Eva Samková

Eva Samková
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	28 April 1993 (age 28); Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Website	evasamkova.cz
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Snowboarding
Event(s)	Snowboard cross
Club	Dukla Liberec
Coached by	Marek Jelínek, Jakub Flejšar
Achievements and titles
World finals	Gold medal in Snowboard cross at Utah 2019
Olympic finals	Gold medal in Snowboard cross at Sochi 2014
Highest world ranking	1st in Snowboard Cross World Cup (2017, 2019, 2021)
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Women's snowboarding
Representing Czech Republic
Olympic Games
World Championships
Winter X Games
Winter Universiade

Eva Samková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛva ˈsamkovaː]; born 28 April 1993) is a Czech snowboarder who is the 2014 Olympic champion in snowboard cross.^[1]

Career[]

Samková initially competed in freestyle snowboarding but after several injuries she began competing in snowboard cross in the 2008/2009 season. Her trainers are Marek Jelínek and Jakub Flejšar. Her signature in competitions is a moustache drawn on her upper lip.^[2]

Samková won the Junior World Championship three times (2010, 2011, 2013) and the Czech national title in 2013.^[3] She also won three races of the World Cup series (Blue Mountain and Montafon 2013, Vallnord-Arcalís 2014).^[3] After skipping the 2011/2012 season due to knee injury,^[4] she was placed 4th in the FIS Snowboard World Cup series in the 2012/2013 season^[5] and in December 2013 she won the Winter Universiade.^[6]

She won a gold medal in snowboard cross for the Czech Republic at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Samková attracted additional comment because she participated in the quarter-final, semi-final and final races with a moustache drawn on her face. She said it was for luck.^[7] In the same year Samková was second at the Winter X Games in Aspen.^[8]

Samková has her own show called Eva tropí hlouposti (Eva Fools Around)^[9] named in reference to famous Czech comedy film by Martin Frič.

World Cup results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[10]

Season titles[]

3 titles – (3 snowboard cross)

Season	Discipline
2017	Snowboard Cross
2019	Snowboard Cross
2021	Snowboard Cross

Season standings[]

Season	Snowboard Cross
2011	7
2012	1
2013	1
2014	5
2015	—
2016	2
2017	1
2018	1
2019	1
2020	1
2021	1

Race podiums[]

17 wins – (17 SBX)
27 podiums – (27 SBX)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2010–11	18 March 2011	Valmalenco, Italy	Snowboard Cross	2nd
2012–13	2 February 2013	Blue Mountain, Canada	Snowboard Cross	1st
2012–13	16 March 2013	Veysonnaz, Switzerland	Snowboard Cross	3rd
2013–14	7 December 2013	Montafon, Austria	Snowboard Cross	1st
2013–14	12 January 2014	Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra	Snowboard Cross	1st
2015–16	23 January 2015	Feldberg, Germany	Snowboard Cross	1st
	21 February 2016	Sunny Valley, Russia	Snowboard Cross	1st
	27 February 2016	Bogwang, South Korea	Snowboard Cross	3rd
	5 March 2016	Veysonnaz, Switzerland	Snowboard Cross	3rd
	20 March 2016	Baqueira Beret, Spain	Snowboard Cross	2nd
2016–17	21 January 2017	Solitude, USA	Snowboard Cross	1st
	4 February 2017	Bansko, Bulgaria	Snowboard Cross	2nd
	12 February 2017	Feldberg, Germany	Snowboard Cross	1st
	25 March 2017	Veysonnaz, Switzerland	Snowboard Cross	2nd
2017–18	20 January 2018	Erzurum, Turkey	Snowboard Cross	1st
	3 March 2018	La Molina, Spain	Snowboard Cross	1st
	10 March 2018	Moscow, Russia	Snowboard Cross	1st
2018–19	21 December 2018	Cervinia, Italy	Snowboard Cross	2nd
	22 December 2018	Cervinia, Italy	Snowboard Cross	1st
	9 February 2019	Feldberg, Germany	Snowboard Cross	3rd
	2 March 2019	Baqueira Beret, Spain	Snowboard Cross	1st
	16 March 2019	Veysonnaz, Switzerland	Snowboard Cross	1st
2019–20	13 December 2019	Montafon, Austria	Snowboard Cross	1st
2020–21	23 January 2021	Chiesa, Italy	Snowboard Cross	3rd
	24 January 2021	Chiesa, Italy	Snowboard Cross	1st
	4 March 2021	Bakuriani, Georgia	Snowboard Cross	1st
	20 March 2021	Veysonnaz, Switzerland	Snowboard Cross	1st

Olympic results[]

Year	Snowboard Cross
2014 Sochi	1
2018 Pyeongchang	3

World Championships results[]

Year	Snowboard Cross
2011 La Molina	5
2013 Stoneham	7
2015 Kreischberg	7
2017 Sierra Nevada	12
2019 Utah	1
2021 Idre	3

References[]

^ Jason Blevins (16 February 2014). "Eva Samkova of Czech Republic wins gold in women's snowboard cross at Sochi Olympics". The Denver Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "Profil | Eva Samková – snowboardcross – SBX". Evasamkova.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "SAMKOVA Eva – Biographie". Data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Eva Samková – Aktuálně.cz". Sport.aktualne.centrum.cz. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Výsledky a ocenění | Eva Samková – snowboardcross – SBX". Evasamkova.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Eva Samková potvrdila na zimní univerziádě roli hlavní favoritky". Sport.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ Chris Chase (16 February 2014). "Why was this female gold medalist sporting a painted mustache?". USA Today Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^ Mark Sandritter (24 January 2014). "Winter X Games 2014: Lindsey Jacobellis, Nate Holland win gold again". sbnation.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "VIDEO: Eva Samková předvádí, jak krásně může být pod hladinou". Lidové noviny. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ "Eva Samkova". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Šárka Strachová	Flagbearer for Czech Republic Pyeongchang 2018	Succeeded by incumbent

[1] Jason Blevins (16 February 2014). "Eva Samkova of Czech Republic wins gold in women's snowboard cross at Sochi Olympics". The Denver Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[2] "Profil | Eva Samková – snowboardcross – SBX". Evasamkova.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[fis-ski1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "SAMKOVA Eva – Biographie". Data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[4] "Eva Samková – Aktuálně.cz". Sport.aktualne.centrum.cz. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[5] "Výsledky a ocenění | Eva Samková – snowboardcross – SBX". Evasamkova.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[6] "Eva Samková potvrdila na zimní univerziádě roli hlavní favoritky". Sport.cz. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[7] Chris Chase (16 February 2014). "Why was this female gold medalist sporting a painted mustache?". USA Today Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

[8] Mark Sandritter (24 January 2014). "Winter X Games 2014: Lindsey Jacobellis, Nate Holland win gold again". sbnation.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[9] "VIDEO: Eva Samková předvádí, jak krásně může být pod hladinou". Lidové noviny. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[FISprofile-10] "Eva Samkova". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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show v t Olympic champions in women's snowboarding
Big air	2018: Anna Gasser (AUT)
Giant slalom	1998: Karine Ruby (FRA)
Halfpipe	1998: Nicola Thost (GER) 2002: Kelly Clark (USA) 2006: Hannah Teter (USA) 2010: Torah Bright (AUS) 2014: Kaitlyn Farrington (USA) 2018: Chloe Kim (USA)
Parallel giant slalom	2002: Isabelle Blanc (FRA) 2006: Daniela Meuli (SUI) 2010: Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) 2014: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) 2018: Ester Ledecká (CZE)
Parallel slalom	2014: Julia Dujmovits (AUT)
Slopestyle	2014: Jamie Anderson (USA) 2018: Jamie Anderson (USA)
Snowboard cross	2006: Tanja Frieden (SUI) 2010: Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 2014: Eva Samková (CZE) 2018: Michela Moioli (ITA)