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Czech Ester Ledecka repeats gold in parallel giant slalom snowboarding
Read full article: Czech Ester Ledecka repeats gold in parallel giant slalom snowboardingThe Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka defended her gold medal in parallel giant slalom snowboarding with a big-final victory over Daniela Ulbing of Austria.
Ledecka edges Suter to add World Cup win to Olympic title
Read full article: Ledecka edges Suter to add World Cup win to Olympic titleCzech Republic's Ester Ledecka speeds down the course during an alpine ski women's World Cup Super G in Val d'Isere, France, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)VAL D'ISERE – VAL D'Ester Ledecka edged Corinne Suter for her first win in a women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday, nearly three years after winning Olympic gold in the discipline. The Czech skier finished three hundredths ahead of Suter, the World Cup super-G champion from Switzerland who won a downhill on the same slope Friday. Brignone’s Italian teammate, Marta Bassino, was fourth, and overall World Cup leader Petra Vlhova finished sixth. The three-time overall champion was expected back in action at technical races in Semmering, Austria on Dec. 28-29.