The Italian Ski Federation officially announced that Brignone has almost completely recovered from her injury and has registered for the giant slalom race.
On that day, the Italian skier will review the course and then decide whether she will compete in the giant slalom race.
With that, it can be said that Brignone won the race against time, that is, she managed to recover in order to be ready in time for the Winter Olympic Games, which begin in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 6.
Brignone was seriously injured in April last year at the national championship. On that occasion, Brignone suffered a double fracture of the left tibia and fibula.
Twice in her career, Brignone won the Crystal Globe intended for the winner of the World Cup.
She celebrated 37 times in World Cup races, and she has the most victories in the giant slalom, in which she celebrated 17 times.
She won two gold and three silver medals at the world championships, and was the world champion in the giant slalom last year.
At the Olympic Games, she won silver and two bronzes, and she won silver in the giant slalom race in 2022 in Beijing.
Brignone will also be one of the four Italian flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
(Vijesti.ba)
