Aleš Valenta

Aleš Valenta

Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
	2002 Salt Lake City	Aerials

Valenta in 2017

Aleš Valenta (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈvalɛnta]) (born 6 February 1973 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech freestyle skier who participated in aerials.

On February 19, 2002, he won the Winter Olympics gold medal in the freestyle aerials competition where he succeeded to perform the first triple back flip with five twists in the world. He operates the freestyle skiing centre in the town of Štíty. He was the first man to perform triple sallet with five screws.

External links[]

• (in Czech) Official Web site
• (in Czech) Official Web site on Ales Valenta Acrobat Park
• (in Czech) Profile on Czech Olympic Committee's Web site

Awards
Preceded by Jan Železný	Czech Athlete of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Pavel Nedvěd
Olympic Games
Preceded by Luboš Buchta	Flagbearer for the  Czech Republic Salt Lake 2002	Succeeded by Martina Sáblíková

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