Gala Athlete of the year will take place on Monday, February 3, in the premises of the opera in the new building of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The event takes place under the auspices The Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee.
Television viewers will also be able to watch the live broadcast from the ceremony at 20.30 in the unit. The world of the most successful Slovak athletes will be accompanied by moderators Jarmila Lajčáková – Hargašová and Marcel Merčiak And during the evening Vertigo, Bystrík, Emma Drobná and SĽUK will also perform.
In an interview with TVR, Marcel Merčiak spoke sports about the joys and disappointments of the year 2024. He also mentioned sportswoman Petra Vlhova. “Sad, of course, it was what happened to Petra Vlhova, because it was our sports champion again. I think she always held Slovakia, attracted to the screens, connected, It united the nation in keeping her fingers crossed, showing that we Slovaks were standing for something, ” He said about the Slovak skier.
“A great pity that happened to her in Jasna and terribly keeping her fingers crossed! He wishes Merčiak. Vlhová suffered last year after falling at the World Cup races in a clear injury to her knee ligaments.