Vlhová had a great ride. She ended second in super-G

She kept her leading position in World Cup standings.

Slovakia's Petra Vlhová reacts in the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.Slovakia's Petra Vlhová reacts in the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Source: AP/TASR)

Slovak skier Petra Vlhová ended second in the women’s World Cup super-G race held in German ski resort Garmisch-Partenkirchen on February 1.

It is her first stage in this discipline.

The race was won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland, who finished the race in 1:17.37 minutes, and was by 0.28 seconds quicker that Vlhová. Third placed Tamara Tippler of Austria (+0.74 s).

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Vlhová kept her leading position in the overall World Cup standings. Second Gut-Behrami is losing 42 points.

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