Simona Bubeníčková

Simona Bubeníčková
Personal information
Born (2008-07-02) 2 July 2008
Náchod, Czech Republic
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportParalympic Nordic skiing
DisabilityVisually impaired
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Women's para biathlon
Winter Paralympics
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano CortinaSprint pursuit
Women's paralympic cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympics
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano Cortina10 km classical
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano Cortina20 km freestyle
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 TrondheimSprint

Simona Bubeníčková (born 2 July 2008) is a Czech visually impaired Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete.

Career

In February 2025, Bubeníčková competed at the 2025 Para Cross-Country World Championships and won a gold medal in the 10 kilometre classic event.[1] She also won a silver medal in the 20 kilometre freestyle event.[2] The next month she competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 and won a silver medal in the sprint with a time of 4:02.09.[3] This marked the first time that para cross-country athletes raced in the same stadium and on the same day as their able-bodied counterparts.[4]

In February 2026, she was selected to represent the Czech Republic at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[5] She won a silver medal in the biathlon individual[6], in the cross-country skiing 10 km classical[7] and 20 km freestyle.[8] Bubeníčková won a bronze medal in the biathlon sprint pursuit.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Wicker, Mao and Bubeníčková earn maiden titles in Toblach as Nilsen, Kawayoke and Adicoff claim repeat wins on Day 1 of the Para Cross-Country Worlds". fis-ski.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Další medaile. Nevidomá Bubeníčková přidala na MS ke zlatu také stříbro". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Slabý, Martin (5 March 2025). "Český úspěch na MS v Trondheimu. Bubeníčková slaví stříbro ze sprintu". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Para Cross-Country stars shine in historic inclusive event in Trondheim". fis-ski.com. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Schmidt, Jakub (11 February 2026). "Nevidomá juniorská mistryně světa v běžeckém lyžování Simona Bubeníčková se moc těší na Paralympiádu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bubeníčková získala v biatlonu druhé české stříbro na paralympiádě" [Bubeníčková won the second Czech silver medal at the Paralympics in biathlon]. Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Paralympijská medailová žeň pokračuje. Bubeníčková má druhé stříbro" [The Paralympic medal hunt continues. Bubeníčková wins her second silver]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Další stříbro pro Bubeníčkovou, parahokejisté duel o bronz prohráli" [Another silver for Bubeníčková, para-hockey players lost the duel for bronze]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Vzali jí medaili a pak zase vrátili. Bubeníčková prožila paralympijský šok" [They took her medal and then gave it back. Bubeníčková experienced a Paralympic shock]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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