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If Petra Vlhová had the power to cancel the coronavirus pandemic and meet her fans live, she would do so right after her arrival in Slovakia.
Her most successful, but at the same time the most demanding season of her career, ending with a big globe, took place in front of empty stands due to a worldwide pandemic, but she felt the support of the whole of Slovakia all the more from a distance.
“It’s a bad time at the moment, but on Saturday one of my first thoughts was that I wanted to look forward to home with the whole of Slovakia. A lot of people would probably come to such a meeting …
I would have enjoyed it much more, but I am still looking forward to giving people joy and a smile on their faces in these difficult times. I’d rather say, ‘Let’s all meet tomorrow and celebrate together, but I can’t promise it like that now,’ “ said Petra Vlhová at a press conference in the representative premises of Bratislava Castle.
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The queen of the just-finished downhill World Cup season, three after the completion of the triumphal race behind the big globe, is becoming more and more aware of everything she had to go through to enter the history of downhill skiing as the first Slovak to win the most prestigious ski trophy.
“Right after the last race in Lenzerheide, we went home by car and I had the globe with me. But then I told my friend Mišek that I was afraid something would happen to him. When we stopped by the car, we put him in the trunk again.
No, I didn’t sleep with the globe, but I take care of it and watch it as best I can. When I look at him, the whole season flashes through my head. All those emotions – happiness, joy, sadness, anger and helplessness. It’s completely hidden in this challenging season, “ said Vlhová.
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Petra Vlhová with her brother Boris
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Vlhová smiled at the question of who everyone deserves thanks for this exceptional success and who everyone participated in it. “Family is the basis of everything for me, without the family I would have no results and I would not be here. In Slovakia it is so that if someone does not have dedicated parents, they can not use their talent properly. Parents mean everything to me, but I have around yourself and a great team.
My parents were at home almost all the time during this pandemic season, and when the times were hard, coach Livio Magoni used to encourage me to fight to the end. And even if I don’t drive well, because every single point is good.
We decided to go through the entire World Cup program and put everything into it. However, I had no idea that it would be so difficult. Brother Boris experienced situations with me when I cried many times and told him that it was no longer possible …
However, you never have to give up, but follow your dream. Although I used to only dream of a small globe, not a big one. I didn’t dare to do that as a child, “ Vlhová stated and continued in a thank-you note:
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Petra Vlhová
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“Apart from me, Livio has the biggest share on the globe. He is the head coach and leader, he is good and he has a lot of experience on the way to a big globe. Maybe I could do it with another coach, but …
If I didn’t have a brother Borek, I wouldn’t be so cool at the start. If the ‘servants’ didn’t prepare my skis well, I could ski as I wished, but I wouldn’t be able to. The mental coach also made me an excellent robot. There are a lot of people around me who help me, but Livio has the greatest credit for that. “
In less than a year, the Winter Olympics in Beijing and Vlha will be the main seasonal goal associated with the goal of the Olympic medal. She hadn’t gotten it in Pyongyang three years ago. Father Igor Vlha, as the team boss, indicated that cosmetic changes would take place in the team, but he did not want to specify them yet.
“We don’t have contracts yet, so I don’t want to talk about it. We still need to consult. Livio Magoni has a contract for another year. The Olympics are waiting for us and we will continue,” informed Vlha.
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