Ester Ledecka has opted to prioritise snowboard over Alpine skiing at next year's Winter Olympics because of a scheduling clash that means she cannot race in the women's downhill.

The 30-year-old Czech made history at the Pyeongchang Games in 2018 when she became the first woman to win gold in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics.

"I cried a bit few times about it, but we did the best we could," Ledecka told Olympics.com.

"I understand that it's not easy to coordinate the program, but I believed that it could be done. I'm the only athlete who has qualified for the event in two sports for the third time, so I was hoping that they would take that into account."

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