Lukáš Bauer


Lukáš Bauer is a Czech cross-country skier who has competed since 1996.

Biography

On 17 February 2006 he won the Winter Olympics silver medal for the 15 km cross-country classical.
His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was second in the 15 km classic in 2009.
Bauer is son-in-law of another Czech skier Helena Balatková-Šikolová.
In season 2007–08 he was overall winner of the men's version of the Tour de Ski and FIS Cross-Country World Cup. In 2010, he again won the Tour de Ski in a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Norwegian skier Petter Northug.
Bauer finished with the bronze medal in the [Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|15 kilometre freestyle|15 km freestyle] event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
After a career in which he collected three Olympic and two World Championship medals, Bauer confirmed his retirement from competing for the Czech national team after the 2017 Nordic World Championships in Lahti, although he indicated that he would continue competing in long-distance races for his own team, which he had set up three years previously. In April 2019 he was named as the Visma Ski Classics Pro Team Director of the year for his work with his ED System Bauer Team. The following month, he was announced as head coach of the Polish men's cross-country ski team.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals –
Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
Team
sprint
199820453233[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|]15
[Cross-country skiing at the Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics|2002]2412687
[Cross-country skiing at the Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics|2006]28Silver10169
201032Bronze712Bronze
2014365318

World Championships

  • 2 medals –
Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
Team
sprint
199719478
19992120138
2001232217262714
20032517207
200527534118
200729758
200931Silver2511
2011337138
20133519231611
2015377Silver
2017391911

World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles –

Individual podiums

  • 18 victories –
  • 38 podiums –
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2002–03 30 November 2002

Team podiums

  • 1 victory –
  • 5 podiums –
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2001–02 3 March 2002