Katarina SIMONAKOVA

Slovakia

Luge

Date of Birth: 31 Jan 1998

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SPISSKA NOVA VES

Birth Country:

Slovakia

Residence: TATRANSKA LOMNICA

Residence Country:

Slovakia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Luge	Women's Singles	25

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group B Run 1	Finished
After Run 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group B Run 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group B Run 3	Finished
After Run 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group B Run 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Run 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Run 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Team Relay Competition	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
11	Team Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:26.993
23	Women's Singles	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:22.572

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Team Relay	2016	Lillehammer, NOR	00:02:57.153
14	Singles	2016	Lillehammer, NOR	00:01:48.199

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
6	Team Relay	2020	Sochi, RUS	2:46.297
8	Team Relay	2021	Koenigssee, GER	2:46.525
22	Women's Singles	2019	Winterberg, GER	58.352
31	Women's Singles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	52.455
32	Women's Singles	2015	Sigulda, LAT	43.606
38	Women's Singles	2016	Koenigssee, GER	53.036
DNF	Women's Singles	2020	Sochi, RUS

U23 World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Women's Singles	2019	Winterberg, GER	58.352
15	Women's Singles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	52.455
DNF	Women's Singles	2020	Sochi, RUS

World Cup Rankings
Season	Women's Singles
2021/22	30
2020/21	25
2019/20	22
2018/19	28
2017/18	33
2016/17	48
2014/15	42

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
22	Women's Singles	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
24	Women's Singles	2021/22	Winterberg, GER
25	Women's Singles	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI

Hobbies:

Hiking, music, travelling, skating.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Family:

Mother, Marcela. Older brother, Jakub.

Languages spoken:

Slovak, English

Club name:

VSC Dukla Banska Bystrica / VSC Dukla Banska Bystrica

Coach:

National: Lukas Broz (CZE)

Sporting relatives:

Brother Jakub Simonak (Luge): Finished 35th in singles at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Four World Championships appearances with one top-20 finish. Started competing in doubles at the World Cup in 2015/16 before switching to singles the following season.

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Innsbruck (Singles - 20th)

Start:

Began luge in 2008. (Info 2018)

Hero:

Luger Maria Jasencakova (SVK), who competed in five Olympic Winter Games between 1980 and 1998. (Info 2018)

Milestones

Four top-10 World Cup results during 2020/21 in the Relay, as well as 5th place at the European Championships in Sigulda and 8th at the World Championships in Koenigssee.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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