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The last World University Winter Games were extremely successful for Czech athletes, who brought home 12 medals. The first, a silver, was won in snowboardcross by Jakub Žerava, a student at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Charles University.

Když prvně spatříte někoho, jak „letí“ na prkně z prudkého svahu v celoobličejové helmě i tělových chráničích a bojuje o pozici, asi si pomyslíte, že to jsou bytosti z cizí planety. Longboarding nabírá na popularitě, k jeho výrazným tvářím patří i „crew“ z UK.

Over the last few years, more and more young people in the Czech Republic have taken up longboarding, a hobby and sport related to skateboarding but different in many respects. Longboards, as the name suggests, utilise a longer deck but feel very different, offering a more stable ride on softer polyurethane wheels.