Waiting for her return
Shiffrin disappointed: “Miss our rivalry”
Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova may not return to the Ski World Cup until December. As the Slovakian said before the Alpine season opener in Sölden, she does not yet feel fully fit following the cruciate ligament rupture she suffered in January 2024. Mikaela Shiffrin will certainly miss the "combs on the slopes".
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen US star Mikaela Shiffrin will be missing the strongest challenger in the technical disciplines for years. "I miss our rivalry," said Shiffrin. "I will miss our battles in these first few races."
The 29-year-old reported on a friendly exchange with Vlhova in the summer. "We were both in Ushuaia at the same time and spent some time off-piste, we had a chat. And she's great, that's all I can say," Shiffrin explained during an online media interview on Wednesday. "It's not an experience we often have as competitors, especially as we are top rivals and push each other to the limit. Normally you don't really feel like hanging out together after a race."
Vlhova tore her cruciate and medial ligaments in her right knee at her home race in Jasna on January 20. The 29-year-old recently declared that she only wanted to come back when she was back to 100 percent. That is not yet the case in Sölden, emphasized Vlhova. She is also likely to miss the two November slaloms in Levi and Gurgl.
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