LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The fans from the Czech Republic clanged cowbells and waved their red-white-and-blue tricolor for a sun ...

A young Ester Ledecka had heard it all before, that a real champion commits body and soul to a single sport. She wasn't having it. And instead of following conventional wisdom she rewrote what was ...

After winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom in 2018 and 2022, Ledecka had hoped to win a third gold in Italy.

LIVIGNO, Italy — On a day when she failed to retain her Olympic title after a surprise loss in the quarterfinals of the women’s parallel giant slalom, Ester Ledecka strongly criticized the ...

Returning two-time Olympic gold medalist Ester Ledecka — who competes for the Czech Republic — began her title defense, while Cody Winters began his assault early Sunday morning, in women’s and men’s ...

Ester Ledecká did not finish the women’s Super-G at the Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, and just as in snowboarding, her bid for a medal on skis also came up short.

Snowboarding continues at Milan Cortina 2026 with the men's and women's parallel giant slalom races. Czechia's Ester Ledecka ...

Ester Ledecka, the celebrated Czech snowboarder, recently faced an unexpected defeat in the quarterfinals of the women’s parallel giant slalom, which led her to voice strong criticisms against the ...

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A young Ester Ledecka had heard it all before, that a real champion commits body and soul to a single sport. Chloe Kim will ride Olympic halfpipe with a shoulder brace, says she’s anxious but also ...

A young Ester Ledecka had heard it all before, that a real champion commits body and soul to a single sport. She wasn’t having it. And instead of following conventional wisdom, she rewrote what was ...