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1 day agoLedecka's quest for Olympic snowboarding 3-peat grinds to a halt
Ester Ledecka's quest to become the first snowboarder to win gold medals in three straight Olympics came to a surprisingly early end Sunday. She lost her quarterfinal race in the sport's parallel giant slalom by 0.06 seconds to Austria's Sabine Payer. The 30-year-old Czech racer was a big favorite for gold. She hadn't lost a PGS World Cup race in almost two years and hadn't missed a podium in five.
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