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Ledecka to race in snowboarding at Olympics instead of Alpine downhill due to scheduling conflict

Ester Ledecka aims for a third straight snowboarding parallel giant slalom gold after failing to resolve a scheduling conflict between events at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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PRAGUE (AP) — Ester Ledecka, the only woman to win gold in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics, has made a tough choice for for the Milan-Cortina Games.

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Ledecka to race in snowboarding at Olympics instead of Alpine downhill due to scheduling conflict

Ester Ledecka, the only woman to win gold in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics, has made a tough choice for for the Milan-Cortina Games.

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The choice was expected. Ester Ledecká tried to change the Olympic program to include downhill skiing and parallel giant slalom on snowboarding. That is, disciplines in which the Czech amphibian has a chance of the highest ranking at the February Olympics in Italy, but which take place on the same day - February 8, 2026. She sacrificed downhill.

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Deník.cz broke the news in on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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