PRAGUE — Already versatile to a historic degree on snow, Ester Ledecka had just come from the sand on the day we met in September.
“Beach volleyball!” said Ledecka, who definitely does not lack for enthusiasm.
Boredom is not an option. Nor is burnout, considering all the varied activities, including windsurfing, that she embraces. But the two sports that should make Ledecka, 22, one of the most intriguing athletes at the Winter Olympics in February are snowboarding and Alpine skiing.
Last winter, she became the first person to compete in world championships in both, winning a gold medal in the parallel giant slalom and a silver medal in the parallel slalom in snowboarding at Sierra Nevada, Spain, and also placing in the top 30 in the downhill, combined and super-G in skiing in St.