

Now, you study on grammar school in Vrchlabí now. You will be graduated. But what after graduation?
I would like to study physiotherapy.

Iva, you have 19. Do you have idea how long would you like to do sport?
As long as I will be health and it will be pleasure for me.

OK, but it will be not for eternal…I´m sorry but what´s next? After your sport activity?
I would like to work as physiotherapeut. So for this reason, I wish to study it.

You are in Czech national team now. What´ s your sport – targets?
I would like to enter to Winter Olympic Games and be to 15.place.

Do you have favourite race-place or track?
No, each track has got good and bad point. I like change them because I have stereotype.

And what about your colleagues from national team? Are they good friends?
Yes, I get on well with Petra Markelova. But they are all good…J

Ivanka, only last question but not from sport..Would you like to change something in your life?? And what no??
I on no account to swap my great parents. And what to change?? …May be my quick tempered sometimes…

Iva, thanks you very much for your time. I wish you many successes..

Profil - Ivana

Name: Ivana Janecková
Born: 8.3.1984; Rychnov nad Knežnou
Job: Student of Grammar school in Vrchlabí
Likes: sports, meetings with friends, italian kitchen, red wine, champagne, coffee
Dislikes: curling, tomatoes, hard alcohol; stuck-up, arrogant people
Sports equipment – brand: Eagle rollerskis, Fischer, Alpina, Exel, Sportful
Sport idol: B. Daehlie, V. Smirnov, J. Zelezny
Dreams: way around the world
Goals in sport: to be successful

    

Veronika Hrušková             

 

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