Michal Novák (born 26 October 1996) is a Czech cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] He won a silver medal in a 20-kilometre mass start race at the World Cup stage in Ruka on 26 November 2023.
| Michal Novák | |||||||||||||||
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 Novák in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1996 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Dukla Liberec | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2016–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 127 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 December 2023. | |||||||||||||||
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | 46 | — | — | 61 | 10 | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 50 | 18 | DNS[a] | 23 | 12 | 14 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | — | — | 36 | 44 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 22 | 39 | — | 36 | 37 | 11 | 17 |
| 2021 | 24 | 35 | — | 24 | 23 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 26 | 12 | — | — | 4 | — | 9 |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2016 | 19 | NC | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | NC | 67 | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 130 | NC | 72 | 20 | 56 | 39 | — | 51 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 90 | 75 | 57 | 16 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 23 | 66 | 53 | 47 | — | 30 | DNF | DNF | — | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 34 | 54 | 13 | — | 38 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 19 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 27 | 37 | 24 | 36 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 0 victories – (0 SWC, 0 WC)
- 1 podiums – (1 WC, 0 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023–24 | 26 November 2023 |  Rukatunturi, Finland | 20 km F Mass Start | World Cup | 2nd |