Schnauzer Macho and speed skating champion Konrad Niedźwiedzki have been friends for 10 years, so it’s only natural they have their own routine. Although Macho is Konrad's best supporter, he really doesn't like ice.
Julia Dujmovits is a snowboarding champion despite of the fact that her home town is in the low lands, so not too many glaciers around to train on. But this did not stop her from dreaming, training and finding new, creative ways to reach her goal! She found lots of ways to train during summer or while on a holiday apart from the ones compulsory for becoming an Olympic Gold medalist.
Numerologists would argue that 11 is a power number and those born on such a day inspire people and that their presence is galvanizing. Maybe this is why it is not a coincidence that Šárka Strachová, born on February 11th, holds many of those great traits and, who knows, this could be one of the reasons behind her winning an Olympic medal in alpine skiing.