Livigno, Italy, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - Olympic star Ledecka says athletes ignored in debate over future of snowboard event

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Czech snowboard star Ester Ledecka took aim at Olympic chiefs on Sunday amid fears that parallel giant slalom could be axed, saying athletes' voices were considered secondary to "politics and money". Snowboarding made its debut at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and parallel giant slalom, or PGS, was introduced four years later at Salt Lake City. But there is growing uncertainty over whether the discipline will feature at the 2030 Games in the Fr......

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