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PanoramaCzech champion Tomáš Kraus on ski cross, Alaska and the Olympics
Freestyle skier Tomáš Kraus is one of the Czech Republic’s best
athletes, specialising in the discipline of ski cross, which was featured
for the first time this year at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the
discipline, four skiers race each other to get to the bottom of courses
full of banks and jumps, with the first two advancing to the next round.
With the excitement of close jostling for position and sharp turns, it’s
no surprise that the sport is quickly becoming one of skiing’s most
thrilling.
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Current AffairsSábliková’s success reopens debate on building of special speed skating arena
The historic success of Martina Sábliková at the Winter Olympics has
revived a debate on whether a dedicated speed skating arena should be built
in the Czech Republic. The mayor of the town where Sábliková lives says a
backer may soon be found for such a hall, which the state would have to
maintain. But some say that would waste public money on an extremely
marginal sport.
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Sports NewsSports News
In Sports News this Monday: the 2010 Winter Olympics are the most
successful ever for the Czech Republic with two gold and four bronze
medals; Šárka Záhrobská is the last Czech to reach the podium following
a third-place finish in the women’s slalom; after two bronze medals
(including one in the men’s cross-country relay) skier Lukáš Bauer
finishes way off the pace in the 50 kilometre classic; and Jablonec extend
their lead as the Czech football season resumes.
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Current AffairsCan Czech ice hockey rebound from disappointing Olympics?
There were a few bright moments at Vancouver 2010 when the Czech hockey
team was firing on all cylinders but ultimately the Czechs’ run at the
Olympics was short-lived, notably the fourth time in a row in a major
tournament that they have exited in the quarterfinals. Now some are
suggesting that the Czech team is on the verge of crisis, facing lean years
in which medal wins will be few.
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Current AffairsSpeed skating sensation Sáblíková makes history with second gold at Winter Olympics
Wednesday was the most dramatic day yet for the Czech Republic at the
Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Speed skater Martina Sáblíková made
history when she became the first Czech to win two gold medals at one
Winter Games, while there was also sensational news in cross country
skiing
with the men’s relay team taking bronze. However, there was also huge
disappointment for Czech fans, when the country’s ice hockey team were
knocked out in the quarter-finals. More
Current AffairsOlympic Ice Hockey: Czechs survive scare against Latvia
The Czech hockey team survived a scare against Latvia in their first
elimination match-up at the Olympics on Tuesday. After three periods the
game went down the wire and overtime was needed to break the 2:2 tie. In
the end, the Czechs advanced to the next round but the game could have
easily gone either way.
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Sports NewsSports News
In Sports News this Monday: speed skater Martina Sáblíková takes bronze
in the 1,500 metres, bringing the Czech Republic’s medals tally in
Vancouver to three; a clash between Alexander Ovechkin and Jaromír Jágr
is the key moment as the Czech hockey team lose 4:2 to Russia; Lukáš
Bauer comes seventh in the 30 kilometre pursuit; and after dominating ski
cross for a
decade, Tomáš Kraus fails to make the final the first time the sport is
included in the Olympics. More
Current AffairsCzech Olympic team’s outfits: eyesore or awesome?
One week after the start of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Czech
team has won one gold and one bronze medal and are hoping more will follow
before the games are over. But it seems that the Czechs have also
impressed
in one unofficial contest – fashion. More
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