Alexandra Nekvapilová Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/alexandra-nekvapilova-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/alexandra-nekvapilova-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 August 2014.
  2. News: Treasured memories of the Angel of Thredbo. 18 June 2014. Chrissi. Webb.