Petra Vlhová

**Petra Vlhová** (born 13 June 1995) be Slovak World Cup alpine ski racer wey dey specialise insyd de technical events of slalom den giant slalom. Vlhová win de World Cup overall title insys 2021 den de gold medal insyd de 2022 Winter Olympics insyd de slalom event, wey she cam turn de first Slovak skier make she achieve dese feats.

## Career
Dem born am insyd Liptovský Mikuláš, during childhood she attend training sessions for Podbreziny ski center for ein native Litpovský Mikuláš. Plus altitude of 700 meters den tracks plus combined length of 550 meters, de ski center enter disusage insyd de later 2000s den early 2010s. Insyd 2022, Vlhová support de restart of de center den de local youth training groups.

Vlhová win gold medal insyd 2012 Winter Youth Olympics wey she represent Slovakia insyd de 2014 Winter Olympics. She sanso win gold insyd de slalom for de Junior World Championships insyd 2014 for Jasná, Slovakia insyd.

## World Cup
She make ein World Cup debut for age 17 insyd December 2012, den ein first World Cup podium cam three years later, victory insyd slalom for December 2015 insyd for Åre, Sweden. For 17 January 2016, she qualify give de second run insyd giant slalom for de first time for ein career insyd Flachau wey she fini 14th.

### 2019 season
Insyd December 2018, Vlhová score de first World Cup giant slalom win give Slovakia insyd race for Semmering, Austria insyd – na she dey insyd fourth place after de first run buh she set de second fastest time for de second run for de victory: na ein previous best GS result be seventh. Few days later she win parallel slalom for de foot of de Holmenkollbakken insyd Oslo, de sixth win of ein career, wey dey set fresh record give de most World Cup wins by Slovak alpine skier, wey dey eclipse Veronika Velez-Zuzulová.

Insyd January 2019, she fini as runner-up to Mikaela Shiffrin insyd de first five classic slaloms of de World Cup season, Vlhová win de slalom insyd Flachau, she set de fastest time for de second run make she take de win after she place third insyd de first run wey she take de winner's €70,000 prize, de biggest women's prize purse of de World Cup season.

For de Alpine World Ski Championships insyd February 2019, Vlhová take complete set of medals. She claim de first individual medal give Slovak skier – silver insyd de combined – after Wendy Holdener edge am out by three-hundredths of second. She then win de first gold medal give Slovakia insyd de giant slalom, before she take de bronze insyd de slalom.

### 2020 season
Vlhová start de 2020 season plus 14th-place finish insyd giant slalom for Sölden. She reach ein first podium insyd de season for Killington wen she fini second insyd Slalom. For 15 December 2019, she win Parallel slalom race insyd St. Moritz. Insyd de last race of 2019, she fini second again insyd Lienz behind Mikaela Shiffrin. She start de fresh year plus three victories for 4 races insyd. First, she win de slalom insyd Zagreb for 4 January; 10 days later, she triumph insyd de Flachau slalom, den then she take ein Giant slalom win per of de season for 18 January, wen she share de spoils plus Federica Brignone insyd Sestriere.

Vlhová start dey compete insyd de speed events for ein bid make she win de big crystal globe insyd de later part of de season. She claim two 6th places insyd Bansko, one insyd de downhill den one insyd de super-G. She claim two oda top 10 results insyd Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Ein final win of de season cam insyd slalom for Kranjska Gora insyd for 16 February. She record fresh personal best downhill plus 4th place insyd Crans Montana for 21 February. Insyd de season's final race, she fini 4th insyd super-G for La Thuile insyd, wich na ein best result insyd de discipline up to dat point.

Na dem cut de season short by de COVID-19 pandemic. Vlhová fini 3rd insyd de overall world cup standings, she win ein first small crystal globes, one give slalom den one give parallel events.

### 2021 season
Vlhová get strong start to de season plus 3rd place insyd de opening giant slalom insyd Sölden. She follow dat up plus three victories insyd row, she win two slaloms for two days insyd Levi den parallel giant slalom insyd Lech/Zürs. Insyd December, Vlhová fini 3rd insyd de first of two giant slaloms insyd Courchevel (France) buh she no fini de oda one two days later. Insyd Val d'Isère, she fini 26th den 33rd insyd de two downhills before she get 6th place insyd de super-G day later. Vlhová record three more victories insyd de season - slalom for Zagreb insyd, giant slalom for ein home track for Jasná insyd, den slalom for Åre insyd. She sanso record ein first podium insyd speed event wen she fini 2nd insyd de super-G for Garmisch-Partenkirchen insyd for February 1.

She sanso win two silver medals for de World Championships insyd Cortina d'Ampezzo, one insyd de alpine combined den one insyd slalom.

Vlhová secure ein first overall title for de world cup finals for Lenzerheide insyd, wey she fini 6th insyd slalom. She cam turn de first Slovak skier make she achieve dis title.

### 2022 season
Vlhová part ways plus ein Italian coach Livio Magoni shortly after de end of de 2021 season after 5-year partnership. She hire swiss coach Mauro Pini as replacement.

Vlhová get strong start to de season plus 3rd place insyd de opening giant slalom for Sölden insyd. She follow dat up plus two victories for row insyd, she win two slaloms insyd two days for Levi insyd. She win three more slaloms insyd Lienz, Zagreb den Kranjska Gora wey she clinch de slalom crystal globe plus second place finish insyd Schladming, plus two slaloms dey remain.

She cam turn de first Slovak alpine skier make she win Olympic medal by she win gold insyd slalom for Beijing insyd. Na she be insyd 8th place after de first round, 0.72 seconds behind Lena Dürr, buh then she produce de fastest run for de second leg make she win gold by 0.08 seconds ahead of reigning world champion Katharina Liensberger.

After de Olympics, Vlhová mount challenge make she defendein overall world cup title. She win de giant slalom insyd Åre make she record ein sixth win of de season. She finally lose de chance make she win de big crystal globe after de final super-G race insyd Courchevel/Méribel, wer Mikaela Shiffrin fini for 2nd position insyd wey she clinch de title. Vlhová fini off de season plus two podiums insyd slalom den giant slalom.

### 2023 season

Vlhová fini de season for third place overall insyd.

### 2024 season
Vlhová get strong start to de season plus 3rd place insyd de opening giant slalom for Sölden insyd. She reach ein first win of de season insyd slalom for Levi insyd. Na ebe ein 20th career slalom victory.

## World Cup results

### Season titles

* 4 titles – (1 overall, 2 Slalom, 1 Parallel)

### Season standings

: Standings thru 16 January 2024

### Race victories

### Podiums

**<sup>1</sup>** Dey include both parallel slalom den parallel giant slalom. Dem classify two parallel events insyd de ski-db.com results as classic events (de City Event slalom for 30/01/18 den de City Event slalom for 01/01/19). Dem dey are show am hie as parallel events.

## World Championship results

## Olympic results

## Recognition
Insyd 2024, de presido of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová award Vlhová de Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 1st class.

## References


## External links

* Petra Vlhová at FIS (alpine)
* Petra Vlhová at Olympics.com
* Petra Vlhová at Olympedia
* Petra Vlhová at de Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (insyd Slovak)
* Petra Vlhová at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database 
* Official website *(insyd Slovak)*