Neumannova named Czech athlete of the year

Cross-country skier and Olympic gold medal winner Katerina Neumannova was named sportsperson of the year on Sunday evening at a special awards ceremony in Prague. Ms Neumannova was top choice by Czech journalists in the prestigious poll, earning more than 1800 points. Ice hockey star Jaromir Jagr came second in the poll, more than 400 points behind, while cross-country skier and Olympic silver medalist Lukas Bauer was third. In 2006 Neumannova triumphed in the 30 kilometre cross-country race at the Turin Olympics.