Sokol member all her life
Marta Skalická was born on December 6, 1945 in Jablonec nad Nisou. As a child, she sang in the choir and practiced in Sokol, even when it was banned. After elementary school, she went to Tanvald to the gymnasium, completed her further studies remotely and taught at the first grade all her professional life. At the same time, she has always been involved in sports, apart from Sokol, also gymnastics. She returned to Sokol after the Velvet Revolution, and was the mayor of TJ Sokol Jablonec nad Nisou for a total of 21 years. She and her husband raised three daughters who skied competitively. She retired in 2010; in 2022 she lived in Jablonec nad Nisou.