Šimon Bartík - Simba

Czech Republic | Active: 2012-present public ski record | Discipline: Slopestyle, Big Air and Creative Park Skiing | Known for: SuperUnknown, Slav edits, CzechMate, Mulletslav

Pec Pod Sněžkou With Fog Above The Park

The snowpark at Pec pod Sněžkou sat under high fog, with visibility still open and no wind pressing against the jumps. Šimon Bartík, better known as Simba, had rails first, then two jumps measuring 13 and 16 meters. The 2018 O’Neill Europa Cup final had brought riders from Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Spain, Andorra, Denmark, Finland, Italy and the Czech Republic. Samuel Baumgartner carried the hardest trick package that day, but Bartík landed enough to take second in front of the Czech crowd. That result became the sharpest contest image in a career that later moved toward film, events and crew culture.

From Czech Team Bibs To Simba

FIS lists Simon Bartik as a Czech freeskier born on December 14, 1994, with Klub FS Lyžování Most on his official profile. His athlete site describes him as a former member of the Czech National Freeski Team, a four-time Czech slopestyle champion, third overall in Europa Cup standings and a Level 1 SuperUnknown finalist. Those details place him above the casual local-edit category, even if his name never became tied to Olympic finals or X Games medals.

The Simba identity grew around the same skier but in a different language. Competition gave him scores, bibs and national-team structure. Video gave him a voice. Czech freeskiing has often worked through small crews, road trips, local premieres, camps and web edits rather than a huge professional industry. Bartík fits that ecosystem well: enough contest history to be credible, enough humor and style to avoid becoming only a results-page athlete.

Valmalenco, Seiser Alm And The Contest Years

Bartík’s public results stretch back to 2012, with Czech tour events, rail jams and big air contests appearing before the European Cup years. His athlete page lists the 2013 FIS Junior World Championship in Valmalenco, a junior Czech title in 2014, Czech national titles in 2015 and 2016, and Europa Cup starts at Seiser Alm, St. Anton, Stubai, Kitzsteinhorn, Vogel, Pec, La Clusaz and Crans-Montana.

The 2017-18 season remains the competitive center of the record. His site lists second at Europa Cup Vogel, second at Europa Cup Pec and third overall in the Europa Cup standings. FIS also summarized the men’s 2017-18 Europa Cup big air season with Ian Rocca first, Javier Lliso second and Bartík third. That ranking does not make him a World Cup star, but it gives the creative profile a real competition base.

SuperUnknown Opened The Video Door

Level 1’s SuperUnknown mattered because it connected Bartík to an international video pathway. His profile lists him as a finalist in 2017 and 2018, and the Level 1 finalist page for SuperUnknown XIV introduced him as part of the selected group traveling to Sierra-at-Tahoe for a week of filming. SuperUnknown is not a normal contest. It rewards edits, trick choice, style, and the ability to make park features read on camera.

That format suited him better than a pure spin-count lane. Bartík’s skiing has always leaned toward park fluency: switch takeoffs, corks, rail balance, tube slides, sideways landings, 360s, 720s and straight-air timing. His best clips usually feel more like a session than a judged final. The SuperUnknown selection gave that style a recognized platform outside the Czech scene.

Slav In America And The U.S. Spring Loop

The Slav projects moved Simba into a more personal travel-film space. Downdays described Slav in America as capturing his first trip outside Europe, a spring journey to California and Colorado. Slav 2 followed with shots from Mount Hood to Klausberg and a group of invited skiers, then premiered in Prague at Freeski Premiere 2.

That route matters because spring skiing has its own visual language. California and Colorado give park laps, soft takeoffs and late-season jumps. Mount Hood adds the summer glacier culture where freeskiers rebuild tricks on salted lanes under bright Oregon light. Klausberg brings the work back to Europe. Bartík’s films did not try to present him as a medal machine. They made him legible as a traveler, filmer, host and skier moving through the wider park community.

CzechMate With Daniel Hanka

CzechMate became the clearest crew project around Bartík and Daniel Hanka. The first episode, Partybus, followed a month in Tyrol, with Stubai and Kaunertal as the main terrain before Austria’s lockdown cut the trip short. Downdays described 36-meter tubes, glacier park skiing and the awkward rhythm of trying to film after six months away from snow.

The series kept moving. Freeskier covered CzechMate Ep. 3 at Mottolino Mountain in Italy, where Bartík and Hanka used the shaped park features for switch tricks and playful lines. Downdays later framed Ep. 4 as the season finale, shifting from Livigno corduroy jumps to slushy spring skiing around Nordkette and Alaïa Parks. CzechMate works because the skiing is serious without pretending to be severe. The edits keep the road-trip chaos in the frame.

Absolut Park And The Art Of Straight Airs

The Cure, released through Faction, stripped the Bartík-Hanka pairing down to a joke with style behind it. The premise was simple: slow down, stop spinning so much, and focus on straight airs. The edit was filmed entirely on GoPro at Absolut Park, with Beethoven’s Für Elise listed as the music.

That small project says a lot about Bartík’s lane. He can compete, but his creative value often appears when he plays with freeski habits rather than obeying them. A straight air can become funny, stylish or stubborn depending on the body position, grab, takeoff and landing. Bartík’s skiing is strongest when it understands the rule, then nudges it slightly sideways.

Mulletslav And The Event-Hopping Simba Era

Mulletslav, released by Downdays in March 2026, placed Bartík in a current creative frame. The page described him as someone who shows up at events such as Camptastic Voyage, Jib League, Gmon Airline Session and Swatch Nines, often clipping others while still ending up in front of the lens. The filming credits included Magnus Skotte Nørsteng, Jakub Roj, Arthur Herbosch, Antoine Deblangy, Nicolas Bredeston, Björn Eklund, Ralph Hogenbirk and friends.

That list shows how his role has expanded. Bartík is not only the skier in the middle of the clip. He is also part of the event network that helps European freeskiing circulate: filming, posting, connecting people, traveling to sessions and making sure a Czech presence appears in the wider conversation. Mulletslav works as a current snapshot because it does not need a podium to explain his relevance.

Horsefeathers, Out Of Optics, Snowpanic And The Czech Network

Bartík’s public sponsor and support picture has shifted over time, so it should be handled with care. His personal site shows sponsor graphics including Horsefeathers, Out Of Optics, Big Shock and Insta360. Older video credits and posts have also connected him with Czech Freeski, Armada, Snowpanic and other scene partners. CzechMate was publicly supported by Horsefeathers, Newschoolers and Snowpanic.

The more important point is the structure around him. Snowpanic Freeski Camps, Freeski Premiere, and the Tupý Hrany podcast all show a skier who works inside the sport beyond filming tricks. His site says he organizes and coaches at Snowpanic Freeski Camps, helps organize Freeski Premiere events, and created Tupý Hrany with Tomáš Kroczek as a podcast platform around skiing, mountains and action sports.

Where Simba Fits In European Freeskiing

Bartík is not a global contest headliner, and the page should not inflate him into one. The accurate profile is stronger and more specific: Czech national-team background, Czech titles, Europa Cup podiums, Level 1 SuperUnknown, Slav edits, CzechMate, Mulletslav, camps, premieres and a visible role around Downdays and European park culture.

That makes him a 3/5 athlete for skipowd.tv. His record has enough substance for a real article, and his creative footprint gives the page more value than a short results bio. The current endpoint is not a World Cup ranking. It is Simba moving through Jib League, Swatch Nines, Gmon Airline Session and Czech projects, carrying the same mix of rails, switch tricks, jokes, road gaps, park laps and community work that made his name travel beyond Czechia.