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Alica Porubská

Slovakia

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTSVK22607199701
NOCSlovakia
Born26 Jul 1997 in Spišská Nová Ves 
GenderWomen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesCzech, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Russian, Slovak
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 44.417 07 Feb 2016 Dresden  
    1000m 1:31.845 14 Jan 2018 Dresden  
    1500m 2:26.316 24 Jan 2015 Dordrecht  
    3000m 5:48.599 22 Oct 2017 Bormio  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up short track in 2006 in Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/alica.porubska  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"I was good at sports and I could skate well in inline street skating. But there weren't any clubs [inline] in town so I tried ice [short track] skating."  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolJamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, US boxer Muhammad Ali, Russian short track skaters Semion Elistratov and Victor An, British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory. Be patient, your time will come." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)  
InjuriesShe returned to competition in early 2021 following a two-year break from the sport due to health problems. (speedskating.sk, 31 Jan 2021)

She has broken her nose during her career. (Athlete, 11 Jan 2017)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamSKP Vysoke Tatry: Slovakia  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2020/2021 World Championships 1000m10  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay11  
    2017/2018 European Championships 500m16  
    2017/2018 European Championships 1000m17  
    2016/2017 European Championships 1000m19  
    2014/2015 European Championships Overall19  
    2017/2018 World Championships 500m20  
    2017/2018 European Championships Overall20  
    2020/2021 World Championships Overall21  
    2017/2018 World Championships 1000m24  
    2013/2014 World Junior Championships Overall25  
    2014/2015 World Championships 1500m25  
    2020/2021 World Championships 1500m25  
    2015/2016 World Championships 1500m25  
    2016/2017 European Championships 500m26  
    2016/2017 World Championships 500m27  
    2016/2017 European Championships Overall27  
    2014/2015 World Championships Overall29  
    2020/2021 World Championships 500m29  
    2015/2016 World Championships 500m29  
    2015/2016 European Championships Overall29  
    2016/2017 European Championships 1500m30  
    2017/2018 World Championships Overall30  
    2014/2015 World Championships 1000m30  
    2017/2018 European Championships 1500m31  
    2013/2014 European Championships Overall31  
    2012/2013 World Junior Championships Overall31  
    2015/2016 World Championships 1000m32  
    2015/2016 World Championships Overall32  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships Overall33  
    2014/2015 World Championships 500m35  
    2014/2015 World Junior Championships Overall35  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1500m37  
    2016/2017 World Championships Overall37  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1000m41  
    2015/2016 World Junior Championships Overall54  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2015/2016 Dresden 1000m16  
    2014/2015 Dresden 1000m19  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 500m23  
    2014/2015 Dresden 500m25  
    2015/2016 Dresden 500m29  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 1000m39  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1500m44  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 500m47  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1000m56  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 500m58  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m61  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m64  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1500m65  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 500m66  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1000m67  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m68  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1000m69  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 500m72  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m73  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m75  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m111