Simona Bubeníčková
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| Born | 2 July 2008 Náchod, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simona Bubeníčková (born 2 July 2008) is a Czech visually impaired Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete.
Career
In February 2025, Bubeníčková competed at the 2025 Para Cross-Country World Championships and won a gold medal in the 10 kilometre classic event.[1] She also won a silver medal in the 20 kilometre freestyle event.[2] The next month she competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 and won a silver medal in the sprint with a time of 4:02.09.[3] This marked the first time that para cross-country athletes raced in the same stadium and on the same day as their able-bodied counterparts.[4]
In February 2026, she was selected to represent the Czech Republic at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[5] She won a silver medal in the biathlon individual[6], in the cross-country skiing 10 km classical[7] and 20 km freestyle.[8] Bubeníčková won a bronze medal in the biathlon sprint pursuit.[9]
References
- ^ "Wicker, Mao and Bubeníčková earn maiden titles in Toblach as Nilsen, Kawayoke and Adicoff claim repeat wins on Day 1 of the Para Cross-Country Worlds". fis-ski.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Další medaile. Nevidomá Bubeníčková přidala na MS ke zlatu také stříbro". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Slabý, Martin (5 March 2025). "Český úspěch na MS v Trondheimu. Bubeníčková slaví stříbro ze sprintu". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Para Cross-Country stars shine in historic inclusive event in Trondheim". fis-ski.com. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Schmidt, Jakub (11 February 2026). "Nevidomá juniorská mistryně světa v běžeckém lyžování Simona Bubeníčková se moc těší na Paralympiádu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Bubeníčková získala v biatlonu druhé české stříbro na paralympiádě" [Bubeníčková won the second Czech silver medal at the Paralympics in biathlon]. Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ "Paralympijská medailová žeň pokračuje. Bubeníčková má druhé stříbro" [The Paralympic medal hunt continues. Bubeníčková wins her second silver]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Další stříbro pro Bubeníčkovou, parahokejisté duel o bronz prohráli" [Another silver for Bubeníčková, para-hockey players lost the duel for bronze]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Vzali jí medaili a pak zase vrátili. Bubeníčková prožila paralympijský šok" [They took her medal and then gave it back. Bubeníčková experienced a Paralympic shock]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
External links
- Simona Bubeníčková at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Simona Bubeníčková at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)
- Simona Bubeníčková at Milano Cortina 2026