Jan Hudec
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Born | 2002 (age 20) | August 19, 1981||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 5 – (2003, 2007–13, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 – (2004–15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 – (2 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 5 – (3 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in SG, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Hudec Jr. (born August 19, 1981) is a Czech-Canadian
Early life
Born in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia, Hudec defected in a homemade raft with his parents to West Germany while an infant.[2] The family moved to Canada in 1986 and settled in Red Deer, Alberta, where Jan Sr. was a ski coach. In 1993 the Hudecs, now a family of four with younger brother Phil, moved to Banff where both parents worked at the Banff Mountain Ski Academy.[3]
Career
Hudec emerged as a World Cup downhiller in February
In the following two seasons, Hudec battled injuries and had just one top-ten result, a tenth-place finish in March
At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Hudec competed in
Left off Canada's team for the 2016–17 season, Hudec competed for the Czech Republic at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Winter Olympics.[5]
In 2019, the native Welsh band 'Papur Wal' released a song commemorating Hudec's childhood and career. Called 'Yn Y Weriniaeth Tsiec' the song translates from Welsh to 'In The Czech Republic'. An upbeat indie classic, the song proved to be a hit in Wales especially among the indie music scene in the country which is spearheaded by the nations young people. Hudec was shown the song recently he described it as 'the best song I've ever heard' following on by thanking Papur Wal and expressing his love and gratitude to the Welsh people and Wales as a country.
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2003 |
21 | 123 | — | — | 44 | — | — |
2004 |
22 | 116 | — | — | 36 | — | — |
2005 |
23 | 91 | — | — | 45 | 37 | — |
2006 |
24 | injured, out for season | |||||
2007 |
25 | 69 | — | — | 29 | 31 | — |
2008 |
26 | 37 | — | — | 24 | 13 | — |
2009 |
27 | 101 | — | — | — | 39 | — |
2010 |
28 | 102 | — | — | 38 | 44 | — |
2011 |
29 | 75 | — | — | 45 | 26 | — |
2012 |
30 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 9 | — |
2013 |
31 | 35 | — | — | 15 | 21 | — |
2014 |
32 | 34 | — | — | 11 | 24 | — |
2015 |
33 | 82 | — | — | 30 | 43 | — |
Top ten finishes
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2005 |
Nov 27, 2004 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 7th |
2007 |
Feb 24, 2007 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 5th |
2008 |
Nov 24, 2007 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
Nov 25, 2007 | Super-G | 8th | ||
Dec 3, 2007 | Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 9th | |
Dec 14, 2007 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 9th | |
Dec 29, 2007 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 3rd | |
2009 |
Jan 17, 2009 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 8th |
2011 |
Mar 11, 2011 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 10th |
2012 |
Nov 27, 2011 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super-G | 4th |
Dec 16, 2011 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 10th | |
Jan 21, 2012 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 10th | |
Feb 3, 2012 | Chamonix, France | Downhill | 6th | |
Feb 4, 2012 | Downhill | 1st | ||
Feb 24, 2012 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Super-G | 2nd | |
Feb 25, 2012 | Super-G | 5th | ||
Mar 8, 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | 6th | |
Mar 14, 2012 | Schladming, Austria | Downhill | 8th | |
2013 |
Dec 1, 2012 | Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 10th |
Mar 2, 2013 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 6th | |
2014 |
Dec 1, 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super-G | 10th |
Dec 6, 2013 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 7th | |
Dec 20, 2013 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 2nd |
Videos
- FIS Alpine.com – Jan Hudec speaks Czech (with Ondřej Bank) and talks about his roots – 2011-03-12
- YouTube.com – Hudec's winning DH run at Lake Louise – 2007-11-24
- YouTube.com – Jan Hudec wins at Chamonix – from Universal Sports – 2012-02-03
World Championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2003 | 21 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
2005 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
2007 | 25 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — |
2009 | 27 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
2011 | 29 | — | — | DNF | 25 | — |
2013 | 31 | — | — | 12 | 9 | — |
2015 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 35 | — | — | 32 | 39 | —
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Olympic results ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg/50px-Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg.png)
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2010 | 28 | — | — | 24 | 25 | — |
2014 | 32 | — | — | 3 | 21 | — |
2018 | 36 | — | — | DNF | 45 | — |
References
- ^ a b c d Ng, Curtis (February 16, 2014). "Jan Hudec bronze snaps Canadian alpine medal drought". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ FIS Alpine.com – Five things you should know about Jan Hudec – February 8, 2012.
- ^ janhudec.com – bio – accessed February 24, 2012.
- ^ Ski Racing.com – Hudec leads 1–3–5 Canadian showing in Chamonix – February 4, 2012.
- ^ Spencer, Donna (November 26, 2017). "Canadian-turned-Czech skier Jan Hudec not giving up on Olympic dream". The Canadian Press. CBC News.
External links
- Jan Hudec at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Jan Hudec World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Jan Hudec at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Jan Hudec at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website
- Rossignol.com – team – alpine – Jan Hudec
- Alpine Canada.org – national ski team – athletes – Jan Hudec