Karolína Erbanová Explained

Karolína Erbanová
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Birth Date:27 October 1992
Birth Place:Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.76 m
Weight:66 kg
Country:Czech Republic
Sport:Long-track speed skating
Club:NOVIS Team
Retired:29 August 2018
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Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Played For:HPK Hämeenlinna
Almtuna IS
Sex:f
Ntl Team:CZE
Career Start:2018

Karolína Erbanová (in Czech pronounced as /ˈkaroliːna ˈɛrbanovaː/; born 27 October 1992)[1] is a Czech ice hockey player and retired long-track speed skater. She won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the 500 m event in speed skating.[2]

Erbanová was a member of the Czech national ice hockey team that won bronze at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[3] Her ice hockey club career has included seasons in the Swedish Damettan with Almtuna IS and in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (NSML) with HPK Hämeenlinna.[4]

Speed skating career

As a child, Erbanová enjoyed cross-country skiing and played ice hockey from age 10. She was very fast on skates and, at 13, she was recommended as a prospect to NOVIS Team head coach Petr Novák by her ice hockey coach.[5] The following year, she joined the NOVIS Team.[6] It was initially predicted that she would be a middle-distance skater but she came to specialize in sprints instead.

Despite demonstrating an aptitude for shorter distance tracks, early in her career as a member of the NOVIS team Erbanová was obligated to skate the same events as her team leader, long-track skater Martina Sáblíková. During 2008 to 2012, she competed semi-frequently in 3000 m and occasionally in 5000 m, Sáblíková's best events.

Together with teammates Martina Sáblíková and Andrea Jirků, she won the overall team pursuit of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. At the 2009 tournament of the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Zakopane, she competed in the 3000 m but was disqualified after forgetting to change lanes. In the following World Junior Championships in Moscow, she fell during the second 500 m race and lost the chance to medal.

During the 2012–13 season she won her first individual Senior World Cup in Harbin at the 1000 m.[7]

On 27 August 2018, she announced her retirement from professional speed skating at the age of 25, citing the "manipulative, degrading and aggressive behavior" of Czech national speed-skating coach Petr Novák as the primary motivator.[8]

Medal table

Major tournaments in bold.

GoldSilverBronze
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Single Distance Championships 0 0 1
World Allround Championships 0 0 0
World Allround Championships 0 1 1
European Allround Championships 0 0 0
European Allround Championships 3 0 0
World Junior Championships 6 2 3
World Cup 1+1 1 0
World Cup Overall 0+1 0 0

Personal records

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DistanceTimeDate setPlace
500 meters37.0625 February 2017Calgary, Canada
1000 meters1:13.5325 February 2017Calgary, Canada
1500 meters1:55.3516 November 2013Salt Lake City, United States
3000 meters4:17.7312 February 2011Calgary, Canada
5000 meters7:36.6510 January 2010Hamar, Norway

Speedskating results

Olympic Games

Erbanová represented the Czech Republic in speed skating at the Winter Olympics in 2010, 2014, and 2018. She competed in the 500 m and 1000 m speed skating events at all three Olympics and also in 1500 m speed skating events in 2010 and 2014. Her best finish was an Olympic bronze in the 500 m event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

YearPlace500 m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mTeamsAge
23 12 25 17.2
10 10 13 21.2
Pyeongchang7 25.2

World Single Distance Championships

Erbanová participated in seven World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women. Her best finish was bronze in the 1000 m at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.

YearPlace500 m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mTeamsAge
21 7 16.3
11 17 18.3
8 15 14 19.3
2013Sochi105620.3
2015Heerenveen722.3
2016Kolomna141323.3
2017Gangneung4524.3

World Allround Championships

Erbanová participated in two World Allround Speed Skating Championships. She did not qualify for the 5000 m at either championship and was therefore unable to contest for an allround medal. Her highest finish in a single event was second in the 500 m at the 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.

YearPlace500 m1500 m3000 m5000 mAllroundAge
201012 24 17.2
201110 24 18.2

World Sprint Championships

Erbanová participated in five World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women. Her best allround finish was bronze at the 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Women.

YearPlace500 m1000 mAllroundAge
15 15 22 11 17 19.2
Salt Lake City179420.2
Astana337522.2
Seoul11656723.2
Calgary2244424.2

European Championships

The European Speed Skating Championships for Women were contested as an allround comprising 500 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m events until 2017. The 2017 European Speed Skating Championships was the first instance in which the traditional allround and sprint allround were contested at a single tournament, with medalists in both allround and sprint. The 2018 European Speed Skating Championships were the first instance in which the European Championship comprised single distances, neither sprint nor allround were contested.

Allround

Erbanová's best allround finish was ninth in 2010. She placed first in the 500 m event in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

YearPlace500 m1500 m3000 m5000 mAllroundAge
200914 12 19 16.1
20105 17 12 9 17.1
20117 19 12 10 18.1
201216 20 19.1
2013Heerenveen11221220.1
2014Hamar16211621.1

Single distances

World Junior Championships

Erbanová participated in four World Junior Speed Skating Championships. Her best allround finish was gold in 2011, at age 18, and she also won medals in 2010 and 2012, bronze and silver respectively.

YearPlace500 m1000 m1500 m3000 mAllroundTeamsAge
4 4 4 16 16.3
2 17 17.3
2 6 18.3
20123 9 19.3

World Cup

Legend:

SeasonPlace100 m500m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mTeamsAge
2008/09 x 23/B 19/B x 6 16.0
2008/09 x 22/B x 7 16.0
2008/09 x x x x x
2008/09 x x x x
2008/09 x x x x
2008/09 x x x x
2008/09 x 12/B dnf 13/B x 16.2
2008/09 x x x 2/B x x 16.2
2008/09 x x
2008/09 np (0p) 36 (19p) np (0p) (235p)
SeasonPlace500m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mTeamsAge
2009/10 7/B 8/B 18/B x x 17.0
2009/10 14/B 6/B x 10 17.0
2009/10 x x 11/A x x 17.0
2009/10 9/B 1/B 24/B x 17.0
2009/10 22/B 15/B 7/B 20/A x 17.0
2009/10 x x x x
2009/10 x
2009/10 np (0p) 45 (9p) 22 (62p) np (0p) 11 (28p)
SeasonPlace500m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mTeamsAge
2010/11 4/B 3/B 4/B 24/A (dq) 17/B x x 18.0
2010/11 14/A 21/A 5/B 14/B x 18.0
2010/11 x x 2/B x 18.0
2010/11 x x x x
2010/11 x x x x
2010/11 15/A 14/A 20/A 20/A 11/B x 18.2
2010/11 x x x x
2010/11 x x
2010/11 26 (76p) 36 (24p) 33 (24p) np (0p)
SeasonPlace500m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mMSTeamsAge
2011/12 4/B 1/B 2/B 7/B x x 19.0
2011/12 9/A 10/A 6/A x x 19.0
2011/12 14/A 6/A 4/A x x 19.0
2011/12 x x x x x
2011/12 x x 4/B 21/B x x 19.2
2011/12 x x
2011/12 13/A 20/A x 19.3
2011/12 17 (180p) 18 (124p) 37 (15p) np (0b)
SeasonPlace500m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mMSTeamsAge
2012/13 10/A 10/A 7/A x 20.0
2012/13 x x 2/B x x 20.0
2012/13 x x 7/A x x 20.0
2012/13 9/A 7/A 7/A 6/A x x x x x 20.1
2012/13 10/A 12/A 1/A 2/A x x x x 20.1
2012/13 x x x x x
2012/13 x x x x
2012/13 x
2012/13 x
2012/13

Notes and References

  1. Karolína Erbanová . 13 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217040748/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/karolina-erbanova-1.html . 17 December 2012 . dead.
  2. Web site: Mrzena. David. Skvělý bronz! Rychlobruslařka Erbanová dojela třetí na pětistovce. 2018-02-18. 2018-02-18. iDNES. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219031149/https://oh.idnes.cz/karolina-erbanova-500-metru-sprint-rychlobrusleni-f7j-/zoh-rychlobrusleni.aspx?c=A180218_114950_zoh-rychlobrusleni_dm. 2018-02-19. live.
  3. Web site: Montroy . Liz . Swapping skates and winning bronze . . 17 June 2024 . en . 2022-10-19.
  4. Web site: Soupisky: Reprezentace žen. 2022-01-04. Hokej.cz.
  5. Web site: Macek. Tomáš. 2006-11-16. Trenér hledal rychlobruslařku na inzerát. 2022-01-04. iDNES. cs.
  6. Web site: March 2011. NOVIS Team - Karolína Erbanová. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120822023431/http://www.martinasablikova.cz/karolina-erbanova. 2012-08-22. 2012-12-17. MartinaSablikova.cz. cs.
  7. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Harbin . 2012-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102091159/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/HARBIN/r512.htm . 2013-01-02 . live.
  8. https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/zimni-sporty/karolina-erbanova-pchjongcchang-bronz-konec-kariery_1808271344_vman ‚Nechci být obětí ponižujícího jednání trenéra Nováka.‘ Rychlobruslařka Erbanová ukončila kariéru
  9. Web site: Karolína Erbanová personal records . Speedskating Results . 14 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214202814/http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=6333 . 14 February 2018 . live.