Ester
Ledecka

Alpine Skiing
Downhill
Super-G
Alpine Combined
Parallel Slalom
Parallel Giant Slalom

Nationality: Czech Republic
Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
Height: 173 cm
Born: 23 March 1995

Equipment

5 entries · 4 categories

Skis

Kästle

Model not published

Race-stock alpine ski line from Kaestle's Race Department (relaunched 2019)

Alpine Skiing

Brand only Reference

Snowboard

F2

Model not published

Stance: goofy

Competes in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom.

Alpine/parallel-discipline race snowboard

Alpine Skiing

Brand only

Boots

Lange

Model not published

Alpine ski boot.

Race-stock alpine boot line (Dynastar-Lange)

Brand only Reference

UPZ

De luxe (snowboard boot)

Stance: goofy

Snowboard hardboot.

Snowboard hardboot

Gloves

Level

Model not published

Race-stock alpine glove line

Alpine Skiing

Brand only Reference

Setup verified 21 September 2026

Sources

About

Czech alpine skier and snowboarder, born 23 March 1995 in Prague, daughter of musician Janek Ledecky; races for TJ Dukla Liberec. Began snowboarding at age five and alpine skiing at four; made her snowboard World Cup debut in the 2012-13 season and her alpine ski World Cup debut in February 2016. In 2017 became the first athlete to compete at both the alpine skiing and snowboarding World Championships in the same year, winning parallel giant slalom gold and parallel slalom silver in snowboard at the Sierra Nevada Freestyle/Snowboard Worlds. At the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, won gold in alpine skiing super-G in one of the greatest upsets in Olympic skiing history, edging defending champion Anna Veith by 0.01 seconds as a rank outsider who had never previously medaled at World Cup level, then days later won gold in snowboard parallel giant slalom - becoming the first athlete ever to win two golds in two different disciplines/equipment types at the same Winter Olympics. Won her first alpine ski World Cup race (downhill, Lake Louise) in December 2019 and her first alpine World Cup super-G win (Val d'Isere) in December 2020. Defended her snowboard parallel giant slalom Olympic title at Beijing 2022. Won a third snowboard World Championship gold (parallel giant slalom, St. Moritz) in March 2025, becoming the first athlete to win World Championship medals in two different disciplines in the same season. Competed in both sports again at Milano-Cortina 2026.

FIS Codes: 155763 (alpine), 1159979 (snowboard). Alpine ski World Cup: 4 wins (DH Lake Louise Dec 2019, SG Val d'Isere Dec 2020, DH Crans-Montana Feb 2022, SG Saalbach Mar 2024). Snowboard World Cup: highest ranking No.1 in Parallel overall (2016-2019) and Parallel GS (2016, 2018, 2019). Olympic medals: 3 gold (SG alpine skiing 2018; parallel giant slalom snowboard 2018 and 2022). World Championship snowboard golds: 2015 parallel slalom, 2017 parallel giant slalom, 2025 parallel giant slalom (alpine skiing World Championship medal: downhill bronze, 2025 Saalbach). First athlete to compete at both alpine skiing and snowboarding World Championships in the same year (2017) and to medal at Worlds in two different disciplines in the same season (2025). Snowboard stance: goofy.