Vlhová tried the track. How does it feel before the start of the season? – PRAVDA.sk

Petra Vlhová tried out the piste on the Rettenbach glacier on Friday morning, where the new season of the Alpine Ski World Cup will start on Saturday.

A huge slalom awaits the Slovak national team in Sölden (10.00 / 13.15), she praised the condition of the track. The Austrian resort was cold but sunny on Friday.

“I have good feelings, the track is perfectly prepared. I look forward to tomorrow. The snow is very good and I also felt good. Just get a good night’s sleep and we’ll go for it tomorrow, “said Vlhová after training.

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The holder of the big globe for the overall victory in the World Cup feels a little nervous before the start of the new year:

“These are the first races, you can always feel nervous in front of them, but I try to be calm. I’m already here, but I will solve everything before the race. “

Vlhová will start with a new team this season. The biggest change took place in the position of head coach, Italian Livio Magoni was replaced by the Swiss Mauro Pini.

“I do not want to compare it to what it was like before. I have a new team and done. Every year is different, even now it’s different, “concluded the 26-year-old skier.