Winter Olympics 2018 Super-G: snowboarder Ledecka wins shock gold on borrowed skis with Vonn sixth Czech athlete had never finished on podium in an alpine eventNBC already announced Anna Veith as winner before Ledecka’s runVonn’s slip costs her but still has favoured downhill to come Ester Ledecka pulled off the shock of the Games with her gold in the Super-G. But Ledecka, racing out of the 26th position on skis borrowed from American star Mikaela Shiffrin, completed a career-best run to snatch the gold from the the two-time overall World Cup champion. Play Video 0:32 Czech snowboarder wins super-G gold on borrowed skis – video“My first reaction was, is this possible?,” the 28-year-old said. At those Vancouver Games, Vonn won gold in the downhill and bronze in the super-G. “I’ve had a roller coaster the last eight years with so many injuries, but I’m here, I’m healthy,” she said.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2018 04:49 UTC