▁World ▁Championships ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁tournament ▁( C zech oslov ak ia ▁had ▁won ▁six ▁times ▁previously ). ▁Lang ▁scored ▁nine ▁points ▁in ▁eight ▁games . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Lang ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁World ▁Cup ▁( rep la cing ▁the ▁Canada ▁Cup ), ▁however ▁the ▁C ze chs ▁lost ▁all ▁three ▁round - ro bin ▁games ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁medal ▁r ounds . ▁Lang ▁failed ▁to ▁register ▁a ▁point . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Lang ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁World ▁Championships , ▁defe ating ▁Russia ▁in ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁game . ▁Lang ▁scored ▁two ▁points ▁in ▁eight ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Lang ▁competed ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁capt uring ▁gold ▁on ▁a ▁team ▁with ▁Domin ik ▁Ha š ek ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁team mate ▁Jar om ír ▁J á gr . ▁He ▁scored ▁two ▁points ▁in ▁six ▁games ▁as ▁the ▁C ze chs ▁defeated ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁then ▁Russia ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁Lang ▁once ▁again ▁su ited ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁C ze chs ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁Lang ▁scored ▁three ▁points ▁in ▁four ▁games , ▁but ▁the ▁C ze chs ▁were ▁kept ▁from ▁def ending ▁their ▁gold ▁medal , ▁falling ▁to ▁Russia ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0