Michal Malák is a Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

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 who has been competing since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver

Vancouver

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 in 2010

2010 Winter Olympics

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His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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 was 15th in the team sprint at Sapporo in 2007. Malak's best World Cup finish was 11th at a 4 x 10 km event in Sweden

Sweden

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 in 2004 while his best World Cup individual finish was 41st in an 11.4 km freestyle event at the Czech Republic

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....

in 2008.