PYEONGCHANG (SOUTH KOREA) - Ester Ledecka sealed the first snowboard and skiing double victory in Olympic history on Saturday as she pulled off a stunning win in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom. Ester Ledecka is the first athlete to win both ski and snowboarding gold. The Czech world champion and hot favourite had earlier shocked the world of alpine skiing by capturing gold in last week's super-G skiing. With Saturday's win, Ledecka joins Norwegians Thorleif Haug and Johan Groettumsbraten as the only athletes to do a multi-sport double at the Winter Games. "She will definitely have a long-lasting impact," American ski star Lindsey Vonn said earlier of Ledecka.

Source: Bangkok Post February 24, 2018 06:22 UTC