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    David Wharton: Catch rising star Ester Ledecka if you can, on either skis or snowboard

    by David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Feb 23, 2018 4 minutes

    PEYONGCHANG, South Korea - Those ski goggles were the first clue.

    Ester Ledecka kept them strapped on, concealing her eyes, as she sat down to answer questions at a news conference. When reporters grew curious, she explained that winning a gold medal had caught her off-guard.

    "I don't have no makeup," she said, the room erupting in laughter.

    That's when the world knew: This woman wasn't your ordinary Olympian.

    The 22-year-old Czech had delivered the most stunning victory of the 2018 Winter Games, coming out of nowhere to win the Super-G by one-hundredth of a second last week.

    On Saturday, she traded her skis for a snowboard to race as the favorite

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