Alexandra Nekvapilová

Alexandra Nekvapilová, also known as Sasha Nekvapil (5 October 1919 – 10 June 2014), was a Czech alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.[1] Along with her husband Karel and brother, fellow Olympic skier Frank Prihoda, she defected from Czechoslovakia in 1948 and emigrated to Australia. There they started one of the first ski-lodge businesses in Thredbo, New South Wales.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Webb, Chrissi (18 June 2014). "Treasured memories of the Angel of Thredbo".


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