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Ledecka comes from back of pack for super-G gold

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What's even more remarkable is that Ledecka's first and foremost a snowboarder (world champ). Should she win next week she would be one of the very few athletes to have won gold in 2 different sports at the same Olympics.

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She's ranked 43rd, and her previous career-best finish in this event was just 19th. She only competitively skis about 4 times a season, when she doesn't have snowboarding. And her skis were borrowed from US gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin (who had to skip the event in order to rest). Nobody in most ski racing circles have heard of her - that's how big an upset this was!

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