Can Ester Ledecka complete the impossible double – again? Czech star aims for second gold in super-G

Imagine the amount of work and dedication that is required to become an Olympic champion. The hours put in to get to the very top of your sport. Combined with the timing to be at your peak when the event comes round once every four years.

Now imagine doing it all to become Olympic champion in two different sport. Ad/> Because four years ago that is exactly what Ester Ledecka did and on Friday morning she will bid to do so once again. Beijing 2022'Enormous expectations' contributing to Shiffrin struggles, says Myhrer25 MINUTES AGO Having wrapped up a dominant gold medal in the snowboarding parallel giant slalom already, Czech star Ledecka will now go for gold in the women’s super-G and therefore aim to complete the most unlikely of double acts — for the second time.

Skiing and snowboarding may look similar but as anyone who has ever tried both while on holiday can attest to, they are not at all. It is a difficult enough thing to do during a weekend break, let alone as your career. Ledecka has spoken in the past about how even after doing it for so long it can be tricky for her switching between the two.

Normally she tends to focus on one at a time rather than trying to mix and match, she has said that sometimes it can take multiple days for her body to adjust and her and her team has had to develop specific exercises to help the process. After sealing snowboard gold on Tuesday Ledecka will now turn her focus to the super-G, an event she actually now has a World Cup win after a triumph in December 2020. Since Pyeongchang four years ago she has six Alpine skiing World Cup podiums (one victory in the downhill to go along with the super-G) after having none prior to 2018, a clear sign of her development as a skier.