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Petra Vlhova at 2022 Winter Olympics: How has she done so far? When is she racing next? How can I watch on TV?

Petra Vlhova is set to battle it out with legendary American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin in the women’s slalom this week, with the Slovakian going toe-to-toe with the best in the business to upset the odds. It hasn’t been plain sailing for Vlhova so far in China, but the alpine skier from the small town of Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia — who won the overall World Cup title last year — is fancied to rival Shiffrin in what is set to be a contest like no other at Beijing. Ad/> Vlhova, 26, can boast a giant slalom gold in the 2019 Åre World Championships, whilst picking up bronze in the slalom at the same tournament.

Beijing Winter Olympics: Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs

Sara Hector won the women's Olympic giant slalom on Monday in a race stripped of a showdown with Mikaela Shiffrin after the American slid out in the first leg. Hector, fastest down on the opening run of two, clocked a combined total of 1min 55.69sec to finish 0.28sec ahead of Italy's Federica Brignone, with current world champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland rounding out the podium. "I really tried to push it and give it all I got.

Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Amazing' - Mikaela Shiffrin praises course but laments 'really frustrating mistake' in GS

Defending giant slalom Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out during the first run on Monday, and she told Eurosport that while she was disappointed, she was proud of her performance. The 26-year-old was aiming to collect a third Olympic gold after successes in the slalom in Sochi in 2014 and the giant slalom at the PyeongChang 2018 Games. Ad/> However, Shiffrin – seventh out – crashed on the left-turn fifth gate.

Finland's ice hockey coach accuses China of not respecting human rights as player remains in COVID isolation

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Finnish coach accuses China of not respecting a player's human rights

The coach of the Finnish men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday, saying that Marko Anttila was being kept in COVID-19 isolation for no reason.

PREVIEW-Alpine skiing-All eyes on Shiffrin in the giant slalom

YANQING, China : American Mikaela Shiffrin's rivals see her as the skier to beat when the women's Alpine programme at the Beijing Olympics gets underway with the giant slalom on Monday, but that does not mean they will give up without a fight.

Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin, skating and snowboarding highlight Day 2

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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Feeling relaxed, France's Worley is unfazed by giant slalom competitors

YANQING, China (Reuters) - French Alpine skier Tessa Worley is unfazed by the strong competition in the giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics and feeling more relaxed than at the 2018 Games in South Korea which ended in disappointment for her, she said on Saturday.

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Petra Vlhova at 2022 Winter Olympics: How has she done so far? When is she racing next? How can I watch on TV?

Beijing Winter Olympics: Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs

Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Amazing' - Mikaela Shiffrin praises course but laments 'really frustrating mistake' in GS

Finland's ice hockey coach accuses China of not respecting human rights as player remains in COVID isolation

Finnish coach accuses China of not respecting a player's human rights

PREVIEW-Alpine skiing-All eyes on Shiffrin in the giant slalom

Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin, skating and snowboarding highlight Day 2

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Feeling relaxed, France's Worley is unfazed by giant slalom competitors