Ágota Lykovcán
# Ágota Lykovcán

Ágota Lykovcán (née Tóth; born 2 September 1987) is a Hungarian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. She was previously known as Ágota Tóth, but after she got married on 10 November 2012, she took her husband's surname. Lykovcán is the current holder of the Hungarian record on 500 metres.

## Skating career

Lykovcán's father, a former world champion weightlifter, showed her the beauty of the sport and took her to the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest. First she did figure skating but quickly switched to speed skating when she was 10. At her first event after one month she finished at the first place and then she had broken all national records in every age group and still holds them. Thanks to her educator coach Zsolt Baló, a former speed skater who has competed at four Olympics, Lykovcán qualified for the 2006 Olympics in Turin and earned her first World Cup point in 2003 when she was 16.

After 2006 a break point occurred in her career when her coach moved to Canada with his family and the only ice rink in Hungary closed. Due to the lack of training possibilities, Lykovcán had to train alone mostly abroad for many years to keep up at international level.

In 2011 Lykovcán had the chance to work with Jeremy Wotherspoon at KIA Speed Skating Academy in Inzell. The professional training method resulted in new personal bests, and she qualified to the European Championship, World Cups and Sprint World Championship as well.

Lykovcán prefers shorter distances (500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m), although she competes allround. Her best results have all come from 500 m (WC point 2003, 4th in Junior Worlds) and 1000 m (Olympic qualification 2006).

### Personal records

Personal records :

| Women's speed skating |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 m | 39.17 | 9 November 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Current Hungarian record |
| 1000 m | 1:18.55 | 10 November 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 2:05.23 | 6 December 2014 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 3000 m | 4:23.75 | 19 November 2011 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |

### Career highlights

**World Sprint Championships**


    2006 - Heerenveen, 35th
    2013 - Salt Lake City, 31st

**European Allround Championships**


    2007 - Collalbo, 27th
    2008 - Kolomna, 24th
    2009 - Heerenveen, 27th
    2010 - Hamar, 26th
    2011 - Collalbo, 22nd
    2012 - Budapest, 22nd
    2013 - Heerenveen, 22nd

**World Junior Allround Championships**


    2003 - Kushiro, 32nd
    2004 - Roseville, 29th
    2005 - Seinäjoki, 27th

**National Championships**


    2001 - Budapest, 3rd at sprint
    2002 - Budapest, 2nd at sprint
    2003 - Budapest, 3rd at allround
    2003 - Budapest, 2nd at sprint
    2004 - Budapest, 2nd at allround
    2004 - Budapest, 2nd at sprint
    2005 - Budapest, 1st at allround
    2005 - Budapest, 1st at sprint
    2007 - Budapest, 1st at allround
    2007 - Budapest, 1st at sprint
    2008 - Budapest, 1st at allround
    2008 - Budapest, 1st at sprint
    2012 - Budapest, 1st at allround
    2013 - Budapest, 1st at allround
