Alpine skiing-Ledecka is pulled in two different directions ahead of Olympic defence

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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta : When you are preparing to defend gold medals in two sports at the same Olympics you have little time to think of anything else says Ester Ledecka, who made history at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games by topping the podium in both snowboard’s parallel giant slalom and Alpine skiing's sup

So focused is Ledecka on the task ahead that when asked about world events impacting the Feb. 4-20 Beijing Winter Olympics, including China's treatment of former world number one doubles tennis player Peng Shuai, the Czech asked;"Sorry, who is Peng Shuai?"

"The most difficult part is the decisions," Ledecka told Reuters in the finish area of the Lake Louise downhill."For instance, now I go back to Europe and I have to decide if I go to St. Moritz or Cervinia for snowboard or Val d'Isere . I really want to do it all but unfortunately the FIS calendar does not see that someone could do both."

Ledecka sharpened her Alpine skills in Lake Louise this week, finishing 12th and 22nd in the season-opening World Cup downhills on Friday and Saturday before coming home 13th in Sunday's super-G.

 

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