Petra VLHOVA

Historical Results

Vlha

Hiking in the Tatra Mountains, cycling, mountain biking, equestrian, inline skating. (Instagram)

Athlete

Father, Igo Vlha. Mother, Zuzana Vlhova. Brother, Boris Vlha.

Slovakian, English

Ski Team Vlha / VSC Dukla Banska Bystrica

Personal: Mauro Pini (SUI)

Brother Boris Vlha (Alpine skiing): Was a skier but did not pursue racing at the same level as his sister. Today he works as a manager for her team. (sport-aktuality.sk, 21 Apr 2021)

2010 FIS event in Geilo (Giant slalom - 33rd)
2012 World Cup in Semmering (Slalom - 11th)

22 February 2021: Facial cuts from an on-snow training accident in Jasna just after the World Championships. It did not impact her training and she was back racing 26 February 2021 in Val di Fassa, finishing ninth and 12th in World Cup downhills. (sport.aktuality.sk, 22 Feb 2021)

23 February 2020: Knee pain during a combined World Cup in Crans Montana, preliminarily diagnosed as cartilage damage. Was questionable for the next weekend's races in La Thuile, but did compete finishing fourth in super-G in what would become the final race of the COVID-shortened season. (skiracing.com, 24 Feb 2020)

December 2013: Stretched shoulder ligaments and a torn bicep put her off the snow for a month. Returned to competition in January 2014 in a European Cup race in Melchsee Frutt, Switzerland. (Info 2018)

Her family operated buffets on two nearby ski resorts in Slovakia, so she and her brother were skiing there when she was young.
The last to leave the slopes each day, she had her first competition when she was eight. (petravlhova.sk)

In May 2021 she changed personal coaches, leaving her longtime coach Livio Magoni (ITA) and began to work with Mauro Pini (SUI), who had formerly worked with her rivals Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) and Tina Maze (SLO). “Although achieving what we set out to do will not be easy, I am convinced that thanks to the experience and high expertise of the training procedures of our new head coach - Mauro Pini, we will achieve them together not only for ourselves but especially for all the fans behind us.” (skiracing.com, 3 May 2021)

Winning the 2021 World Cup overall title. (skiactu.ch, 20 Mar 2021)

Alpine skier Marlies Schild (AUT), four-time Olympic medallist, two-time World champion.

Alpine skier Janica Kostelic (CRO), four-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion.

Alpine skier Veronika Velez-Zuzulova (SVK), four-time Olympian, 2017 World Championships medallist. (Info 2018)

Her parents. (Info 2018)

Slovakian Skier of the Year (2012).