and Petra Vlhova have together almost 100 wins in the World Cup (American 72 and Slovak 23). Shiffrin is the current Olympic champion in giant slalom and Vlhova was a former world champion. On Saturday in Kranjska Gora both lost to our giant.
Covid did not stop Maryna
in December she achieved her best result in the World Cup. It was the sixth in Courchevel. A day later she evened out this result. And then she had a positive covid test and could not compete in the giant in Lienz.
She came back in great style. The first trip from Kranjska Gora was already successful. It was true that the place was only 17th, but the loss to the lead was so small that we believed in the Polish woman’s attack in the second run.
In the second run, Maryna did great. It had the fifth time and was promoted by as many as 11 places. Only 0.04 seconds she was short of achieving a new best, that is, the fifth place in P¦.
“Athlete Formula”
– She is a great girl – says Jan Winkiel, secretary general of the Polish Ski Association. – If I had not been married, I would have tried for Maryna – he laughs. – She is the perfect example of an athlete. She works very hard, goes up step by step, is even, strong. And she is a very normal, very nice girl – emphasizes Winkiel.
All this will be confirmed by everyone who has met Mary. She is humble and at the same time wants to achieve more and more and knows that she can afford it. After sixth place in last year’s M¦, she felt unsatisfied. – There was both laughter and tears. I appreciated the sixth place, but knew I made a really big mistake and lost a lot. I had extreme emotions in me. And that’s probably normal. I had the best result in my life at the World Cup, but I knew it could have been much better -.
Of course, it is not that our alpine is becoming a big favorite for the Olympic medal. But it is undoubtedly a big issue for us that she clearly has everything to count in the fight for the podium.
Source: Sport
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