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Emil Novák (born 12 April 1989) is a Czech
snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...
, specializing in
snowboard cross Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include cambered turns, various types of jumps, berms, rollers, ...
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/ref> Novák competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...
for the Czech Republic. In the
snowboard cross Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include cambered turns, various types of jumps, berms, rollers, ...
, he finished 4th in his 1/8 round race, failing to advance, and ending up 25th overall. As of September 2014, his best showing at the
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is 16th, in the
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snowboard cross. Novák made his
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debut in March 2008. As of September 2014, his best finish is 19th, at Blue Mountain in
2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...
. His best overall finish is 47th, in 2012–13.


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1989 births Living people Olympic snowboarders for the Czech Republic Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Zábřeh Czech male snowboarders Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-snowboarding-bio-stub