Former Canadian ski racer Jan Hudec not ready to give up on Olympic dream
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — On the right shoulder of Jan Hudec’s racing suit, a Maple Leaf intersects with a lion.
Meshing symbols of Canada and the Czech Republic over yet another body part that has been surgically repaired sums up Hudec’s ski racing history.
“I’m still a proud Canadian. I still bleed red,” Hudec said. “We all do, technically.”
Hudec was a physical wreck when he won Olympic super-G bronze in 2014 and ended Canada’s 20-year drought in men’s alpine skiing. He was bedridden with a herniated disc in his back just a few weeks the race.