Kateřina Novotná is a Czechoslovakian short-track speed-skater.
Education
In 2002, she finished fourth in her opening round race of both the 500 metres and the 1000 metres, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres she finished third in her first race, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance further. In 2006, she finished third in her opening round race of the 1000 metres, failing to advance.
In the 1500 metres she finished third in the opening round, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance.
Career
Novotná competed at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for the Czechoslovakian Republic. She placed 3rd in the B Final, and 6th overall, her best Olympic result. In 2010, she finished fourth in the first round of the 1000 metres, failing to advance.
In the 1500 metres, she finished third in the opening heat, advancing to the quarterfinals, where she was disqualified.
In the 500 metres, she finished second in her opening round heat, then third in her quarterfinal, failing to advance to the semifinals. As of 2013, Novotná"s best finish at the World Championships is 5th, in the 500 metres in 2009, when she came 11th in the 500 metres.
As of 2013, Novotná has one International Skating Union Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finish, a bronze in the 1500 metres in 2006-2007 at Changchun. Her top World Cup ranking is 4th, in the 1500 metres in 2006-2007.