Katerina Smutna is a former Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 national ski team member and currently an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n cross country skier. She grew up in Jablonec and after attempts with modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town. She 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 she took a part in World Junior Championship and finished 13th. Year later in 2003, she competed in Val di Fiemme as a member of Czech National cross country team. After unsatisfying result, she was accused by head coach of sabotaging the race,which was followed by sacking from national team. After several incidents and conflicts arising mainly from inflexible and old fashion management system of Czech national ski team, Katerina 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

Whistler Olympic Park

The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski...

, Canada

Canada

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 in January 2009.

Smutna's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 was 11th in the sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, she finished 11th in the individual sprint, 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 33rd in the 30 km events.