Marek Černovský

Marek Černovský^[4] (born 28 October 1994 in Prague) is a Czech curler.^[5]

At the national level, he is a four-time Czech men's champion curler (2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023) and two-time Czech mixed champion curler (2018, 2019).^[1][6]

Černovský would first join the Czech junior team as a second in 2009, alongside skip Lukáš Klíma, Petr Kral, and Samuel Mokriš. The team would find success, finishing third at the 2010 European Junior Curling Challenge. The following season, the Czech team would win the 2011 European Junior Curling Challenge, qualifying for the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, they finished in 9th-place finish with a 2-8 record. Černovský would move to third on the Klíma rink alongside Jan Zelingr and Mokris for the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships, where they would slightly improve, finishing in 8th.

Černovský would be selected to skip the Czech mixed team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, alongside Alžběta Baudyšová, Kryštof Krupanský, and Zuzana Hrůzová. At the Youth Olympics, the team had a strong showing, finishing 4–3 in the round robin, but losing to Canada's Thomas Scoffin 7–6 in the quarterfinals. Černovský would also skip the junior men's team at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships, alongside Zelingr, Kryštof Krupanský, and Jakub Splavec. They would finish a disappointing 10th, going winless in the round-robin.

Černovský would reunite with former skip Klíma, as well as Martin Jurík and Samuel Mokriš to represent the Czech Republic at the 2017 Winter Universiade. At the 2017 Winter Universaide, the team would go 6–3 in the round robin, but lose to Norway's Steffen Walstad 7–3 in the bronze medal game to finish in 4th. Černovský would make his final junior appearance at the 2019 Winter Universiade, as the third on Jaroslav Vedral's team. At the 2019 Winter Universiade, the team would go 5–4 in the round robin, and lose to Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller 8–4 in the quarterfinals.

Černovský would join forces with former junior teammate Lukáš Klíma at third of the Czech men's national team alongside Martin Jurík, and Lukáš Klípa at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship. There, the team finished with a 5–7 record. The team played at the 2022 European Curling Championships, where they finished the event with a 3–6 record, good enough to qualify the country for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship.^[7] The team then went on to win the 2023 Czech Men's Curling Championship, qualifying the team to represent the Czech Republic at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship, where they finished with a 3–9 record, and 10th overall.^[8][9]The team played in the 2023 European Curling Championships. There, the team finished with a disappointing 2–7 record,^[10] however, the result was good enough to qualify again for the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship. At the 2024 Worlds, the rink improved and went 4–8, finishing 9th.^[11]

Černovský and the Czech team would continue to improve during the 2024-25 curling season, and would be coached by Canadian and former world champion Craig Savill, and qualify for the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship. At the 2025 World's the team went 6–6 in the round robin, including wins over the current #1 ranked ranked team in the world, Scotland's Bruce Mouat, and the current European Champions, Germany's Marc Muskatewitz. This result would also tie the all-time highest placement for a Czech team at the worlds, finishing in 7th place. This strong showing earned the Czech Republic a direct berth to the 2026 Winter Olympics.

He started curling in 2004 at the age of 10.^[1] Černovský works as a travel agency associate.^[12]

• Marek Černovský at World Curling
• Marek Černovský at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
• Marek Černovský at Olympedia
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