Olga Charvátová-Křížová
She is one of the best Czech downhill skiers. She won two World Cup races and reached the podium fourteen times. Between 1982-1986, she regularly finished among the top ten skiers in the overall standings, with a 4th place finish in the 1985/1986 season. Her greatest success came at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the downhill.
After her racing career ended, she taught at the Faculty of Technology in Zlín. Subsequently, she founded and led a youth ski sports school.
Significant Achievements and Events
- 1977 Junior World Championships Yugoslavia 2nd place in giant slalom
- 1978 World Championships GA-Pa 9th place combined
- 1979 Junior World Championships Austria 3rd place in slalom
- 1982 World Championships Schladming 5th place combined and 9th place slalom
- 1984 Winter Olympics Sarajevo 3rd place in downhill (historically first medal from Winter Olympics)
- 1985 World Championships Bormio 11th place in slalom
