Vlhova Starts New Season with Third-place Finish in Giant Slalom in Soelden
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Soelden, October 23 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova, who’s the reigning women’s skiing World Cup champion, on Saturday started the 2021/22 season with third place in a giant slalom event in the Austrian town of Soelden.
The race was won by American Mikaela Shiffrin, who finished 0.14 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami and 1.30 seconds ahead of Vlhova.
The Slovak skier thus notched her 45th World Cup podium appearance in her career.