SKIERS from Slovakia

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Slovak Skiers of all time. This list of famous Slovak Skiers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Petra Vlhová (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 43.20, Petra Vlhová is the most famous Slovak Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages on wikipedia.

Petra Vlhová (born 13 June 1995) is a Slovak World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Vlhová won the World Cup overall title in 2021 and the gold medal in the 2022 Winter Olympics in the slalom event, becoming the first Slovak skier to achieve these feats.

2. Gabriela Svobodová (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 39.37, Gabriela Svobodová is the 2nd most famous Slovak Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Gabriela Svobodová (born as Sekajová on February 27, 1953, in Kremnica) is a former Czechoslovak cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s until 1984. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Svobodová is the mother of Gabriela Soukalová, a biathlete competing for the Czech national team.

3. Martin Švagerko (b. 1967)

With an HPI of 36.19, Martin Švagerko is the 3rd most famous Slovak Skier.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Martin Švagerko (born 2 October 1967) is a Czechoslovak/Slovak former ski jumper.

4. Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 35.63, Veronika Velez-Zuzulová is the 4th most famous Slovak Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (née Zuzulová; born 15 July 1984) is a retired Slovak alpine ski racer. Born in Bratislava, she specialised in the slalom and was the most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhová. She was coached by her father Timotej Zuzula and Vladimír Kovár. In April 2012, she married coach Romain Velez and added her maiden name to her married name becoming Velez-Zuzulová. Velez-Zuzulová started skiing at age 3; at 14 she won the Trofeo Topolino in Italy, an unofficial children's world championship.

5. Henrieta Farkašová (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 29.49, Henrieta Farkašová is the 5th most famous Slovak Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Henrieta Farkašová (born 3 May 1986) is a retired Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time Paralympic champion and seventeen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.