Ester Ledecka will not be able to repeat the feat of winning gold in two sports at the same Olympic Games in Beijing. The Czech’s performances still impress ski expert Michael Bont.
In Pyeongchang, Ester Ledecka writes sports history and wins Olympic gold on both snowboards and skis. In Beijing, she followed up a few days ago and again cannot be defeated in the parallel giant slalom.
In the Super-G on Friday, the Czech cannot repeat the feat of a second gold medal. The 26-year-old doesn’t even lose half a second to winner Lara Gut-Behrami. Nota bene, she finished fifth with the number 2, 13 hundredths behind the podium. It’s an unbelievable performance that she showed again today. She has consolidated herself again in the last four years, especially in Super-G and Downhill. That’s a huge achievement,” enthuses Michael Bont in an interview with blue Sport.
The ski expert not only admires the unbelievable polysportivity of the Czech, but also her discipline. “How hard she is on herself and how she completes these training sessions – that’s a huge phenomenon for me. She is a great role model for many other people.”
Bont also makes no secret of the fact that he keeps his fingers crossed for the all-rounder. “I’m an Ester Ledecka fan. I like how she can prove something that was almost impossible to believe. That you can win Olympic gold in two sports. That’s why you almost have to be a fan of such an athlete.”