Alena Procházková (born 9 August 1984) is a Slovak cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in four

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, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at

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. Procházková's best finish at the

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was sixth place in the individual sprint in

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. Her lone World Cup victory was during the test event at

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which was a test event for the

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *6 podiums – (5 , 1 )

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prochazkova, Alena 1984 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Slovakia Slovak female cross-country skiers Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica Skiers from the Banská Bystrica Region FISU World University Games gold medalists for Slovakia FISU World University Games silver medalists for Slovakia Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade