Ester Ledecká is a Czech snowboarder and alpinist who was born to skater Zuzana and musician Janek Ledeck.
Ester Ledecká won gold medals in alpine skiing’s super-G and snowboarding’s parallel giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Ester became the first athlete to win two gold medals at the same Winter Olympics using two distinct forms of equipment (skis and snowboard).
Ledecká was only the second woman in history to win Olympic gold in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics.
Ester was the first Czech woman to win the FIS Snowboard World Cup parallel giant slalom event.
Olympics: Who Are Ester Ledecká Parents?
Ester Ledecká was born in Prague to her mother Zuzana Ledecká, a figure skater, and her father Janek Ledecká, a well-known musician in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Jan Klapá, a former ice hockey player who won seven World Championships and two Olympic medals, is her grandpa. Ester was still in high school in 2014, and he was enrolled in a distance-learning program in Prague.
Ledecká began playing ice hockey before moving on to skiing at the age of four and then snowboarding. “I was doing what my brother was doing,” Ester explains.
In the 2012–13 season, Ester raced in her debut World Cup contest, placing 13th in the parallel giant slalom event.
Ester won gold in the parallel slalom event at the Junior World Championships in March 2013, making her second gold medal in the competition.
At the Czech Republic’s 2013 Sportsperson of the Year awards, Ledecká was named “Junior Sportsperson of the Year.”
Ester Ledecká Partner Details
Ester Ledecká, a Czech native and Richard Mille’s 9th female athlete partner, is the first to mix snowboarding and alpine skiing at the top level.
Ledecká does not have a love life partner. Ester is now single and not dating anyone as of February 7, 2022.
Ester prefers to keep her personal life private; thus, she hasn’t shared anything about her love life in public.
Ledecká finished second behind Patrizia Kummer in the first parallel slalom event in Bad Gastein during the 2013–14 FIS Snowboard World Cup and third in the second event.
Ester then went on to win gold in the parallel giant slalom event in Rogla, becoming the first Czech woman to accomplish so.
Ledecká also made history by being the third Czech woman to win a World Cup snowboarding event.
Net Worth: How Rich is Ester Ledecká?
Ester Ledecká’s net worth is believed to be at $2 million. Ester makes the most of her money as a skier.
Ester even models for companies like Peak. She also makes money from her sponsors’ lives, such as Red Bull, Go Pro, and Atomic Ski.
On February 19, 2014, Ledecká made her Olympic debut in the parallel giant slalom snowboarding event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Ledecká has blended her snowboarding and alpine skiing careers, making her FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in February 2016 and placing 24th in her maiden event, the Kandahar downhill in Garmisch.
Ester went on to win four of her first five World Cup events, competing in both downhill and Super-G.
Ester Ledecká Instagram Explored
Ester Ledecká’s Instagram handle is @esterledecka.
Ester’s Instagram account has almost 205,000 followers, and her account is verified.
Ledecká has almost 450 Instagram posts, which include images and videos. Ledecká is a frequent Instagram user.