Winter sports – Kafkadesk

“Czechia” to become official name of Czech sports teams

Prague, Czech Republic – Czech sports teams competing in international events will from now on appear under the unified nameContinue Reading

On February 22, 1998, an all-star Czech ice hockey team beat Russia in the finals of the Nagano Winter GamesContinue Reading

Budapest, Hungary – Speed-skating Liu Shaoang won Hungary’s first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in the Men’s 500m, Hungary’sContinue Reading

Prague, Czech Republic – Speed-skating Martina Sáblíková became the most decorated Czech Olympian of all time after winning bronze inContinue Reading

The highly anticipated contest between skiing rivals Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States and Petra Vlhová of Slovakia, dubbed toContinue Reading

Prague, Czech Republic –Czech President Miloš Zeman said he was opposed to the “political abuse”, including calls for boycotts, ofContinue Reading

Brno, Czech Republic – Skoda Auto won’t sponsor this year’s ice hockey world championship in Belarus over the regime’s humanContinue Reading

Prague, Czech Republic – Ice hockey, traditionally thought of as born in Canada, has universal appeal. Canadians are far fromContinue Reading

Some of them may be longstanding sports which have become shared passions, while others are newer sports that originated statesideContinue Reading

The Czech Republic has a celebrated history with sports that spans over a century, from before the country was anContinue Reading