Ester Ledecka pulls off an unprecedented double gold with victory in snowboard parallel giant slalom
There wasn't any surprise this time.
Ester Ledecka completed one of the most unlikely feats in Olympic history by pumping her right fist in the air after she sped across the finish line for the snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Phoenix Snow Park. She hugged second-place Selina Joerg of Germany, then dropped to her knees as the crowd roared and she took in the victory.
This wasn't an ordinary moment at the Pyeong-chang Olympics, wasn't an ordinary gold medal and certainly wasn't an ordinary Olympian.
The 22-year-old sensation from the Czech Republic became the first woman to win gold medals in different sports at the same Olympics, adding the snowboarding medal Saturday to last week's Alpine skiing gold.
Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland won the men's parallel giant slalom, defeating Lee Sangho of South Korea.
Ledecka introduced herself to the world on the steep hill at the Jeongseong Alpine Center a week ago.
Source :- latimes
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