Czech snowboard great Ledecka fails in bid for third straight Olympic gold

The world champion topped qualifying in the PGS, a head-to-head race through gates on two parallel courses marked red and blue. The 30-year-old then cruised through her last-16 contest but came unstuck in the quarter-finals against Austria's Sabine Payer. Ledecka made a mistake near the top of the course and Payer held onto her lead, winning by 0.06 seconds. No snowboarder has ever won three straight Olympic titles. Ledecka already has a unique place in Olympic history as the only woman to secure...