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Petra Vlhova è tornata - 22.08.24 Zermatt-Cervinia
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Aug 22, 2024
Vi presentiamo l'intervista di Fabrizio Malisan (seguite su instagram Alpine Ski Racing Coach's Corner) a Petra Vlhova, in allenamento in questi giorni sul ghiacciaio di Zermatt-Cervinia.
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen and today is a beautiful day with a fantastic snow condition
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and we have the honor and pleasure to be with Petra Blova
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Hello, ciao a tutti! Ciao a tutti, parlo italiano, anche bravissima! A bit
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So Petra is coming back from an injury, unfortunately occurred a year ago
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How things are going? Yeah, everything is going so far. Everything is good and I'm really happy to be back on the snow
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There was a knee injury? What did you have? ACL and meniscus
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Uff, that's why! Yeah, I cried a lot and it has been a long way to be here but finally we are here and of course we have a lot of..
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Things to work and get back to it. Yes, yes, so still on the beginning
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Is this the first major injury you had in your career or you had other injuries before? No, first. Yeah, I had before but not that serious
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Lucky you, lucky you! But it's good anyway. Lucky, unlucky, I don't know
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Well, you see, we saw many racers with plenty of problems but what we see from you champions
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that you are so good in keeping the positive aspects and switching to working hard to get back
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Congratulations for that. I think this is the most important to be like positive vibe, to have positive vibe and positive thinking
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because if you think negative then you are stuck in the place and you can't move forward
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So, yeah, this is my like... Just stay positive with big smile even if it's a hard time but of course we have to move and hopefully..
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Hopefully we are there now, yes, no more snow. But we have still a lot of work to do
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Work to do, yeah, but still got a couple of months before Sölden, first race
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And so, as you know, Petra is one of the top of the game in this last decade, let's say
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And how the skiing started for you? When you were a child were you like motivated by someone in the family or someone else
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By my mom because she wanted to ski but she couldn't because at that time it was a little bit difficult
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But yeah, by my mom. And then I started to ski and I'm still here
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And what's the closest resort for you? Jasna. Jasna. Jasna, because this is my home
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I live 10 minutes from Jasna in the city. So, yes. And unfortunately Jasna is where you injured yourself as well
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Yes, yes. But at the end I was at home, I was with my people around, with my family, with my boyfriend
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So, at the end was lucky, unlucky that they don't leave me Jasna
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And you always been good since child in technical disciplines or speed as well
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No, no, just technical. Technical, eh? Mainly why? Because the resort is a bit more for..
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Yeah, I didn't have slopes to train downhills. So, I was just like GS slalom
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And at what point, at what age you realized that you could become good at skiing
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You know, when you are young you just think to ski and you ski fast and you just enjoy and you don't think about anything
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To be the best, you know, to win every race. But I was like this, I wanted to win every race
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But you had dreams, you had dreams. Who were the champions that inspired you along your early career
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In that time, who was? Herman Mayer, Benny Bragg. But also from the girl's side
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But in that time, yeah, I didn't have any idol, like, ok, this is my idol
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But I was, yeah. Fantastic. But, yeah, of course. Topolino, you win Topolino
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Topolino, but... Still a long way, not yet thinking. Yeah, I remember that I was, I met there I think first time Mikaela
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Mikaela, yeah. And I got, I don't know, 5-6 seconds. So, I was like, ok
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Ok, there is some work to do. Yes, but in Topolino I wasn't so good, but..
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Yeah, it's early, it's early. Scorpio Alorca or Apetone. All right, yeah
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What else? Some races. Yeah, children, first race, FIS. Yes, but then I was, yeah, quite good
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So, what is your message for some young girls watching you and wanting to become one day like you
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Just to be patient, enjoy and... Have fun, yeah, fun is what's important
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Yes, to have fun, yeah, have fun. Because you seem to be quite serious, particularly during the ski season
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Yes, I am serious because I... Focus, focus. Yeah, I want to focus for myself, but if, like, when finish everything I am like... Happy
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You know, happy and enjoying and... Exactly, and you know that you've done well
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You live the life, you know you... Exactly. You just have to enjoy the life and not to..
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You just think about racing because, okay, this is my life to race, but it's not everything in life, so..
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What is your tips for, like, not feeling the pressure? You're leading the first run and the second run is coming up
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Yeah, of course there is pressure, but you need to handle. Handle the pressure
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Yes, and you need to know how to handle. How to handle, to not be too much under pressure because then you are not able to perform, so... Exactly
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But this is part of our game, so... Meanwhile we are coming to the end of the lift, unfortunately
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It's been a nice chat. Welcome back on Snow. Thank you. We wish you all the best of the last part of the recovery and..
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Thank you. And see you in... See you somewhere. Ciao. Ciao
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