Kateřina Kovalová

Kateřina Kovalová
Personal information
Country represented	Czech Republic
Born	(1978-12-12) 12 December 1978 (age 38) Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Partner	David Szurman David Blazek
Coach	František Blaťák
Choreographer	František Blaťák
Skating club	OKK Ostrava
Training locations	Ostrava
Began skating	1985
Retired	2002

Kateřina Kovalová (born 12 December 1978 in Ostrava) is a Czech former ice dancer. With her skating partner, David Szurman, she is the 1999 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, the 1999 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, and a two-time national champion (2000, 2001). They competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – the 2000 European Championships in Vienna, Austria; 2001 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia; and 2001 World Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In February 2002, they represented the Czech Republic at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, placing 20th.

Kovalová/Szurman were coached by František Blaťák in Ostrava. Before her partnership with Szurman, she competed with David Blazek.

(with Szurman)