Myslivečková & Novák in 2010 |
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Matěj Novák |
| Country represented | Czech Republic |
| Born | November 6, 1989 Pardubice |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Former partner | Lucie Myslivečková |
| Coach | Natalia Karamysheva Rostislav Sinitsyn |
| Former coach | Eva Horklová |
| Choreographer | Margarita Drobiazko Povilas Vanagas Rostislav Sinitsyn |
| Skating club | USK Praha |
| Former training locations | Prague, Oberstdorf |
| Began skating | 1993 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 135.35 2011 Europeans |
| Short dance: | 54.37 2011 Europeans |
| Free dance | 80.98 2011 Europeans |
Matěj Novák (born November 6, 1989 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ice dancer who competed with Lucie Myslivečková. They are the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb champions, 2008 & 2009 Czech silver medalists and 2006 & 2007 Czech junior national champions.
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Myslivečkova and Novák won a silver and bronze on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They finished as high as 8th at Junior Worlds in 2009 and debuted at senior Worlds in the same season.[1] They were 21st at the 2009 World Championships.
Myslivečkova and Novák made their senior Grand Prix debut in the 2009–2010 season, finishing 7th at the Cup of Russia and 9th at the NHK Trophy. They moved up to 16th at Worlds. During the 2010–2011 season, they won silver at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, finished 6th at the NHK Trophy and 5th at the Cup of Russia. They won the ice dance competition at the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb; it was their first international title. Following the 2010-11 season, Novak decided to retire from competitive skating to do ballroom dancing.[2]
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Waltz: Battagliero Quickstep by Alexander's Rag Time Band |
Let My People Go Money Jessica Rabbit Venus |
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| Original dance | |||
| 2009–2010 | Finnish Polka | Blues for Klook by Eddie Louis |
(with Myslivečková)
| Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
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| World Championships | 21st | 16th | 22nd | |||
| European Championships | 10th | |||||
| World Junior Championships | 19th | 18th | 12th | 8th | ||
| Czech Championships | 1st J. | 1st J. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |
| NHK Trophy | 9th | 6th | ||||
| Cup of Russia | 7th | 5th | ||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 4th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | 6th | 7th | |||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 2nd | |||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1st | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | 4th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | 2nd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia | 4th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 15th | |||||
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 5th J. | 3rd | ||||
| J. = Junior level | ||||||