Petra Vlhova is confident that she will make it back from a serious knee injury in time to defend her slalom gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February. But the standout Slovakian skier ...

Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will continue to be sidelined from competition until at least mid-January. She still has discomfort in her right knee that was surgically repaired last winter and ...

BEIJING (AP) — Smiling. Laughing. Enjoying herself. Petra Vlhova is like a different person following “something huge” that changed in her approach to skiing. After becoming the first Slovakian to win ...

Olympic champion Petra Vlhova of Slovakia has suffered a season-ending knee injury after crashing out of the first run of the World Cup giant slalom race on home soil in Jasna. Vlhova, who won slalom ...

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LEVI, Finland — Practice made perfect for Petra Vlhova on Saturday, beating Mikaela Shiffrin in the first World Cup slalom of the season. The Slovakian overall champion had been training for three ...

LEVI – Mikaela Shiffrin dealt with a bone bruise in her left knee following a recent training crash to finish fourth Saturday in the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. The defending overall ...

LEVI, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Petra Vlhova of Slovakia takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Slalom on November 20, 2021 in Levi Finland. (Photo by Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom ...

LEVI, Finland — Mikaela Shiffrin, racing for the first time since January, settled for second place behind Petra Vlhova in a World Cup slalom on Saturday but still “felt a lot of happiness” to finally ...

Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova has had a setback in her planned return from knee surgery. Vlhova, who is Mikaela Shiffrin’s biggest rival, had her right ACL and meniscus operated on in January ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LEVI, Finland (AP) — Practice made perfect for Petra Vlhova on Saturday, beating Mikaela Shiffrin in the first World Cup slalom of the season. The Slovakian ...