Rebeka Jančová (born 25 August 2003) is a Slovak alpine ski racer. She competed at the

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in Beijing. Rebeka Jančová was born on 25 August 2003 in

Zvolen Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the ...

. She initially became interested in skiing because of her older sister Tereza Jančová. In 2012 at the age of 9, she joined the Levoča ski Club, which has been a part of

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Veronika Velez-Zuzulová ( Zuzulová; born 15 July 1984) is a retired Slovak alpine ski racer. Born in Bratislava, she specialised in the slalom and was the most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhová. She was coached by her fath ...

academy since 2018. She is also a member of the Dukla Banská Bystrica athletic club.

Career

Rebeka Jančová started competing internationally at the

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. She finished 4th in combined, 8th in

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and 14th and 15th in

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and slalom respectively. At the age of 18 she qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. She finished 12th in mixed team race together with Petra Hromcová,

Adam Žampa Adam Žampa (born 13 September 1990) is a Slovakian World Cup alpine ski racer. His best result so far is the 5th place in combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics. His brothers are Andreas Žampa Andreas Žampa (born 13 August 1993) is a Slovak ...

and

Andreas Žampa Andreas Žampa (born 13 August 1993) is a Slovak alpine skier. He competed for Slovakia at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 202 ...

after losing 1 to 3 to the team USA. Additionally, she finished 39th in Woman's Super-G. She did not finish either slalom or

race. Jančová made her senior debut at the

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on 14 January 2023 at the age of 19.

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