Winter Olympics 2022 - Petra Vlhova wins gold, world media reactions - Olympics Today

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World media coverage of Slovak skier Petra Vlhova’s triumph in the slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday:

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bbc.com: “Petra Vlhova is the Olympic slalom champion. Dreams do come true. Her mission to become the first ever Slovak Alpine skiing champion has been successful.”

orf.at..: “The end of the race could hardly have been more exciting given the small differences. From eighth place after the first lap, Vlhová edged out Katharina Liensberger by eight hundredths of a second.”

neveitalia.it: “Unreal gold after Petra Vlh’s comeback. She moved up from eighth place in the crazy slalom in Jencing to win her country’s first ever Olympic triumph in alpine skiing.”

AP: “Petra Vlhova has added an Olympic gold medal to her growing list of accomplishments. She won the slalom in Beijing on Wednesday, earning the first medal for Slovakia in Alpine skiing in the history of the Winter Olympics. It helped her to forget her disappointing performance in Monday’s giant slalom.”

AFP: “Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova produced a breathtaking second run to secure Olympic slalom gold on Wednesday. Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for medals slipped away after a botched first round.”

DPA: “Vlhová was unstoppable in the second round. She went from eighth place after the opening lap to first position ahead of reigning world champion Katharina Liensberger and Wendy Holdener. Rival Mikaela Shiffrin dropped out again.”