{"id":5148,"date":"2024-05-08T09:30:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T07:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:11:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T14:11:37","slug":"participation-in-the-ika-as-my-next-great-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/news\/participation-in-the-ika-as-my-next-great-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cParticipation in the IKA as my Next Great Experience\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interview<\/span><\/b> Anna H\u00e4user <strong>Photos<\/strong> IKA\/Culinary Olympics<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tereza, you were the best in the Live Carver category. How did you feel when you went home from the IKA 2024?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5156\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tereza Buchtov\u00e1 carving.\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/FW8A1135-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tereza Buchtov\u00e1 carving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I felt very happy and surprised at the same time. I never expected that it could turn out like this. The atmosphere was amazing and I took home not only gold medals, but many beautiful meetings with friends.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You took home the victory from the IKA &#8211; and a golden toque statue from RAK. Where is the toque now?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have the golden cup on a shelf at home and I look at it every day, remembering what the Olympics were like and the people I was able to meet. Family, most of my friends and other people have already seen the cup and admired it very much.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What did taking part in the IKA mean to you?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I saw participation in the IKA as my next great experience. Those were stressful days for me, but I knew that no matter how it turned out, I would enjoy it to the fullest. I appreciated the people I was able to meet and get to know. I gained a lot of inspiration; I learned what I need to improve on and most of all I realized that even a person with a certain handicap can go very far.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How did you prepare for the competition?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Preparation for the Olympics was very demanding. I took part in a course that helped me improve some cuts. At home, I trained on raw materials such as mangoes, apples, zucchini, potatoes or Hokkaido. I drew plans with sections that I wanted to use for the composition. I tried to invent and assemble the structure so that it would be interesting, stable, and the carved fruits and vegetables would stand firmly on it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you!<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-orange\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCOiz22blg13sNo4FI6Uyvm-CLfwTnFNv&amp;si=NaBIZI8cZgwhz-WK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Impressions of the IKA 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5157\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-083-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"The three best Live Carvers of the IKA 2024 in the overall ranking.\" width=\"330\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-083-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-083-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-083-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-083-1536x1117.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-083-2048x1489.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The three best Live Carvers of the IKA 2024 in the overall ranking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5154\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"02 Kam1 20240207 080\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/02_Kam1_20240207-080-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tied for gold in the Live Carver category: Tereza Buchtov\u00e1 shared first place with An Xuan Li from Taiwan (2nd from right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA\/Culinary Olympics 2024. 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