Hudec

Hudec, whose Czech family came to Canada as refugees, has had seven major knee operations.

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Hudec's approach to Sunday's race could also be said for how he approaches his career.

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Calgary's Jan Hudec was the top Canadian, finishing 16th with a time of 1:45.40.

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Two-time overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal won Sunday's super giant slalom, denying Swiss alpine legend Didier Cuche two victories in Lake Louise, Alta., this weekend, but all the Norwegian wanted to talk about was the skier who finished fourth: Jan Hudec.

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Guay is also one of Alpine Canada's skiing wounded, which includes Robbie Dixon (concussion), Louis-Pierre Hélie (knee and concussion), Jan Hudec (back) and John Kucera (broken leg), all of whom are coming back this season from injuries.

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Hudec skied aggressively and looked like he was putting together one of his best runs of the year before a small mistake resulted in him overshooting a gate.

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I knew I had to ski it as hard as I could, said Hudec.

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Photograph: Peter Hudec/EPA Slovakia's governing coalition has failed to strike a deal to prevent the collapse of a continent-wide plan to rescue heavily indebted European nations.

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Calgary's Hudec suffered a similar fate, but young Thomsen provided a bright spot for the Canadian team with a 19th place finish in his first world championship race.

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Despite seven major surgeries to his knees, 30-year-old Hudec of Calgary said after training that he's never felt stronger.

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