Olympic Schedule Decision Forces Ester Ledecká to Choose Between Skiing and Snowboarding - SnowBrains

Olympic Schedule Decision Forces Ester Ledecká to Choose Between Skiing and Snowboarding - SnowBrains

Ester Ledecka in the starting gate at the World Championships. | Image: Justin Reiter Instagram Czech athlete Ester Ledecká, the only Olympian to have won Olympic Gold in different disciplines, Alpine skiing and snowboarding, will be forced to choose between her two disciplines at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after officials decided not to adjust the schedule. On February 8, Ledecká is set to compete in two events that are nearly simul…

This is a cruel blow for one of the best female athletes in the world. Ester Ledecká is unlucky because she failed in her bid to change the program of the Olympic Games in Italy in 2026. The Czech winter sports star will thus have to choose between a ski downhill start and a parallel giant slalom on a snowboard, which will be run in different places in one day.

The International Ski Federation confirmed DPA's rejection of the Czech side's request to modify the programme. When asked by the Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV), the Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV) stated that it does not yet have this information. The program of the next Winter Olympics has been known since last fall. Because of Ledecká, the ČOV submitted a request to the IOC to change it, but even then officials were skeptical about the possibili…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected a request by Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic), a female skier who is active in both alpine skiing and snowboarding, to change the schedule of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the dpa news agency reported on the 26th.

Exceptional winter sportswoman Ester Ledecka failed with her curious application for a change of the competition calendar at Olympia 2026.

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