An all-rounder is about to reach her crowning glory

After the alpine season finale in Lenzerheide after the downhill runs on Wednesday Super-G race on Thursday due to fog were canceled, the 25-year-old ski racer is almost certain of the overall World Cup. Unless a miracle happens, she will be the first Slovakian to win the big crystal ball - and crown her personal mammoth season.

The all-rounder didn't miss a single individual event this winter. After a furious start to the season with three wins in the first four races, she seemed to pay tribute to the high stress in January and weakened. But in the final sprint she got her second wind - and in the showdown in Switzerland she also got help from the weather gods.

Vlhova is 96 points ahead of the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami. It is unlikely that the world champion and overall winner in the Super-G, who specializes in the speed disciplines, will make up for this deficit in the two remaining technical races. She could still gain points in the giant slalom, but probably not in the slalom. Ultimately, it will be enough for Vlhova to safely cross the finish line twice. Your successful trainer is considered a tough dog “Our goal is the overall World Cup because that would be something historic in Slovakia,” Vlhova's coach Livio Magoni emphasized again before the World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo in February. Vlhova's season was completely focused on this triumph from the start. And the Italian is a decisive factor on their way to the top. Petra Vlhova and Livio Magoni have been working together since 2016. © petravlhova13

Magoni, who once drilled the Slovenian Tina Maze to overall World Cup victory, is considered a tough dog. Since 2016, he has continuously led Vlhova upwards - with meticulous work and unconventional methods.

With Playing drums in her adopted home of Vipiteno For example, Vlhova should improve her coordination between her hands and feet and simulate the movements of her upper body while skiing while playing tennis or kayaking. Her brother Boris introduced her to motocross riding to strengthen her balance, and she sharpens her reactions with the self-defense martial art Krav Maga. And she jogged with a parachute attached, she once said. Vlhova's South Tyrol connection Over the years, Magoni, who lives in Kalch near Vipiteno, gradually introduced her to giant slalom, downhill and super-G in addition to her core discipline of slalom. And with this complete package, Vlhova outshone everyone - including the exceptional American athlete Mikaela Shiffrin, in whose shadow she has always been in recent winters. Vlhova enjoys the training opportunities in South Tyrol (here, for example, on the Stelvio Pass). © petra vlhova

One reason for their success could also be their adopted home of South Tyrol. Vlhova has had a place to stay in Vipiteno for some time. She not only trains there during the winter months, but also all year round . The decision has basically been made Magoni said that the fact that she missed out on good results in view of her XXL exertions in the run-up to the World Cup was not a surprise, but was to be expected. In the title fights themselves it was enough for Vlhova to win two silver medals in combination and slalom. And at the home World Cup shortly later she was at the front again.

“Before Jasna I focused a little differently. I concentrated more on my skiing and tried not to think about the overall World Cup,” Vlhova said recently. With success. Unlike the men's category, where the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault and the Swiss Marco Odermatt are only 31 points apart in the fight for the big crystal ball, the women's decision has virtually been made - and all-rounder Vlhova is the designated Alpine queen.

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An all-rounder is about to reach her crowning glory

Petra Vlhova is almost at the finish line after her mammoth program. To win the big crystal ball, which is within reach, the Slovakian also had to invest a lot.

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