Kateřina Smutná

Kateřina Smutná (born 13 June 1983) is a Czech national ski team member and a former Austrian cross-country skier.

Personal life Smutná grew up in Jablonec and after trying modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town.

Career For the Czech Republic Smutná achieved many success and titles of national champion in younger and junior categories in cross-country skiing as well as rollerski in the summer.

In 2002, Smutná finished 13th at the World Junior Championships. A year later in 2003, she competed in Val di Fiemme as a member of the Czech national cross country team. After an unsatisfying result, she was accused by the head coach of sabotaging the race and was sacked from the national team. This was followed by several incidents and conflicts which she attributed to an inflexible and old-fashioned management system. She last competed for the Czech Republic in 2005.

In March 2016, she won Vasaloppet. and February 2018, she won Tjejvasan.

For Austria In 2006, Smutná decided to change her citizenship and continue her sports career in Austria. Her best World Cup finish for Austrian national team was fourth in a sprint event at Whistler Olympic Park, Canada in January 2009. Smutná's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 11th in the sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the individual sprint, 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 33rd in the 30 kilometres events.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2010 26 — 29 32 11 — — 2014 30 20 45 — — 12 8

World Championships Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2003 19 51 — — — — — 2007 23 — — 11 — — 2009 25 24 — — — — 2011 26 15 — — 36 — 36 2013 27 — 18 — 13 11 16 2015 29 — — — 31 — — 2017 31 31 — — — 11 —

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2003 19 2007 23 41 42 30 2008 24 39 41 31 27 33 2009 25 24 24 13 23 35 2010 26 38 48 19 33 2011 27 43 36 30 37 2012 28 33 38 27 22 33 2013 29 24 32 15 14 35 2014 30 41 30 34 19 2015 31 88 59 — — 2017 33 — — — —