Women
CZE
Nikola Zdráhalova
CZE- Date of birth01 Apr 1996
- Height1710 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownŽdár nad Sázavou
- Place of birthDvur Králové nad Labem
- Start skating / Club She took up the sport at age 15. "It was too late in my opinion. I didn't know if it would work out for me or not. It was such a challenge." / NowiS Team - KRS Svratka: Czech Republic
- HobbiesFood, watching films. (Athlete, 18 Jan 2021)
- LanguagesCzech, English
- Other nameNiky, Zdrcik (Athlete, 18 Jan 2021; idnes.cz, 08 Mar 2016)
- CoachPetr Novak [club, national], CZE
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"If you find it hard it may be that it's not working, but never give up." (Athlete, 26 Jan 2017)
Czech speed skater Martina Sablikova. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019)
Her mother, her teammates, and Czech speed skater Eliska Drimalova. (Athlete, 18 Jan 2021)
She was affected by mononucleosis in 2016. (idnes.cz, 13 Oct 2017)
Finishing eighth in mass start at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019)
She has represented the Czech Republic in road cycling. She competed in both the individual time trial and the road race at the 2014 World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain. She also played ice hockey at an elite junior level before taking up speed skating. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Dec 2015; roadcycling.cz, 28 Sep 2014; denik.cz, 16 Jan 2012)
Coach Petr Novak noticed how fast she could skate while she was playing ice hockey and suggested she try speed skating. Her mother also encouraged her to take up the sport.
Petr Novak [club, national], CZE
