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Czechs beat Slovaks in opening Olympic hockey game
The Czech hockey team has gotten off to a winning start in its first game
at the Winter Olympics, beating their former federal partners Slovakia 3:1
late Wednesday. The Czechs drew first blood in the match but the Slovaks
soon tied. After that it was close almost all the way.
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Hockey expert Martin Hosták: Goalie Tomáš Vokoun will be Czech team's most important man in Vancouver
Martin Hosták is one of Czech TV’s most popular hockey co-commentators,
a job he took on after a successful career in Czech hockey, the NHL and in
Sweden’s Elitserien. In this edition of One on One, we talk about his
years on the ice, his current TV work as well as Czech hopes for a medal
from the hockey tournament at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Looking back at the time when he first appeared in the Czech extraliga in
the 1980s, Martin Hosták says the game has completely changed. More
Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: Zdeněk Štybar becomes the first Czech in 19
years to win the Cyclo-cross World Championships, in front of a home crowd
in Tábor; Czech Karolína Plíšková takes the junior title at the
Australian Open; and goalie Tomáš Vokoun sets a new personal record for
shutouts in one season in ice the NHL. More
Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: first place in Estonia’s Otepaa represents a
double hat-trick for cross country skier Lukáš Bauer; Šárka Záhrobská
admits to lacking “zest” after another off-the-pace finish in the
slalom World Cup; Czech ice hockey captain Patrik Eliáš is knocked
unconscious during an NHL game; and Czech men’s number one Radek
Štěpánek exits the Australian Open in the first round.
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Sports News
In Sports News: former world champion Šárka Záhrobská comes fifth in a
slalom World Cup event in Zagreb; Lukáš Bauer does well in the Tour de
Ski’s 15 km classic, but is left frustrated after an unusually poor
showing in the sprint; and Czech driver Tomáš Tomeček is forced to pull
out of the Dakar Rally after his Tatra truck crashes in the opening stage.
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Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs get off to a very poor start at the
ice hockey Under 20 World Championship in Canada, being hammered by Sweden
and squandering a three-goal lead against Finland; anticipation mounts
ahead of the announcement of the Czech hockey squad for the Winter
Olympics; and Slavia Prague have now lost eight games out of 10 in the
Czech Extraliga.
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Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic have a mixed time of it at
ice hockey’s Channel One Cup, taking points in all of their games but
never the maximum three; David Bakeš notches up a career-best fourth in a
Snowboardcross Cup event in Colorado; and the erratic Czech footballer Jan
Šimák has been shown the door by Stuttgart.
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Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs lose 5:0 to Spain in the final of
the Davis Cup in Barcelona – Radek Štěpánek says the Spanish deserved
their victory; injury-dogged Tomáš Rosický is “devastated” after
picking up a groin strain that will see him sidelined for around a month;
and Plzeň move to the top of the ice hockey Extraliga.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs come last with only one point at ice
hockey’s Karjala Cup, despite taking the lead in all three of their
games; javelin star Barbora Špotáková is named Czech Athlete of the
Year
for the third time in a row; and Teplice are now three points in front in
the Czech football league after a win over their nearest rivals Jablonec. More
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In Sports News this Monday: Teplice remain top of the Czech football
league, though Jablonec are in hot pursuit; remarkably, all of the
latter’s eight victories this season have been by a single goal;
champions Slavia Prague are under pressure, after only taking one point in
four games; Czech soccer great František Veselý dies at 65; and in ice
hockey’s Extraliga, new coach David Volek makes an immediate impact at
Sparta Prague.
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