Croatia's Vlasic to make US debut at Millrose

The meeting at New York's Madison Square Garden is the first stop of USA Track and Field's Visa Championship Series.

NEW YORK, January 15, 2010 (AFP) - Two-time World champion and 2008 Olympic high jump silver medallist Blanka Vlasic of Croatia will compete for the first time on US soil at the Millrose Games indoor athletics meeting on January 29.

The meeting at New York's Madison Square Garden is the first stop of USA Track and Field's Visa Championship Series.

Vlasic, 26, is the reigning World Indoor champion and set a personal best of 2.08 meters in August in Zagreb.

It was the highest clearance in 12 years, and she trails only world-record holder Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria on the all-time list.

Through the 2007-2008 seasons, Vlasic had an unbeaten string of 34 victories that ended with her silver-medal performance at the Beijing Olympics.