Young Slovak alpine skier Petra Vlhová achieved a sensational victory at the slalom World Cup race in Aare, Sweden on Sunday. With the number 19, the 20-year old skier catapulted herself into first place in the initial round with a 0.28-second advantage ahead of Norway's Nina Loeseth. With another excellent race in the second round, Vlhová secured a 0.59-second difference in front of the eventual runner up Frida Hansdotter of Sweden. Vlhová for the first time in her career wedged herself into the top ten in Aspen two weeks ago, finishing in seventh place. Now, she is third in the overall slalom standings with 160 points in total. Meanwhile, another Slovak skier Veronika Velez-Zuzulová is fifth overall with 120 points.
Zuzana Botíková, Photo: AP/TASR
