Prague - Three years ago Katerina Neumannova surged to the front on the finish line for the Czech Republic's first-ever Olympic gold in Nordic skiing.
Now, her triumphs in sports management depend on how she glides through the Nordic World Championships that open in northern Czech town of Liberec on Wednesday.
Neumannova, who turned 36 on Sunday, was hailed the Czech Republic's latest sporting hero when she grabbed the historic gold in the 30km cross-country ski race at
2006 Turin Olympic.
