Versatile Ledecka wins parallel giant slalom at snowboard world championships

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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Ester Ledecka has won the parallel giant slalom at the snowboard world championships in Switzerland. The three-time Olympic champion won bronze in downhill at the Alpine skiing worlds in February. Ledecka was in a class of her own and dominated qualification then easily defeated all of her rivals en route to the final. There, she beat the defending women's parallel giant slalom champion Miki Tsubaki of Japan. It was Ledecka's first snowboard world title in eight years.