Erik Šmajda lives in Humenné, Slovakia with his parents and sister. He enjoys playing football and watching ice hockey, with his favorite players being C. Ronaldo, G. Bale, I. Casillas, M. Hamšik, Hossa, Tatar, Kopitar, Ivan Droppa, Sejgľa and Petrik. In his writing, he will discuss popular sports in Slovakia such as ice hockey, in which the country won the world championship in 2002, and will mention other famous athletes.

1. Erik Šmajda
My name is Erik Šmajda. I live in Humenné. It´s a small town in Slovakia. I live in a block of flats
with my mum, dad and sister. I have a persian tom cat. His name is Garfield and he was bought by my
dad. My favorite sports are football and ice hockey. I have played football for a few years.My
favourite footballers are C. Ronaldo, G.Bale, I. Casillas and M. Hamšik. I also like watching ice
hockey matches on tv or going to the matches to the stadium. My favourite players are Hossa, Tatar,
Kopitar, Ivan Droppa, Sejgľa and Petrik.
I will write about the sports in Slovakia. Slovakia is a small country but we have a lot of great
sportsmen here. I would like to present various kinds of sports that are popular in our country. I will
mention some significant achievements in certain sports. The most popular sport is ice hockey. In
2002 we won the world championship and Slovakia became a ´´ hockey nation´´. I will mention some
famous hockey players and other sports.
C. Ronaldo
M. Hossa
A. Kopitar