{"id":20190,"date":"2015-11-21T21:11:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=20190"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:32:56","slug":"unsponsored-qa-series-nina-csonkova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-nina-csonkova\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsponsored Q&A Series – Nina Csonkova"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nina Csonkova has only been paddling since the age of 18. In the short 12 years since Nina has proven to be one of the best paddlers in the world. A true natural trains and paddles hard thus achieving world wide freestyle success. It is truly a great honour that Nina has agreed to take part in the Unsponsored Q&A series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tell us a little a bit about you accomplishments in the canoeing\/kayaking world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got two times silver medals and one bronze medal from the Kayak Freestyle European Championships. I was first and third in overall world cup rankings and I have won Euro Cups several times in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When and how did you first start paddling?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was 2003 when I met my husband who was already very successful kayaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your first kayak?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first own kayak was wavesport EZG 42. I loved that boat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your current location?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slovakia, Bratislava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did you realise that kayaking could be more than just a hobby?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayaking is still my hobby. I always dreamed that I can kayak full time and don’t have have a proper job. And somehow I manage it but it doesn’t mean that I can do only kayaking. I have to do a lot of things to keep my bills paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n