Sarka Pancochova is the new rising star on the Swatch TTR Tour, and with seasoned vets like Tina Ramholt (SUI) and Martin Cernik (CZE) pushing her to step up, it’s no surprise that this 19-year-old Czech Rider is finding her place at the center of the world stage.

Sarka grew up putting in the hours at her local mountain, Morava Pico in Czech, where she fast developed into one of the craziest little rippers on the mountain, going huge off the kickers and hitting gnarly rails with the best of them. Looking at Sarka’s early contest results you can see that she dominated most of the local contests she entered, and as is the story with the TTR groms, if you dominate your local contest scene, it’s only a matter of time before the sponsors come banging on your door and you’re on your way to the big time. The sponsors did indeed come calling, and before she knew it she was jet-setting round the globe, showing the world what Czech shredding is all about.

In 07/08 Sarka gained huge recognition outside of the Czech Republic, taking out the 3Star Quiksilver Snowjam and both the Protest and O2 World Rookie Fests, whilst posting a ton of other impressive results, showing Europe, and the world that she was a force to be reckoned. She spent her summer in New Zealand and Saas Fee training for the 08/09 season’s Northern Hemisphere events and the hard work paid off for her at the 4Star Pleasure Jam, in Dachstein, where she unleashed a silky smooth Switch BS 180 and BS 7, backed up by another FS 7, to claim first place and announce her arrival to the big league.

She rocked up to Laax for the 6Star Burton European Open and was after training touted as the one to watch in the finals. She performed consistently in both Slopestyle and Halfpipe and continued to prove her worth at major international evens such as the 5 Star Burton Canadian Open, the 6Star Burton US Open and 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam. Finishing the 08/09 season at World No. 8 the industry, media and fans are now all well aware of this new Czech talent.

Sarka’s the No. 1 female representing Czech right now and with skills and abilities like hers, going bigger and spinning smoother than most girls her age, she’s able to battle it out with the girls she’s grown up idolizing. She has snowboarding in her blood, and with plenty of points already posted, finding comfort in the TTR Top 5, and an exciting desire to push female riding to the next level (read: double back flips) eyes will be glued to Sarka as she amps up the contest levels, putting pressure on her heroes.