Czech Ester Ledecka repeats gold in parallel giant slalom snowboarding
The 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
Czech 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 โ VAL D'Ester Ledecka edged Corinne Suter for her first win in a womenโs 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. Brignoneโs 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.