JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) — Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic made a stunning run from back in the pack to take the Olympic super-G title on Saturday, with a mistake costing Lindsey Vonn a spot on the podium.
Ledecka, the 26th racer to take the course, blazed through the course in a time of 1 minute, 21.11 seconds. Defending champion Anna Veith of Austria earned the silver, finishing 0.01 seconds back, and Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein captured bronze.
Ledecka's run shocked even the 22-year-old, who also is a snowboarder. Shortly after finishing and seeing her time, she asked, "How did that happen?"
Wonderful question. Even better may be this: Is she now a snowboarder or an Alpine skier?
She won the parallel giant slalom at the world snowboard championships last March.
"That's so impressive," Michelle Gisin of Switzerland said. "Better stay with us and don't go snowboarding. I know that she can take a lot of risks."