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Beijing, March 7 (TASR) – Slovak skiing legend Henrieta Farkasova brought her collection of Winter Paralympic gold medals up to 11 by claiming the women’s super combined vision impaired at the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing on Monday. The 36-year-old skier triumphed with a time of two minutes and 3.

Beijing, February 19 (TASR) – The Slovak men’s national ice-hockey team on Saturday won an historic first Olympic medal by blanking Sweden 4-0 in the bronze-medal match at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Slovakia prevailed over Sweden chiefly thanks to solid team play, but also a two-goal performance by

Beijing, February 16 (TASR) – The Slovak national ice-hockey team made it to semifinals of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after a 3-2 quarter-final shootout win over the United States on Wednesday. The scorer of the winning shootout goal was Peter Cehlarik. Slovakia will now compete for a medal at

Beijing, February 9 (TASR) – The moments between the first and second runs were difficult, but at the same time crucial for the final success, Slovak skier Petra Vlhova, who won the gold medal in the women’s slalom event at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday, stated in

Beijing, February 9 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova on Wednesday won the women’s slalom event at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing thanks to a phenomenal second run. Vlhova finished first by the narrowest margin, beating Austria’s Katharina Liensberger by only 0.08 seconds and Switzerland’s

Kranjska Gora, January 9 (TASR) – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova triumphed in another World Cup slalom race in Kranjska Gora on Sunday, notching up her 25th victory and 52nd podium appearance in the prestigious series. In the Slovenian ski centre, she edged out Swiss Wendy Holdener by 0.23 seconds, the