Kateřina Kovalová

Kateřina Kovalová
Kateřina Kovalová
Born	12 December 1978 (age 46); Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Czech Republic
Discipline	Ice dance
Partner	David Szurman ; David Blazek
Coach	František Blaťák
Skating club	OKK Ostrava
Began skating	1985
Retired	2002
Medal record
Czech Championships

Kateřina Kovalová (born 12 December 1978 in Ostrava) is a Czech former ice dancer. With her skating partner, David Szurman, she is the 1999 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, the 1999 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, and a two-time national champion (2000, 2001). They competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – the 2000 European Championships in Vienna, Austria; 2001 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia; and 2001 World Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In February 2002, they represented the Czech Republic at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, placing 20th.^[1]

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Kovalová/Szurman were coached by František Blaťák in Ostrava. Before her partnership with Szurman, she competed with David Blazek.

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2001–2002 ^[2]	The Soul of Spain by I. P. Marquina, Edward B. Marks performed by the 101 Strings Orchestra Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra	The Fifth Element by Éric Serra Xotica by René Dupéré
2000–2001 ^[3]	Foxtrot Quickstep: Stepping Out by John Kander	Danse macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

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