The Slovak mountain skier Petra Vlgova became the Olympic champion in slalom

The Slovak mountain skier Petra Vlgova took gold in slalom at the Olympic Games in Beijing. On the sum of two attempts it showed result 1 minute 44,98 seconds. It is the first in the history of Slovakia the Olympic victory in mountain skiing. Silver the acting world champion from Austria Katarina Linsberger (1:45,06) won, bronze — the Swiss Vendi Kholdener (1:45,10). The Russian Tkachenko Catherina became the 31st (1:50,68), Gornostaeva Anastasiya — the 33rd (1:51,50), Melnikova Paulina — the 36th (1:52,74). Vlgova is 26 years old, she is the first and only in the history of Slovakia the world champion and the fivefold prize-winner...