Shiffrin's Slovakian rival has big plans for the Olympics

FILE- Italy's Sofia Goggia gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Val d'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)

FILE- Slovakia's Petra Vlhova holds the trophy of the alpine ski, women's World Cup overall title, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday, March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

FILE- Slovakia's Petra Vlhova competes during the first run of an alpine ski, World Cup women's slalom in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)

FILE- Slovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Friday, March. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)

FILE- Slovakia's Petra Vlhova speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Zauchensee, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato, File)

FILE- Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Saturday, Dec.18, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

FILE- Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

FILE- Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates at finish area after winning an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom race in Alta Badia, Italy, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)