Zuzana Babiaková | |
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Personal information | |
Alternative names | Zuzana Paurová |
Country represented | Slovakia |
Born |
Žilina, Czechoslovakia |
21 April 1978
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Former coach | Vadim Musin Milan Harant Dana Lakatosová Viera Novaková |
Former choreographer | Alena Furmanková |
Skating club | MKK Nitra KK Banska Bystrica |
Training locations |
Nitra Banska Bystrica |
Began skating | 1983 |
Retired | 2004 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 109.10 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Short program | 40.82 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Free skate | 69.58 2004 Skate Canada |
Zuzana Babiaková, née Paurová, (born 21 April 1978) is a Slovak former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion (1998–99), and a nine-time Slovak national champion. She qualified for the free skate at seven European Championships, four World Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics, where she placed 21st.
Zuzana Paurová was born on 21 April 1978 in Žilina, Czechoslovakia. After her marriage, she changed her surname to Babiaková. She gave birth to a son, Marian, on 19 June 2000.
In later 1993, Paurová competed at her first ISU Championship – the 1994 Junior Worlds in Colorado Springs, Colorado – but did not qualify for the short program.
Paurová began the 1994–95 season on the junior level. In November 1994, she appeared at the 1995 World Junior Championships in Budapest but was eliminated after the qualifying round. Having won her first senior national title, she was sent to her first World Championships in March 1995. Ranked 14th in her qualifying group, she did not advance to the short program at the event in Birmingham, England. She was likewise unsuccessful at her first European Championships, in January 1996.