Ester Ledecka admitted that he is related to swimming Katie Ledens
Do these two super successful sportswear have more than just a surname?
Underlying, the Ester Čednecka should not be particularly presented because this double gold Olympic medallist was able to conquer the Czechia in 2018, when it managed to enter the legends on the Winter Olympics in the South Korean Pchjongčchang. At this year's summer Olympics in Tokyo, another legend starts, but it has one thing common with the ester, and that's the name. Speech is about American Swimming Katie Ready, which was also about his golden Olympic medal. Do these two super successful sportswear have more than just a surname? You will learn this in our article!
Ester Ledecka and its sporting achievements
Ester Ledecka is literally sweetie of all Czech sports fans. Their heart won in 2018, when he participated in the Winter Olympic Games in the South Korean Pchjongčchang and literally captivated the whole world. Before this Olympiad, the ester knew that it is a great snowboarder and has some chances of success. But what followed, knocked down all breath. The ester first was able to get a gold medal on a super conditioner slalom in alpine skiing and then parallel giant slalom on snowboard. Thus, the ester gained two gold medals in two different disciplines. The snowboarder also dominated the ski discipline is not common at all.
Of course, Ester Ledecka was already known in front of the Olympics, but it was mainly because of its famous father, which is a legendary singer and musical composer Janek Ledecký. But the ester did not go in father's footsteps, and the little sport and especially snowboarding. Today it is more than clear that this direction paid off and we can't wait another winter Olympics, where the Ester Lede again will be a big favorite.
Who is actually Katie of Ledens
Katie Lede, the whole name, Kathleen Genevieve Ledeka is a Velude Successful American Swimmer, which has already received six gold Olympic medals in their 24 years. The last most valuable metal gained at this year's Olympics in Tokyo. The first gold has already reached the London Olympics in 2012, when she was just 15 years old. On the subsequent games in Riu Dejaneir in 2016, he won four most valuable metals.
In its ever very young age, there is a very successful sports office and swimming legend, which is still an interesting future. Thus, with the Ester, it does not merely associate with only the same surname, but also a sports talent that can be dragged in achievements at the greatest sports events.
Grandfather Katie Ledek came from Czechoslovakia
If you watched this year's Olympics on TV, you certainly interested you the last name Katie Ledek, which clearly indicates the fact that Katie has Czech ancestors. And it confirmed itself a sportswoman, who was born in 1997 in America Washington, but her grandfather Jaromír Ledecký, who was born in 1927 in Prague, emigrated to the United States of America after World War II. As Katie herself said, all another Czechoslovak relatives were killed during the Holocaust because they were Jewish belief.
What ester and katie have in common
Already in 2018, when Esther Ledecka shone on the Winter Olympics and won two gold medals, she was a message from Katie, where the swimmer over the social network was relatives. This information has recently been very surprisingly confirmed by the ester itself, which has written a message for Katie on the social network. In addition to her, she congratulates her sixth gold medal to profit, mentioned that her grandfather according to pedigree found that they really are remote relatives and have common ancestors. Although their relative relationship is very distant, it is clear that in the genus of the Ledecky, sports genes are very strong. The ester grandfather was a former Czechoslovak hockey player and her mother was a successful figure skater.
Katie Ledecka was even several times in Prague, where he visited the Jewish cemetery, where it is bollarded by her ancestors. So do we see a personal meeting of these two sports legends, which will also find a long-divided family? We firmly believe that soon yes!