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In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs take their first medal at the Winter
Olympics, gold for speed skater Martina Sáblíková in the 3000 metres
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she now sets her sights on a second gold in the 5000 metres next week; and
freestyle skier Nikola Sudová comes 16th in the moguls after gamely
taking
part in Vancouver despite a recent injury. More
Talking PointWhat can the Czech team hope to achieve at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver?
In 2006 the Czech Republic took four medals at the Winter Olympic Games in
Turin. This year the Czech team is the biggest, and perhaps the strongest,
in history. So what can the Czechs hope to achieve at the Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, which get underway on February 12?
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In Sports News this Monday: Martina Sáblíková takes the all-round title
at the European Speedskating Championships; Lukáš Bauer wins the Tour de
Ski for the second time, after a strong performance in the final stage;
Nikola Sudová comes third in the women’s moguls in the Freestyle Skiing
World Cup in Calgary; and Radek Štěpánek is beaten in the final of
tennis’s Brisbane International. More
Current Affairs2009 a mixed year for Czech sport
2009 has been a rather mixed year for Czech sport. Perhaps the biggest
single story was the national soccer team’s failure to reach the World
Cup, despite having a relatively easy group on paper. The Czech men’s
tennis team, meanwhile, went on a remarkable run in the Davis Cup, only to
lose to Spain in the final. And in athletics, Barbora Špotáková took the
Czech Republic’s only medal, silver in the women’s javelin, at the
Athletics World Championships in Berlin.
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