Background
Smutná grew up in Jablonec and after trying modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town.
Smutná grew up in Jablonec and after trying modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town.
In 2002, Smutná finished 13th at the World Junior Championships.
Foreign the Czechoslovakian Republic
After an unsatisfying result, she was accused by the head coach of sabotaging the race and was sacked from the national team This was followed by several incidents and conflicts which she attributed to an inflexible and old-fashioned management system. She last competed for the Czechoslovakian Republic in 2005.
Foreign Austria
In 2006, Smutná decided to change her citizenship and continue her sports career in Austria.
Her best World Cup finish for Austrian national team was fourth in a sprint event at Whistler Olympic Park, Canada in January 2009. Smutna"s best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 11th in the sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the individual sprint, 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 33rd in the 30 km events.
A year later in 2003, she competed in Val di Fiemme as a member of the Czechoslovakian national cross country team