VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — 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.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Czech Republic racer Ester Ledecka, who also competes in snowboarding, made a charge from late in the field for her first World Cup victory on the ski side.
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Selina Joerg of Germany captured gold by beating Russia's Natalia Soboleva in the final of the women's parallel giant slalom at the world championships.
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Skier-snowboarder Ester Ledecka will not be able to follow up her dual sport gold-medal performances at the Pyeongchang Olympics with a similar haul of world titles this season.
That's because the schedule won't allow it, and she's not happy about it.
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — The skier-snowboarder who stunned just about everyone by winning the Olympic super-G in February is finding her groove again.
Ester Ledecka led the second training session for a World Cup downhill by a comfortable margin Monday — two days after winning a parallel giant slalom snowboarding event.
"My first turns on skis were this morning — after two weeks — because I was just snowboarding," Ledecka told The Associated Press.
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Olympic skiing and snowboarding gold medalist Ester Ledecka led the second training session Monday for a World Cup downhill by a comfortable margin.
Competing two days after winning a parallel giant slalom snowboarding event in nearby Cortina d'Ampezzo, Ledecka finished 0.40 seconds ahead of Selva native Nicol Delago of Italy.
Nicole Schmidhofer, the Austrian who won this season's opening two downhills, was third, 0.43 behind.
PRAGUE (AP) — Ester Ledecka has received a hero's welcome in the Czech capital after winning an unprecedented Winter Olympics double in snowboarding and Alpine skiing.
"Ester, Ester," chanted thousands of Czechs who braved freezing temperatures to see Ledecka at Prague's picturesque Old Town Square on Monday.
Her victory in the super-G ranks among the unlikeliest in the history of skiing. She came from nowhere to beat a field including Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Anna Veith.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Wind, snow, ice or shine, the Winter Games had its share of golden moments that will forever be etched in Olympic lore.
The American men's so-called Miracurl on Ice. Alina Zagitova. Ester Ledecka. Chloe Kim. The U.S. women's hockey team.
There were also several not-so-spectacular performances in South Korea — and will be equally as memorable.
Russian doping. Jocelyne Larocque. Shani Davis. The U.S. men's Alpine team.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Ester Ledecka's brother, Jonas, designs comic books and dabbles in fashion on the side, putting together racing outfits for his little sister that transform the 22-year-old from the Czech Republic into something akin to a superhero.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):
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Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic won the second leg of an unprecedented Winter Olympics double, taking the gold medal in snowboarding's parallel giant slalom to pair with her surprise skiing victory in the Alpine super-G a week earlier.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — When the book is closed on these Olympics — all Olympics, really — Ester Ledecka will have her own chapter.
Though they're both on snow, skiing and snowboarding are simply not supposed to mix.
Though she could have been expected to win at one, nobody was supposed to do what she did.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — On a snowboard and skis, Ester Ledecka is a history-making Olympic gold medalist.
One of the surprising breakout stars of the Winter Games, the Czech pulled double-duty on the slopes in Pyeongchang and became the first to win snowboarding's parallel giant slalom and skiing's Alpine super-G.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Czech snow star Ester Ledecka won the second leg of an unheard-of Olympic double, taking the gold medal in snowboarding's parallel giant slalom to go with her surprise skiing victory in the Alpine super-G a week earlier. Norway's third-place finish in the new Alpine skiing team event gave the country a record 38 medals at a single Winter Olympics. And the U.S. beat Sweden 10-7 for a decisive upset in the men's gold medal curling game.
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won gold on Day 8 of the Pyeongchang Games, becoming the first man to repeat as Olympic champion since Dick Button.
American Nathan Chen didn't make the podium Saturday but redeemed himself after a disastrous short program with a historic free skate.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Yuzuru Hanyu made Olympic figure skating history with a strong — and expected — performance in the men's free skate.
Meanwhile, Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic stunned everyone, including herself, by winning the gold in the women's super-G.
JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) — This made no sense to Ester Ledecka. Just simply couldn't be. Could. Not. Be.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn was the second-fastest in training Thursday for the season-opening women's World Cup downhill.
An 18-time winner at Lake Louise, Vonn is back at the resort west of Calgary after missing the stop last season because of a broken arm. The 33-year-old American star had a run of 1 minute, 48.29 seconds to finish 0.15 seconds behind Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic.
Downhills are set for Friday and Saturday, followed by a super-G race Sunday.