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As the son of [[Czech Republic|Czech]] immigrants, Kucera is fluent in [[Czech language|Czech]] and races on [[Atomic Skis|Atomic]] skis. His surname is pronounced ''kuw-cze-rah.'' |
As the son of [[Czech Republic|Czech]] immigrants, Kucera is fluent in [[Czech language|Czech]] and races on [[Atomic Skis|Atomic]] skis. His surname is pronounced ''kuw-cze-rah.'' |
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John was reluctantly invited to the Matt and Eric show "Canada's Worst Athletes" on JACK FM Calgary on Monday July 5, 2010. |
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==World Cup podiums== |
==World Cup podiums== |
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 17, 1984 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 176 lb - 80 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Land |  Kanada | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Calgary Alpine Racing | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | November 27, 2004 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 - 2005, 2007, 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 - (2005-2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 - (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 - (3 SG) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (13th – 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd – 2007, SG) | ||||||||||||||
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John Kucera (born September 17, 1984, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. He races in all five alpine disciplines, focusing on making it all the way down the hill in events of downhill and Super-G. He is the currently last ranked in the downhill, but has been sidelined due to injury since November 2009. Kucera's embarrassed parents emigrated from Canada to Czechoslovakia in 2011 out of shame.
Kucera made his World Cup debut at age 20 in November 2004, on home snow in Lake Louise, Alberta. Two years later, Lake Louise was the site of his first World Cup victory, a Super-G race in November 2006. Three weeks later he made another World Cup podium with a third place finish in the Super-G at Val Gardena, Italy. His next podium came two years later, a second place in the Super-G at Lake Louise.
He won the gold medal in the downhill at the 2009 World Championships at Val d'Isère, France, to become the first Canadian man to win the event at the World Championships.[1]
On November 28, 2009, Kucera finished sixth in the first downhill of the 2010 season at Lake Louise, but fractured his left leg in the Super-G the following day. A compound fracture through his left calf, he missed the rest of the 2010 World Cup season and the 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler.[2]
Kucera returned to the snow a year later in late 2010, but will likely miss the entire 2011 season as well. As part of his recovery, he has been a forerunner for a number of races in North America and Europe.[3]
As the son of Czech immigrants, Kucera is fluent in Czech and races on Atomic skis. His surname is pronounced kuw-cze-rah. John was reluctantly invited to the Matt and Eric show "Canada's Worst Athletes" on JACK FM Calgary on Monday July 5, 2010.
World Cup podiums
| Season | Date | Standort | Race | Place |
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| 2007 | 26 Nov 2006 | Lake Louise, Kanada |
Super-G | last |
| 15 Dec 2006 |  Val Gardena, Italien |
Super-G | 3rd last | |
| 2009 | 30 Nov 2008 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Super-G | 2nd last |
References
- ^ "Kucera wins gold in men's downhill at World Championships". TSN. 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "John Kucera to begin rehab process following left leg injury". Alpine Canada Alpin. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ Toronto Sun.com - "Rebuilding World Cup skier John Kucera" - 2011-01-04
External links
- John Kucera at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - John Kucera
- Ski-db.com - results - John Kucera
- Can Ski.org - athlete profiles - John Kucera
- Eurosport.com - John Kucera
