Vendula HOPJAKOVA
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Snowboard |
Women's Snowboard Cross | 28 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 24 | Women's Boardercross | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 5 | Snowboardcross Team Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP |
| 11 | Snowboardcross Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP |
| 16 | Snowboard Cross Team Mixed | 2019 | Park City, USA |
| 27 | Snowboard Cross Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA |
| 28 | Snowboardcross Ladies | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 32 |
| 2019/2020 | 14 |
| 2018/2019 | 18 |
| 2017/2018 | 39 |
| 2016/2017 | 29 |
| 2015/2016 | 36 |
| 2013/2014 | 42 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross | Snowboard Cross Team |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 15th | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 33rd | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 9th | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 12th | |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 11th | 1 x 2nd |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 17th | 1 x 6th |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 18th | |
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 25th | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 15 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Montafon, AUT |
| 23 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Krasnoyarsk, RUS |
| 25 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Krasnoyarsk, RUS |
Hopinka
Skateboarding, animals, nature, spending time with friends, flowers.
Athlete
Czech, English
National: Marek Jelinek (CZE)
2012 FIS event in Sedrun (Snowboard Cross - DNF)
2014 World Cup in Veysonnaz (Snowboard Cross - 29th)
December 2017: Shoulder injury (sumpersky.denik.cz, 7 Feb 2018). Since then she underwent shoulder surgery three times. Her last operation kept her away from snowboarding for six months. (pres.upmedia.cz, 9 Dec 2019)
2013
She started snowboarding at age four and started competing at age 13 by accident. "We have a cottage in Hyncice pod Susinou and I used to go there every weekend since I was a child. When they were looking for someone who would go to compete for the Olomouc Region at the Olympics of Children and Youth, I was the only one who rode on the board." (sumpersky.denik.cz, 7 Feb 2018)
Finishing fifth at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Rogla, Slovenia, and finishing 11th place at the 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. (Info 2018)
Snowboard cross 2014 Olympic champion Eva Samkova (CZE) and two-time Olympic slopestyle medallist Mark McMorris (CAN). (Info 2018)
Her parents. (Info 2018)
"Talent will help, but it will not get you as far as ambition." (Info 2018)
Czech Republic
Snowboard