Biography
Gabriela Kookalova (Saukalova) - Czech biathlete, two-time world champion. The athlete is called the smile and one of the most beautiful biathletes of the world. Journalists nicknamed a charming girl with pink lipstick. In the account of Gabriel, the bronze and two silver of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.Childhood and youth
Sports in the life of the girl appeared from the moment of birth - November 1, 1989, because Gabriely's parents are professional skier athletes. The father was engaged in jumping from a springboard, a mother - skiing, advocated the Czechoslovak national team at the Olympics in Sarajevo and occupied the 2nd place. They became the first daughter's first coaches.
With the mother of Gabriela Freedom (Sokukalova) biathlete binds not only one name for two, but also close relationships. In an interview with 2016, which the girl gave the program "Morning with you" on the Tyumen Time TV channel, Kukackalov admitted that the mother for her is a sample to imitate in life. The champion is experiencing immeasurable thanks to this person for all its achievements.
Failure to sport did not prevent Kookalova to finish school well, enter the institute at the Faculty of Graphics and Design, to engage in music and vocals. Gabriela sings and plays a piano. Czech also studied English. Repeatedly became the author of layouts of medals for the World Biathlon Championship. In the media interviews, the athlete's favorite artist called Van Gogh. In addition to biathlon, the list of hobbies included football, swimming and riding.
Biathlon
Young Gabriela came to biathlon in 2005. Koukalova was not mistaken with the choice, because already in 2008, the athlete was included in the Czech national team. In the same year she participated in the Junior World Cup, but unsuccessfully. In speed and accuracy inferior to rivals - in any race of the championship never entered the twenty.The coaches were not afraid of the first failures: the next season Gabriel Kokalov participated in the continental cup and the World Junior Championships. Czech biathlete has made every effort so that the national team won gold.
In winter, 2009, the athlete first participated in the race for the World Cup, but again failed. Kookalova did not give up - after a series of failures in the sports biography of Gabriely, a strip of luck began.
In the 2012-2013 season, a young athlete was among the best athletes in the pursuit race at the competition in Pokletuk. From this point on, Gabriela Kowkalova came to a new level and already constantly got into the speaker area. At the World Cup stage, held in Khanty-Mansiysk, won 3 victories and after the year she took 6th place in the overall standings.
The next step in the sports career Gabriely - Racing of the Olympic season. Koukalov won in a mixed relay and an individual race. In 2010, first participated in the Olympiad in Vancouver, but on the basis of the personal championship took only the 60th place.
The much best of Gabriela showed at the Olympic Games in Sochi, held in 2014. Biathlete won 2 silver medals at once - in a mixed relay and mass start.
Then he gave me to know the disease - Gabriela Koukalov for a while dropped out of the struggle for the World Cup. At the 2015 World Championship, the athlete first received the championship award in the national team. Pink lipstick brought 2 silver medals into the asset. Victory was marked by 2016 - January 14, the biathlonist rose to the podium. At that time, in which the competition continued, she was leading in the overall standings and won the main prize of the World Cup.
2017 was in sports career Gabriel's most fruitful. At the stage of the World Biathlon Championship, which was held in Hochfilzen, she won a set of medals. Sprint brought gold athlete, in the race of the persecution of Koukalov won bronze, and in the individual race at a 15-kilometer distance - silver.
At the end of the year, a scandal broke out around the Kaukalova name in the network. Gabriela openly spoke in favor of the removal of Russian athletes from participating in the Olympic Games - 2018 in Pyonchhan. Gabriela supported the decision of the French athlete Marten Fourcade about the boycott of international tournaments until the punishment of Russians follows. This position of the biathlete expressed in the pages of a personal account in Facebook, which caused negative comments to the fans sympathizing with Russian athletes.
Recognition of the use of doping by biathletes by Olga Vilukhina, Jana Romanova, Olga Zaitseva and Catherine Zumilova, canceled their achievements at the 2014 Olympics. The silver of the Russian national team in the relay was transferred to Norway, and Bronze - the team of the Czech Republic, where Koukalov was also included.
It was planned that Gabriel would be a member of the Czech national team at the 2018 Olympic Games. But at the beginning of the year there was a simple in the chart of Kukkalova's competitions. Because of the pains in the calf muscles who have tormented the athlete for six months, the champion missed the stages of the World Cup in Biathlon. It became clear that the athlete would not go to the Olympics. She never managed to restore the physical form and go to the international highway in Phenchhan.
Already in January, Gabriela Koukalov announced the early conclusion of the season, and after 4 months, an athlete from the account in Facebook informed fans that he would not be on skis and in the 2018-2019 season, most likely, the sports career would be suitable for the final stage. At that time, the rare appearance of biathletes in media space was limited to an interview about the doping scandal with Russian athletes.
In May 2019, Gabriela reported on Facebook about the completion of sports career due to health problems. "I decided to finally finish with biathlon," wrote Czech on the social network page. The former biathlete also added what wishes to focus on the family.
Personal life
Gabriela Koukalova in life optimist, she always smiles, which attracts fans and fans to it. Despite the busy training schedule, the athlete looks stylish, finds the time to care for his appearance.
The beautiful figure of Kukokalov demonstrated earlier on personal photos in "Instagram". At one time, only fan pages of athletes operated on the network, the organizers of which were intently followed the career of biathletes. At the moment, the young star leads the official account in "Instagram". Photos in the swimsuits appear on the page not so often. However, they are enough to make sure the ideal form of the champion.
For a personal life, Gabriel had remained little time - she tried to hold him with her husband. He is also an athlete, badmintonist Peter Cokal. In one of the interviews, the biathlete was recognized that she masters the sport of a favorite person, but until she was very good. Peter laughs, and his parents support his son's wife, because they are a badminton coaches.
Gabriela Koukalova is recognized as one of the most beautiful athletes in the world. In addition to a charming smile, which she gives the fans in competitions, the attention of fans attracts the figure of Gabriel. With a height of 169 cm, its weight is 61 kg. The star was repeatedly starred for the "playboo".
In 2014, together with Peter Gabriela, starred for the cover of the glossy magazine nude. The photo session was timed to spend the anti-cancer campaign. Also, the athlete posed for the thematic photo shoot in a swimsuit, on top of which the sports jacket was hoping. There was a rifle in his hands.
In 2010, the couple experienced a serious test - Peter suffered cancer of the testicles, after which he began to relate to his own health. This disease and family of Gabriely did not have passed - oncology was discovered at her father. In 2016, a severe illness suffered and sister Cowkalova. But the tests did not become a hindrance to the personal happiness of lovers.
In May 2016, the athletes played a wedding, even Friday 13th did not stop Peter and Gabriel. The marriage ceremony took place in the Church of the Central Czech Republic. On a modest celebration, held secretly from the media, there were only 120 relatives and friends. Gabriela's money donated to the wedding and her husband passed to the Foundation for the fight against oncological diseases. After the marriage of the maiden name, Gabriely Soyukalova changed just one letter and began to sound like Koukalov.
In the summer of 2018, the champion once again refuted rumors about his pregnancy. Despite the expectations of fans, 4 years of family life never brought a couple of children.
In 2018, an athlete surprised biathlon lovers with a presentation of their book "Other", over which she worked while was in a simple. Gabriela shared with readers unknown facts of their biography. For example, with youth, she suffered from food disorders due to the fact that he constantly received comments from the coach about the excess weight.
Kookalova had to apply dietary food, but nothing helped her. It came to the point that Gabrieles began bulimia attacks. Problems were allowed only after marriage athletes. The spouse insisted that the biathlete appealed to the doctor. Thanks to this, she found a way to maintain the physical form necessary for sports and life.
In Koukalov's book, in the humorous vein, explained why in the Sochi Olympiad did not become the first. According to Gabriel, the Czech team performed in white, slightly translucent costumes, so biathlete had to constantly correct underwear so that it did not attract the views of others.
She also touched in his narration of complex relationships inside the Czech team and conflicts, which arose between her and her with a colleague of Veronica Vitka since childhood. The revelations of the athlete caused a stormy reaction among its colleagues and mentors. Yindrich Chicola, a former coach Gabriel, so spoke about this autobiography:
"I expected that Mrs. Koukalova would write about me in a negative light, but I was surprised by the degree of malice and the semi-trap, indicated in the book."In September 2020, a former athlete surprised fans and media by post in "Instagram", where he reported on a divorce with Peter Cowkal. "It turned out we had different views on life," Gabriela admitted. However, journalists suspected her in treason, attributing a novel with the popular Czech dancer Martin Pragom, who became its partner in the TV show "Dancing with the Stars".
Gabriela Kookalova now
In December, Gabriela Kookalova again starred for "playboo". On his page in "Instagram", she wrote that all the funds accepted for a frank photo session would go to the support of people with eating disorders organized by it.Judging by the images on social networks, now Gabriela is actively engaged in sports and trying to adhere to the right nutrition. Pages that she leads, face images in different styles. Fans can see the champion without makeup or, on the contrary, in bright evening outfits.
Achievements
- 2011 - Silver Medal at the European Championship (Val-Riddan)
- 2013 - Bronze Medal at the World Championships (New-Place)
- 2014 - two silver and one bronze medal at the Olympic Games
- 2015 - Golden and Silver Medals at the World Championships (Contiolachti)
- 2017 - Golden, Silver and Bronze Medals at the World Championships (Hochfilzen)