Jan Hudec
Encyclopedia
Jan Hudec is a Canadian
alpine skier
. On February 11, 2007, he won the silver medal in downhill
at the 2007 World Championships in Åre
, Sweden
. In the November of the same year he won his first World cup victory, a downhill in Lake Louise
. In January 2008, he suffered a knee injury while training in Switzerland, thereby ending his World Cup Season. He currently is undergoing rehabilitation prior to the next competitive season.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. On February 11, 2007, he won the silver medal in downhill
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's Downhill
Event: Downhill MenDate: February 11, 2007Start Time: 10:20 CET-Results:...
at the 2007 World Championships in Åre
Åre
Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. In the November of the same year he won his first World cup victory, a downhill in Lake Louise
Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 9 Banff . It is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta , the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the...
. In January 2008, he suffered a knee injury while training in Switzerland, thereby ending his World Cup Season. He currently is undergoing rehabilitation prior to the next competitive season.
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2007 |  Lake LouiseLake Louise, Alberta Lake Louise is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 9 Banff . It is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta , the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the... |
Downhill |