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Vlhova Receives Overall Crystal Globe

Vlhova Receives Overall Crystal Globe

Lenzerheide, March 21 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova on Sunday received the overall Crystal Globe for winning this year’s World Cup, wrapping up her most successful season up to this point. The 25-year-old Slovak gained an overall score of 1,416 points, finishing ahead of Switzerland’s Lara

Vlhova Becomes First Slovak to Win Alpine Ski World Cup

Vlhova Becomes First Slovak to Win Alpine Ski World Cup

Lenzerheide, March 20 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova on Saturday clinched the women’s overall Alpine Ski World Cup title, finishing sixth in a slalom event in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Vlhova, who needed to finish in the top 15 in order to seal the overall Crystal Globe, was 3.15

Vlhova Wins in Are, Returns to Top of Overall Standings

Vlhova Wins in Are, Returns to Top of Overall Standings

Are, March 12 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova notched her jubilee twentieth World Cup triumph and returned to the top of the overall standings. In Friday’s slalom in Are, Sweden, Vlhova was 20 hundredths of a second ahead of Austria’s Katharina Liensberger, and American Mikaela Shiffrin ended

Vlhova Wins World Cup Giant Slalom Near Birthplace: "I Burst Into Tears"

Vlhova Wins World Cup Giant Slalom Near Birthplace: "I Burst Into Tears"

Jasna, March 7 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova won a World Cup giant slalom event at Jasna in Slovakia on Sunday, beating second Alice Robinson of New Zealand and third Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States. Italian Marta Bassino was fourth and has secured the small globe for giant

Shiffrin Wins World Cup Slalom in Jasna, Vlhova Runner-up

Shiffrin Wins World Cup Slalom in Jasna, Vlhova Runner-up

Jasna, March 6 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova came second in a World Cup slalom event at Jasna in Slovakia on Saturday, being edged by American Mikaela Shiffrin, while Wendy Holdener of Switzerland took the third place. Another Slovak skier, Petra Hromcova, didn’t finish the first run. Vlhova

Petra Vlhova Takes Silver in Alpine Combined Race in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Petra Vlhova Takes Silver in Alpine Combined Race in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d’Ampezzo, February 15 (TASR) – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova on Monday notched her first ever podium appearance in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo when she gained the silver medal in the Alpine combined race, finishing 0.86 seconds behind USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin. The bronze

Avalanche in Western Tatras Sweeps Away Three Ski Mountaineers, Killing Two

Avalanche in Western Tatras Sweeps Away Three Ski Mountaineers, Killing Two

Liptovsky Hradok, February 14 (TASR) – An avalanche under the Kondratova Kopa mountain (on the Slovak-Polish border) in the Western Tatras swept away three Polish ski mountaineers on Saturday (February 13) in the late hours of the night, killing two of them, the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS) reported on its website