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04/02/2012

15 km F Mst

Men

05/02/2012

15+15 km C/F Skiathlon

Men

04/02/2012

10 km F Mst

Ladies

05/02/2012

7.5+7.5 km C/F Skiathlon

Ladies

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Martin KOUKAL CZE

World Champion from 2003 goes long distances next season. Photo: NordicFocus
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Czech team gears up for sprint weekend in Liberec. Photo: NordicFocus
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	EDUCATION		Vocational school
	OCCUPATION		Student
	FAMILY		Wife, 2 children, Parents, brother
	WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS?		My wife name is Vanda and she take care about our children-Sebastian(200ž)and Sandra(2009) Father Frantisek is medical doctor and mother is kindergarden teacher My 4years younger brother Petr play the highest czech ice hockey league for Pardubice
	WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?		Czech, English, German

Date	Place	Nation	Position	Point


	HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY?		Pretty simply-When I was around 3years old, someone put the skis on my legs and I started to walk. Thru the time I moved faster and faster until now.
	HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES?		shoulder surgery after crash in skiathlon race on WCH in Sapporo 2007
	WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN?		Morning I wake up eat breakfast go on training, eat luch, plays with children, go on training, eat dinner, play with my wife, go sleep....And this in thousand variation day by day
	COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT		Jan Bradac-my first coach, he teach me everything and follow me until my frist Olympics and 2nd WCH Christer Skog-he takes me to gold on WCH in Val di Fiemme 2003, still works with me as mentor and asistant coach Jan Baranyk-my current coach, serviceman and friend
	WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST		my son and my doughter and may be WCH gold


	WHO WERE/ARE YOUR HEROES/ROLE MODELS?		Vegard Ulvang
	FAVORITE TRAINING AREA		Ramsau, Bedrichov, Nove Mesto na Morave
	FAVORITE COMPETITION		50km Skating
	THREE GOALS TO ACHIEVE		win Olympics, built the house, die in year 2080
	THREE REACHED GOALS		won WCH, get married, have a children
	THREE THINGS WHICH WENT TERRIBLY WRONG		Skiathlon on WCH 2007 in Sapporo 2003-2004 season On 50km race on Olypics in Torino I fel down from 6th place with 2km to go...
	OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER, YEAR BY YEAR		1995-European youth olympic festival Andorra-gold,silver and bronze medal 1996-Junior World champs. Asiago- 7th relay 1997-Junior world champs. Canmore-bronze medal 30km F World champs. Trondheim-27th. 30km F 1998-Junior world champs. St. Moritz- gold and bronze medal Olympic games Nagano-35th 10km C 1999-World champs. Ramsau-22nd 30km F, 7th WC Muonio 10km F and my first start on 50km F ever on Holmenkollen-finished 11th 2000- 3rd WC Ga-Pa sprint F 2001- WCH Lahti 16th sprint F 2002-Olympic games Salt Lake City-10th sprint F, 8th relay 3rd WC Lahti team sprint(with Lukas Bauer) 2003-WCH Val di Fiemme - gold medal 50km F, 5th sprint F, 6th skiathlon 2004-2nd WC Dusseldorf sprint F 2005- WCH Oberstdorf-bronze medal team sprint F(with Dusan Kozisek) 2006-Olympic games Torino-7th 50km F 2007-WCH Sapporo 21th 50km C,7th relay 5th WC La Clusaz 30km F 2008- 1st WC Davos relay, 12th Tour de Ski overall, 2nd Tour de Ski 4th stage 15km F 2009- WCH Liberec 7th 50km F, 9th skiathlon 3rd WC Falun prolog 3,3km F

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