Background
Ledecká was born in Prague, to mother Zuzana and father Janek, a well-known singer in the Czechoslovakian Republic.
Ledecká was born in Prague, to mother Zuzana and father Janek, a well-known singer in the Czechoslovakian Republic.
In 2014, she was still at high school, attending a distance-learning programme in Prague. Her hobbies include playing the guitar and singing. She competed in her first World Cup tournament in 2012-2013 competition, finishing in 13th place in the parallel giant slalom event.
During the 2013-2014 FIS Snowboard World Cup, she placed second behind Patrizia Kummer in the first parallel slalom event in Bad Gastein and third in the second event.
Ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, The Daily Telegraph"s Andrew Lawton mentioned Ledecká as the "one to watch" in the women"s snowboarding competition. After Ledecka had finished ninth in qualifying for the Alpine skiing event at the Winter Olympics, the Czechoslovakian Ski Association attempted to register her as a competitor, however the FIS rejected the proposal, reiterating that only eight Czechs could compete.
Ledecká made her Olympic debut on 19 February 2014 in the parallel giant slalom snowboarding event. Ledecká was classified as seventh overall.
Season titles
2 titles – (1 overall, 1 parallel giant slalom)
Season standings
Race podiums
6 wins – (5 PGS, 1 Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish Peasant Party))
10 podiums – (6 PGS, 4 Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish Peasant Party)).
She is the first Czechoslovakian to win the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding at the FIS Snowboard World Cup. In March 2013 at the age of 17, Ledecká won gold in the parallel slalom event at the Junior World Championships, her second gold of the competition. She was named "Junior Sportsperson of the year" at the Czechoslovakian Republic"s 2013 Sportsperson of the Year awards. She subsequently won gold at Rogla in the parallel giant slalom event at the same competition, becoming the first Czechoslovakian to do southern In doing so, she also became just the third Czechoslovakian to win any World Cup snowboarding event. She was among the Czechoslovakian athletes most expected to win a medal at the games, along with Martina Sáblíková, Gabriela Soukalová and fellow snowboarder Eva Samková. She reached the quarter final stage before being eliminated by Patrizia Kummer, who went on to win the goal medal in the event.
