Best Athletes of Pyeongchang 2018: Ester Ledecka
Ester Ledecká is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier. At the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang Ledecká won gold medals in the super-G in alpine skiing and in the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding. She is the first person to win two gold medals at the same Winter Olympics using two different types of equipment (skis and a snowboard).
Ledecká made her Olympic debut in alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, while also being qualified for alpine snowboarding. She won the gold medal in super-G in alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in a historic upset. She was visibly shocked after finishing 0.01 seconds ahead of the 2014 Olympics defending gold medalist Anna Veith, who had already been proclaimed the winner by many media outlets.
After victory in the parallel giant slalom she became the first ever female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in two different sports during the same Winter Olympics. She was chosen as the flag bearer for the Czech Republic at the closing ceremony.