Alpine Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's Super-G - Jeongseon Alpine Centre - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 17, 2018 - Ester Ledecka of Czech Republic reacts during the victory ceremony. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Ester Ledecka's day -- and probably her life -- had just taken a surreal turn.
The Czech, ranked 43rd this season in Alpine super-G, had expected to finish Saturday's ski race and head off quietly to practise for what she thought was her stronger Olympic event, on her snowboard.
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