{"id":1988795,"date":"2026-06-13T23:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T20:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1988795"},"modified":"2026-06-13T23:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T20:23:49","slug":"mikaela-shiffrins-greatest-rival-petra-vlhova-targets-full-world-cup-return-for-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1988795","title":{"rendered":"Mikaela Shiffrin\u2019s Greatest Rival Petra Vlhov\u00e1 Targets Full World Cup Return for 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411053\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-411053 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHVAQMAAABbqNi5AAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADxJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20IX6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAywCUZQABN8yNpQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"469\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?resize=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?resize=1200%2C880&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?resize=768%2C563&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"469\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-411053 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3828-e1781392667608.jpeg?resize=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"469\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petra Vlhov\u00e1 with her new coach Mario Rafetzeder on the Stelvio Glacier. | Image: Petra Vlhov\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">For the first time in more than two years, Petra Vlhov\u00e1 is heading into a World Cup offseason without rehabilitation dictating every step of her preparation. <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Slovak star spent her 31st birthday this week training on the Stelvio Glacier in Italy, posting photos from a summer camp that would have seemed far from certain just a year ago. After two knee surgeries, an emotional Olympic comeback in Milan-Cortina, and more than two years away from the World Cup circuit, Vlhov\u00e1 is now building toward a full return for the 2026-27 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBack in my office<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQAQMAAAAlPW0iAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAAxJREFUCNdjYCANAAAAMAABx6qFjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"\u2600\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tee\/2\/16\/2600.png\" data-eio-rwidth=\"16\" data-eio-rheight=\"16\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tee\/2\/16\/2600.png\" alt=\"\u2600\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-eio=\"l\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQAQMAAAAlPW0iAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAAxJREFUCNdjYCANAAAAMAABx6qFjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd73\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tc\/2\/16\/1f973.png\" data-eio-rwidth=\"16\" data-eio-rheight=\"16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tc\/2\/16\/1f973.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd73\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-eio=\"l\"><\/span><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQAQMAAAAlPW0iAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAAxJREFUCNdjYCANAAAAMAABx6qFjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"\u26f7\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tff\/2\/16\/26f7.png\" data-eio-rwidth=\"16\" data-eio-rheight=\"16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tff\/2\/16\/26f7.png\" alt=\"\u26f7\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-eio=\"l\"><\/span><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQAQMAAAAlPW0iAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAAxJREFUCNdjYCANAAAAMAABx6qFjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t98\/2\/16\/1f64c_1f3fc.png\" data-eio-rwidth=\"16\" data-eio-rheight=\"16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t98\/2\/16\/1f64c_1f3fc.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-eio=\"l\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>\u2014 Petra Vlhov\u00e1 on social media<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>And that is good news for ski racing.\u00a0<\/strong>The women\u2019s technical circuit has not been the same since Vlhov\u00e1 crashed during a giant slalom in her home resort of Jasn\u00e1 in January 2024. At the time, she was still one of the few athletes capable of consistently challenging Mikaela Shiffrin across an entire season. When she got hurt, Vlhov\u00e1 had collected three World Cup victories and seven podium finishes that season and sat second in the slalom standings just 25 points behind Mikaela Shiffrin. The Slovakian ski racer tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee, abruptly ending her season and her road back proved far more complicated than expected.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/petra-vlhova-returns-to-on-snow-training-7-months-after-knee-injury\/\"><em>Petra Vlhov\u00e1 Returns to On-Snow Training 7 Months After Knee Injury<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vlhov\u00e1 returned to snow later in 2024 and began training again on the glaciers of Zermatt and Saas-Fee before suffering a setback that required a second surgery to address cartilage damage.<\/strong> What was initially expected to be a one-season recovery stretched into two years. By January 2026, however, Vlhov\u00e1 finally received medical clearance to return to full training intensity and announced an ambitious goal: making it back to the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina. At the time, she had not raced since her crash in Jasn\u00e1 more than two years earlier. Despite the extraordinarily short timeline, Slovakia included its biggest ski star in the Olympic team announced in January, giving the defending Olympic slalom champion a chance to complete one of the most unlikely comebacks of the Games.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411052\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411052 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANVAQMAAADSh91IAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFlJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABwZQ30AAG1ytrpAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"853\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3829.jpeg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petra Vlhov\u00e1 training on the Stelvio Glacier. | Image: Petra Vlhov\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Vlhov\u00e1\u2019s first competitive start came in the women\u2019s team combined on February 10 \u2014 her first race since January 2024.<\/strong> The comeback ended quickly when she straddled a gate in the slalom portion of the event, but the result was almost beside the point. \u201cToday was about the feeling, not about the results,\u201d she said afterward. \u201cI\u2019m just proud.\u201d Eight days later, she returned for the Olympic slalom in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, the event in which she won gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. This time she completed both runs, finishing 20th. It was nowhere near the podium standard she had set throughout her career, but for a skier who had spent two years fighting simply to get back to a start gate, it represented something far bigger than a result sheet. \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for this moment for more than two years,\u201d Vlhov\u00e1 wrote afterward. \u201cIt was one of those very proud days in life. Not because of how it turned out but because I never gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411055\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411055 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANVAQMAAADSh91IAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFlJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABwZQ30AAG1ytrpAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"853\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3830.jpeg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petra Vlhov\u00e1 is eyeing a full comeback for the 2026-27 season. | Image: Petra Vlhov\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_2 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/petra-vlhova-sets-sights-on-2026-olympics-after-receiving-medical-clearance-2-years-post-injury\/\"><em>Petra Vlhov\u00e1 Sets Sights on 2026 Olympics After Receiving Medical Clearance<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Now the focus shifts from comeback to getting ready for the 2026-27 season.<\/strong> In May this year, Vlhov\u00e1 appointed Austrian coach Mario Rafetzeder as her new head coach, stating on social media, \u201cI am happy that I can once again build my team and surround myself with people with whom I will fight to return to the World Cup.\u201d She added, \u201cI believe that Mario is the right leader, who will enable us to compete fully with the best skiers in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vlhov\u00e1\u2019s return to the World Cup circuit will be the most anticipated comeback in tech events.<\/strong> The Slovak star owns 31 World Cup victories and 73 World Cup podiums, won the overall World Cup title in 2020-21, captured the slalom crystal globes in 2019-20 and 2021-22, and claimed Olympic slalom gold at the 2022 Beijing Games. She is also a World Champion in giant slalom and one of only a handful of athletes to consistently challenge Mikaela Shiffrin across multiple seasons. Even Shiffrin has acknowledged what the World Cup circuit has been missing. \u201cWe\u2019re missing somebody really big today. We missed Petra a lot,\u201d Shiffrin said during Vlhov\u00e1\u2019s absence. \u201cI\u2019ve grown to love the battles with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411054\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-411054 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAI2AQMAAAD6kKsIAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAENJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPgzsxYAAQTR60AAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"566\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?resize=640%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1062&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?resize=768%2C679&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-411054 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3827-e1781392586368.jpeg?resize=640%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"566\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petra Vlhov\u00e1 training on the Stelvio Glacier. | Image: Petra Vlhov\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>During Vlhov\u00e1\u2019s absence, Shiffrin continued rewriting the record books, winning nine of 10 World Cup slaloms during the 2025-26 season and claiming another overall title. <\/strong>While a new generation has emerged with skiers such as Emma Aicher and Camille Rast, no-one has come close to the consistency that Vlhov\u00e1 had against Shiffrin. Whether she can return to that level remains one of the biggest questions heading into winter, but if Petra Vlhov\u00e1 can get anywhere close to the form she showed before her crash in January 2024, the 2026-27 World Cup season is about to become a lot more interesting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petra Vlhov\u00e1 with her new coach Mario Rafetzeder on the Stelvio Glacier. | Image: Petra Vlhov\u00e1 For the first time in more than two years, Petra Vlhov\u00e1 is heading into a World Cup offseason without rehabilitation dictating every step of her preparation. 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