Eva Adamczyková
Czech snowboarder (born 1993)
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Eva Adamczyková,[1] née Samková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛva ˈadamt͡ʃɪkovaː]; born 28 April 1993) is a Czech snowboarder who is the 2014 Olympic champion in snowboard cross.[2] She is also the 2019 and 2023 World Champion in the same discipline.
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28 April 1993
Eva Samková (2019) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | Eva Samková 28 April 1993 |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | evasamkova |
| Sport | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Event | Snowboard cross |
| Club | Dukla Liberec |
| Coached by | Marek Jelínek, Jakub Flejšar |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals |  Gold medal in Snowboard cross at Sochi 2014 |
| World finals | Gold medal in Snowboard cross at Utah 2019 |
| Highest world ranking |  1st in Snowboard Cross World Cup (2017, 2019, 2021) |
Medal record | |
Career
Samková initially competed in freestyle snowboarding but after several injuries she began competing in snowboard cross in the 2008/2009 season. Her trainers are Marek Jelínek and Jakub Flejšar. Her signature in competitions is a moustache drawn on her upper lip.[3]
Samková won the Junior World Championship three times (2010, 2011, 2013) and the Czech national title in 2013.[4] She also won three races of the World Cup series (Blue Mountain and Montafon 2013, Vallnord-Arcalís 2014).[4] After skipping the 2011/2012 season due to knee injury,[5] she was placed 4th in the FIS Snowboard World Cup series in the 2012/2013 season[6] and in December 2013 she won the Winter Universiade.[7]
Samková took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she won the Czech Republic's first gold medal of the games, in snowboard cross. Samková attracted additional comment because she participated in the quarter-final, semi-final and final races with a moustache drawn on her face, which she said was for luck.[8] In the same year Samková placed second at the Winter X Games in Aspen.[9]
At the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, Samková became world champion in Snowboard Cross, defeating Brit Charlotte Bankes in the final.[10] Two years later at the 2021 World Championships, Samková took bronze behind Bankes and Michela Moioli.[11] On 11 December 2021, Samková broke both ankles, when she and Czech compatriot Jan Kubičík took silver in the mixed race during a 2021–22 World Cup event in Montafon, Austria.[12] After fourteen months recovery from injury Adamczyková won in her first past-injury races at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 and claimed her second world championships gold medal.[13]
At the 2026 Winter Olympics she won the silver medal.[14]
World Cup results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[15]
Season titles
- 3 titles – (3 snowboard cross)
Season standings
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 18 March 2011 |  Valmalenco, Italy | Snowboard Cross | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | 2 February 2013 |  Blue Mountain, Canada | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 16 March 2013 |  Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 3rd | |
| 2013–14 | 7 December 2013 |  Montafon, Austria | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 12 January 2014 |  Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 2015–16 | 23 January 2015 |  Feldberg, Germany | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 21 February 2016 |  Sunny Valley, Russia | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 27 February 2016 |  Bogwang, South Korea | Snowboard Cross | 3rd | |
| 5 March 2016 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 3rd | |
| 20 March 2016 |  Baqueira Beret, Spain | Snowboard Cross | 2nd | |
| 2016–17 | 21 January 2017 |  Solitude, USA | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 4 February 2017 |  Bansko, Bulgaria | Snowboard Cross | 2nd | |
| 12 February 2017 | Feldberg, Germany | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 25 March 2017 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 2nd | |
| 2017–18 | 20 January 2018 |  Erzurum, Turkey | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 3 March 2018 | La Molina, Spain | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 10 March 2018 | Moscow, Russia | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 21 December 2018 | Cervinia, Italy | Snowboard Cross | 2nd |
| 22 December 2018 | Cervinia, Italy | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 9 February 2019 | Feldberg, Germany | Snowboard Cross | 3rd | |
| 2 March 2019 | Baqueira Beret, Spain | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 16 March 2019 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 2019–20 | 13 December 2019 | Montafon, Austria | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 2020–21 | 23 January 2021 | Chiesa, Italy | Snowboard Cross | 3rd |
| 24 January 2021 | Chiesa, Italy | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 4 March 2021 |  Bakuriani, Georgia | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 20 March 2021 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 1st | |
| 2021–22 | 28 November 2021 |  Secret Garden, China | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 2022–23 | 16 March 2023 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 2nd |
| 2023–24 | 26 January 2024 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Snowboard Cross | 1st |
| 3 February 2024 | Gudauri, Georgia | Snowboard Cross | 2nd | |
| 2 March 2024 | Sierra Nevada, Spain | Snowboard Cross | 2nd | |
| 9 March 2024 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Snowboard Cross | 2nd | |
Olympic results
| Year | Snowboard Cross |
|---|---|
| 2014 Sochi | 1 |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 3 |
| 2026 Milano Cortina | 2 |
World Championships results
| Year | Snowboard Cross |
|---|---|
| 2011 La Molina | 5 |
| 2013 Stoneham | 7 |
| 2015 Kreischberg | 7 |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | 12 |
| 2019 Utah | 1 |
 2021 Idre | 3 |
| 2023 Bakuriani | 1 |
Personal life
Samková had her own show called Eva tropí hlouposti (Eva Fools Around)[16] named in reference to famous Czech comedy film by Martin Frič.
On 15 September 2022, Samková married Czech actor Marek Adamczyk.[1] In 2023, the couple was invited to join the 12th season of Czech dancing reality TV show StarDance. She competed with her professional partner Jakub Mazůch and placed on the 2nd place, while her husband placed 6th.[17]
On 16 February 2024 in Archa Theatre, Prague premiered documentary about Adamczyková named EFKA: Nejrychlejší holka ve vesmíru (EFKA: Quickest girl in the universe) directed by Markus Krug.[18][19]
On 26 June 2024, Adamczyková announced on Instagram her pregnancy and pause in her career.[20] On 13 January 2025, Adamczyková announced the birth of her son Kryštof.[21]
