Topic: Petra Majdic
Petra Majdic was born on December 22 , 1979 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia . Majdic is representing her home country of Slovenia in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia . Majdic has made 169 FIS World Cup starts in her career, with 15 victories ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Shaun White defied gravity, Joannie Rochette choked back tears of grief and Petra Majdic ignored medical advice to haul her battered body to the podium."I have no words to describe how we feel," said International Olympic Committee (IOC) president ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Six memorable moments from the Vancouver Olympics.- - - Petra Majdic (Cross-country skiing) If gold medals were handed out for bravery then Slovenian cross country skier Petra Majdic would have been a runaway winner of the award in Vancouver.He took the ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and cross country skier Petra Majdic of Slovenia were recognized for their inspiring contributions to the Olympic Games on Saturday.Majdic and Rochette were individually handed the Terry Fox award for inspiring acts of determination ...
WHISTLER (Reuters) - Officials found no grounds for concern following Slovenia's complaint about the "Petra Majdic plunged down a hill into a gully while training before the 1.4km sprint at Whistler Olympic Park on Wednesday but went on to compete in ...
Marit Bjoergen wins 1st cross-country gold for Norway since 2002 Marit Bjoergen wondered before the Vancouver Olympics whether she'd be better off skipping the cross-country sprint to save her energy for other events.Bjoergen finally earned her first Olympic gold Wednesday ...
Pre-race favorite Majdic of Slovenia competes in women's cross-country sprint despite injury Pre-race favorite Petra Majdic of Slovenia has qualified for the semifinals of the women's cross-country sprint despite injuring her ribs in a training crash.Majdic was taken to ...
Slovenia's Petra Majdic won the prologue of the Tour de Ski stage event, which counts towards the nordic skiing World Cup, here on Friday.Majdic covered the 2.8km in 6min 35.3sec to finish ahead of Russia's Natalia Korosteleva ...