Šárka Záhrobská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃaːrka ˈzaːɦropskaː] ( listen); born February 11, 1985) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the Czech Republic. Born in Benecko, she specializes in the slalom event. Záhrobská is the first alpine racer representing the Czech Republic to medal at the Winter Olympics and at the World Championships and just the second Czech alpine skier ever to medal in the Olympics.
Záhrobská won the gold medal in slalom at ...
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Šárka Záhrobská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃaːrka ˈzaːɦropskaː] ( listen); born February 11, 1985) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the Czech Republic. Born in Benecko, she specializes in the slalom event. Záhrobská is the first alpine racer representing the Czech Republic to medal at the Winter Olympics and at the World Championships and just the second Czech alpine skier ever to medal in the Olympics.
Záhrobská won the gold medal in slalom at the 2007 World Championships and narrowly missed a bronze in the super combined, finishing in 4th place by 0.20 seconds. Two years earlier, she won her first medal at the 2005 World Championships, taking the bronze in slalom while placing 5th in the combined. It was the first World Championships medal for a Czech alpine skier. In the 2006 Winter Olympics, Záhrobská finished 13th in slalom, 19th in the combined, and 27th in Super G; she did not finish the second run of the giant slalom.
On the World Cup circuit, Záhrobská made her debut in...
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