Zdeněk Šafář is a 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....

 freestyle skier

Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...

 who specializes in the skicross

Skicross

Ski Cross is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross...

 discipline.

He made his World Cup debut in March 2003 in Les Contamines, and collected his first World Cup points in January 2004, with a thirteenth place in Pozza di Fassa

Pozza di Fassa

Pozza di Fassa is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northeast of Trento...

. The next year he won finished ninth at the 2005 Winter Universiade

2005 Winter Universiade

The 2005 Winter Universiade, the XXII Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck, Austria....

 and placed among the top World Cup ten for the first time, with a fifteenth place in Les Contamines. He has performed consistently since, with the 2006–07 season as his best, finishing among the top ten in two of the three races he competed in. He has competed at the 2005

FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005

The 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships took place at the Rukatunturi ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland, between March 17th and March 20th. Five events were held for each sex, including half-pipe, skicross, ariels, moguls and dual moguls.-Half-Pipe:...

 and 2007 World Championships

FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007

The 2007 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, from March 5th-11th. Five events were supposed to be held for each sex, but the half-pipe was canceled.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Skicross:...

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He participated in the 2010 Olympics in the men's skicross

Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross

The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, took place on 21 February at the Cypress Bowl Ski Area in the Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver.-Qualification:-1/8 Round:...

competition, but crashed in qualifications.