Career
Kovarik was joined by fellow Intense rider Finland"s Matti Lehikoinen for the 2010 race season. In 2004, Kovarik shattered his ankle, broke the tibia on the same leg and spent 4½ months with a metal cage around his leg, leading to 7 months off the bike and missing the 2004 World Cup/Championship season. At the time, doctors had said that he may never ride again, however, he went on to place 5th in the World Championships in New Zealand in 2005.
In 2008 Kovarik married team mate and fellow downhill mountain Bike rider, Canadian Claire Buchar.
Kovarik"s career highlights include
2006 - 1st World Cup: Mont Saint Anne
2005 - 5th World Championships: New Zealand
2002 - Australian National Champ
2001 - Australian National Champ
2000 - Australian National Champ
1998
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Series Round VIC
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Series Round NSW
1999
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB Norba Series Mammoth Mountain United States of America
1st Dialectics and Humanism Norba Series Deer Valley United States of America
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup United States of America
2nd Dialectics and Humanism Norba Series Mount Snow United States of America
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB Australian Titles VIC
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Series Round VIC
3rd Doctor of Laws MTB Australian Titles NSW
10th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup United States of America
2000
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB Australian Titles QLD
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB Norba Series Round United States of America
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Series Round QLD
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Series Round VIC
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB Norba Series Round United States of America
3rd Doctor of Laws MTB National Series Round VIC
7th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup
8th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup United States of America
10th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships Education Support Professionals
11th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup CAN
2001
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB Australian Titles VIC
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup CAN
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Series Round VIC
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup CAN
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup FRA
3rd Dialectics and Humanism MTB Norba Series #1 United States of America
3rd Dialectics and Humanism MTB Norba Series #3 United States of America
4th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships United States of America
4th Doctor of Laws MTB World Cup CAN
4th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #1
5th Dialectics and Humanism MTB Norba Series 2 United States of America
2002
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup United States of America
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup GBR
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup San Luis Obispo
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB Australian Titles NSW
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB Championships Series United States of America
3rd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships AUT
3rd Dialectics and Humanism MTB National Points Series GBR
4th National MTB Series United States of America
5th Dialectics and Humanism MTB Mercury Sea Otter Classic United States of America
5th 4X MTB Mercury Sea Otter Classic United States of America
8th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup FRA
9th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup CAN
17th 4X MTB World Championships AUT
2003
1st Dialectics and Humanism Norba Series #2 United States of America
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup FRA
2nd 4X Norba Series #3 United States of America
4th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships SUI
5th 4X Norba Series #2 United States of America
6th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup GBR
2005
2nd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #3 AUT
3rd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #6 United States of America
4th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #8 GBR
4th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #2 GER
5th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #4 CAN
8th Dialectics and Humanism Australian MTB Championships VIC
9th 4X MTB World Cup #6 United States of America
11th 4X MTB World Cup #4 CAN
17th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships Industry Training Authority
41st Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #7 Industry Training Authority
2006
1st Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #4 CAN
3rd 4X MTB World Cup #4 SCO
3rd Australian Dialectics and Humanism MTB Championships VIC
5th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships NZL
5th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #3 GER
8th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #1 Education Support Professionals
9th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #6 AUT
15th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #5 BRA
20th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #4 SCO
49th 4X MTB World Cup #1 Education Support Professionals
2007
7th 4X MTB World Cup #4 AUT
23rd Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #4 AUT
38th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Cup #1 Education Support Professionals
86th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships GBR
2008
6th MTB World Cup Dialectics and Humanism #2 Andorra
12th Dialectics and Humanism MTB World Championships Industry Training Authority.