Year of birth: 1999
Place to live: Grenoble, France
Occupation: Image processing engineer
Twitter ja Instagram: @tereza_smelikova
Best results: 17th and 21st place at WOC, 8th place at WUOC, 1st place at the French championship
A coach: Eva Jurenikova, Enjo
Athlete profile https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/24934
Who you are and where do you come from? I am a Slovak living in the French Alps
How long you have compeeted in orienteering and do you have some other athletic background? I am a lifelong orienteer, ran my first race when I was 1 year old. When injured, I bike, swim, row and ski a lot.
Your orienteering careers highligh and / or the best performance? I am very happy with my progress over the 2023’s season.
Your goal at orienteering? To see what is possible and to aim for the top positions
Favorite terrain? Open alpine terrain with good runability and visibility and both physically and technically challenging
Which and what compass do you use and why? Moscompass since several years, currently testing a new str8
What do you do, when you start to do mistake at orienteering? I insult myself
Your motto? ‘Bouge ton cul, gros tas’ in French
Taste of music? Ranging from classical music to swedish rap music
What’s best of about orienteering? That every training and race is different
What’s best about the club Helsingin Suunnistajat? Team spirit, personnal development and coaches!