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As part of his campaign for president of the International Ski Federation (FIS), Urs Lehmann hopes to bring the structure, value, and overall success he has built within the Swiss federation to the larger FIS family.
May 3, 2021 GMT
VIENNA (AP) Overall World Cup champion Petra Vlhova has hired the former coach of Lara Gut-Behrami, one of her biggest rivals, going into an Olympic year.
The Slovakian skier said on her Instagram page Monday she has started working with Swiss coach Mauro Pini. The announcement comes a month after she parted ways with her longstanding coach Livio Magoni.
Pini coached Gut-Behrami in her early years on the circuit and later worked with Tina Maze, the 2013 overall champion. Gut-Behrami won the overall title in 2016 and finished runner-up to Vlhova in last season’s standings.
Vlhova said she is “convinced” Pini will help her achieve her goals, which include winning her first Olympic medal at the Beijing Games next year.
World Cup skiing champion Petra Vlhova entering Olympic season without coach
The Slovakian skier said she was no longer working with Livio Magoni after five years. One door is closing, and a thousand more are opening and we just have to choose those that are right for us. For this time, our doors are different, Vlhova said late Tuesday in a statement on her social media channels.
No reason for the break was mentioned, but media reported their relationship had been tense following unflattering remarks on Vlhova s style of skiing supposedly made by Magoni in an interview with an Italian newspaper two weeks ago.
Overall ski champion Vlhova parts ways with coach Magoni
By ERIC WILLEMSENApril 7, 2021 GMT
The Slovakian skier said she was parting ways with Livio Magoni after five years.
“One door is closing, and a thousand more are opening and we just have to choose those that are right for us. For this time, our doors are different,” Vlhova said late Tuesday in a statement on her social media channels.
No reason for the break was mentioned, but media reported their relationship had been tense following unflattering remarks on Vlhova’s style of skiing supposedly made by Magoni in an interview with an Italian newspaper two weeks ago.