Czech National Championships

Czech Champions: Komrskova and Konecny

Collapsed high bar – junior European champion Martin Konečný survived! And 4 gold medals for Jana Komrsková.
The 2003 Czech National Championships was closed almost symbolically with the world-wide known tune of Antonín Drořák's New World Symphony accompanying the floor exercises of Kateřina Marešová. ...

Jana Kmrskova (CZE)

The composer presented the symphony as his vision of the U.S.A. Kateřina (aged 19) had the same vision when performing her exercises. One year ago this olympionist from Sydney underwent difficult medical trauma and she was very keen to come back to the national team. Just in Anaheim, U.S.A., which is in 4 weeks the destination of Czech men and women teams, the venue of 2003 World Championships.
Kateřina will fly too, her comeback was successful. And the two old and at the same time new all around national champions shall fly together with her. During the last weekend Jana Komrsková (aged 20) won again the title after the hard struggle in the city of Ostrava. The men's title got again Martin Konečný (aged 19).
Jana Komrsková, the most experienced of the field of athletes, added more three titles in finals to her all around gold medal and then with a smile of satisfaction let the gold on floor to her rivals: ' I wished to do the girls joy. Some of them are still struggling for their place in the team. I have already reached that of mine. And in one month and a half in Anaheim I shall be even better.'

One week ago in the hard test of a control competition Komrsková was beaten by Jana Šikulová (aged 15). Jana is a good all around competitor, a great talent: 'And I was finishing the secondary school and I know very well, that the decisive results will come in one and the half months time. I have a large wish to be able to take part in 2004 OG with a complete Czech team! '
Jana Komrsková (Zlín), cured after one year the uneven bars World Cup finalist Kateřina Marešová (Brno), Veronika Ožanová (aged 16, Ostrava), Jana Šikulová (15, Brno) have already their places in the team. Two other experienced gymnasts Zuzana Oboňová and Petra Chytilová are probably out because of injury. The Championships however offered next two talents, 15 years old slim girls, Adéla Pavouková and Barbora Surovčíková. What a miracle, both came from country clubs!

The National Championships in Artistic Gymnastics was held for the first time together with trampolines and took the whole area of the nice ice-hockey stadium. The winners were bringing from the city of Ostrava a wrist watch Longines.

Martin Konecny (Cze)

One of them measure the time to take-off for World Championships also for Martin Konečný (Hradčany Praha). One year ago he became the junior European High Bar Champion. He had made his routine more rich to the world level with 5 flight elements four of them in connection. In the all around competition he turned the high bar so fiercely that the construction collapsed and he had to repeat his routine with 2 strong men as additional weights. His personal coach Oldřich Otava says: regarding the circumstances we are happy to win the all around title again and the gold medal on floor. We are looking forward to high bar in Anaheim. Martin Vlk a David Vyoral (both Zlín) confirmed being in an increasing shape.