University of Colorado women's Nordic skier Petra Hyncicova arrived in PyeongChang last Saturday, joining her Czech Republic Olympic teammates to begin training in advance of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
For the CU senior and two-time NCAA champion, competing in the Olympics fulfills a life-long dream and so much more. All the hours of training to become a world class athlete, all of the travel, and in Hyncicova's case as a student-athlete, a balancing act between school and sport.
She also takes great pride in being able to represent her country.
"Here studying in the U.S. is a really cool experience, but I still feel fully Czech and I'm really proud that I was called and get to represent the Czech Republic," Hyncicova said.