Ondrej Bank
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Ondřej Bank (ˈondr̝ɛj ˈbaŋk) (born October 27, 1980 in Zábřeh na Moravě) is a Czech alpine skier.

Bank began his international career in 1995 when he first competed at the Junior World Championship. His first World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

 race was in 2001. He is a specialist in combined races, and his best result so far is 3rd place in Super-Combination in Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Resort
Beaver Creek Resort is a major United States ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west...

 on November 29 2007.

His biggest achievement is 6th place in Combined at 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

, which is also the best Czech Olympic skiing result since Peter Jurko in 1988 in Calgary
Calgary
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