The Czech shocked an entire ski world when she turned the Olympic gold from Anna Veith, who was already crying out her joy. So she struck again when she was at the top of the prize pallet in the downhill race, 35 hundredths ahead of Corinne Suter.

Ledecka has never been better than seven in the World Cup and got a good ride where she especially in the middle party where she ran better than the competitors and pulled away, in the snow.