Skifařka Lukšová and Vraštil with Šimánek advanced to the semi-finals of the EC

Lukšová, who raced under the maiden name Antošová until last season, was third in the heat and took the last promotion place. Vráštil and Šimánek, last year the only Czech participants in the final races at the European Championships, also finished third in the heat. In order to advance to the semi-finals, they had to undergo a repair already this afternoon and won the second race.