2021Petra Vlhova - World Cup in Alpine Skiing 2020/2021 - First Day Cover

She was born on 13th June 1995 in Liptovský Mikuláš. She grew up on the slopes of the Chopok mountain in Jasná. As a youth, her great talent was already visible. In 2012, she secured a resounding victory in the slalom at the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck. In 2014, she made her debut at the Olympics, at Sochi, at the age of only 17, and also became the Junior World Champion in the slalom on home snow at Jasná. She won her first World Cup Slalom on 13th December 2015 in Åre, Sweden and her first major medal at the 2017 World Championships at Crans-Montana, where she helped the Slovak mixed team win silver.