in twenty years. Left off Canada's team for the 2016–17 season, Hudec competed for the Czech Republic at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2019, the native Welsh band 'Papur Wal' released a song commemorating Hudec's childhood and career. Called 'Yn Y Weriniaeth Tsiec' the song translates from Welsh to 'In The Czech Republic'. An upbeat indie classic, the song proved to be a hit in Wales especially among the indie music scene in the country which is spearheaded by the nations young people. Hudec was shown the song recently he described it as 'the best song I've ever heard' following on by thanking Papur Wal and expressing his love and gratitude to the Welsh people and Wales as a country. World Cup results Season standings Top ten finishes 2 wins – (2 DH) 5 podiums – (3 DH, 2 SG) Videos FIS Alpine.com – Jan Hudec speaks Czech (with Ondřej Bank) and talks about his roots – 2011-03-12 YouTube.com – Hudec's winning DH run at Lake Louise – 2007-11-24 YouTube.com – Jan Hudec wins at Chamonix – from Universal Sports – 2012-02-03 World Championship results Olympic results References External links Jan Hudec World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation Rossignol.com – team – alpine – Jan Hudec Alpine Canada.org – national ski team – athletes – Jan Hudec 1981 births Canadian male alpine skiers Czech male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Canada Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian people of Czech descent People from Šumperk Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta Olympic alpine skiers of the Czech Republic Living people