USA Hockey: Win vs Sweden, Semi-Final vs Slovakia

USA Hockey: Win vs Sweden, Semi-Final vs Slovakia

Wednesday’s quarter-final decided the composition of the semi-final pairs of the hockey tournament at the Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Slovakia will face the United States, Canada will face Finland in the second semi-final. The last to make it to the semi-finals was the United States, which eliminated Sweden in the evening match. The Americans … Read more

Olympics & Davis Cup Fan Zone – Horácká Arena

Olympics & Davis Cup Fan Zone – Horácká Arena

“The city of Jihlava has prepared a public screening of the Winter Olympics on the residential staircase next to the Horácká Arena. The broadcasts will run daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. If important races or matches with Czech participation begin in the evening, the program will of course be extended so that viewers … Read more

Jakub Hroneš: Big Air Results – No Finals Appearance

Jakub Hroneš: Big Air Results – No Finals Appearance

You can also listen to the article in audio version. Snowboarder Jakub Hroneš did not reach the finals of the Big Air discipline at the Winter Olympics. He took 28th place in the qualification in Livigno. For the better two of his three jumps, he received a total mark of 86.00, 77 points separated him … Read more

Slovak Hockey: Goalkeeper Issue Threatens Olympic Bid | Lašák Reacts

Slovak Hockey: Goalkeeper Issue Threatens Olympic Bid | Lašák Reacts

They completed their last training session before the Olympics at the Ondrej Nepela winter stadium. Goalkeeper Adam Gajan, however, could not participate, as his skates did not arrive from Minnesota, where he works in the university team. “What good is a goalkeeper if he doesn’t have skates. That’s the biggest problem. They stayed somewhere in … Read more

Jakub Hroneš: Olympic Medal Hope & Unique Trick

Jakub Hroneš: Olympic Medal Hope & Unique Trick

Already as a boy he dreamed big. “That I was going to compete in the World Cup, that it would be great to go to the Olympics. I didn’t care what it was,” smiles Jakub Hroneš. “And my dad keeps banging it on my head now. That it’s really thick.” Dense is the word that … Read more

Červenka Twins: Czech Hockey Stars & Olympic Roles

Červenka Twins: Czech Hockey Stars & Olympic Roles

They are used to the fact that every night their opponents prepare a plan to tame them. But the matches usually end with the failure of the plan. Pardubice acquired Lukáš Sedlák and Roman Červenka to be dominant. They are too. There is no better offensive duo in the extra league. “I go into the … Read more

David Pastrňák’s Cars: What Does the Bruins Star Drive?

David Pastrňák’s Cars: What Does the Bruins Star Drive?

He is still only twenty-nine years old, yet he already has David Pastrnak over 800 games in the NHL, in which he scored 413 goals and 489 assists. Since his draft in 2014, the native of Havířov has been loyal to the Boston Bruins team and is one of the main pillars of the Czech … Read more

Visa & Cash Only: The Future of Payments?

Visa & Cash Only: The Future of Payments?

You can also listen to the article in audio version. At the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, official sports venues and fan zones will only be able to pay by Visa or cash. Cards of other brands, including Mastercard, will not work at the payment terminals on campus. It is … Read more

Georgii Reshtenko: Czech Figure Skating’s Rising Star

Georgii Reshtenko: Czech Figure Skating’s Rising Star

You can also listen to the article in audio version. Attentive viewers noticed this immediately. At the medal ceremony in Sheffield, Georgii Reshtenko came out with the Czech flag in the opposite guard. The blue triangle did not look to the left, but to the right. A stormy discussion immediately broke out on social networks. … Read more

Czech Athletes: 113-Strong Expedition Details

Visa & Cash Only: The Future of Payments?

You can also listen to the article in audio version. The Czech team at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will have 113 athletes. Its composition was approved by the plenum of the Czech Olympic Committee on Thursday. It is the same number that took part in the record-breaking Winter Games in … Read more