Skier Strachová to be Czech flag bearer at the Winter Olympics

The 2007 world slalom champion Šárka Strachová, née Záhrobrská, has been chosen to be the Czech Republic’s flag bearer at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. It has been an eventful year for the popular Czech skier who following a serious health scare successfully recovered from brain surgery to remove a benign tumour, married her coach and is now competing under her new name.

Author: Jan Richter