BEIJING (CHINA) (ITALPRESS) – Federica Brignone wins the silver medal in the Olympic women’s giant on the “Ice River” track in Yanqing. Gold went to the Swedish Sara Hector (1’55 ″ 69), who preceded the blue by 28 seconds at the second Olympic medal after the bronze in Pyeongchang, bronze to the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami (1’56 ″ 41) . Brignone had finished third after the first heat. It is the fourth medal for Italy at the Beijing Olympics.
“It was a unique emotion, I took off a weight, starting like this is a lot of stuff. I dreamed of coming here and winning a medal and I have it, anything that comes in more will be fine. I have already taken home my goal for the season ”said Brignone.
“An amazing, exceptional Federica, a medal of great value, beyond color. We knew that this was one of her cards to play in these Games and she has confirmed herself at the top. We knew that she really wanted a medal in these Olympics and for now she has hit the first one. It was repeated after four years, reaffirming, as always, that it is a guarantee. After all, he is the Italian athlete who has won the most World Cup races, so for us it was a certainty. I am grateful to you on a personal level and Italian sport is grateful to you. Go on like this Federica !!! ” the comment of the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò.
Twentieth time for the debutante Elena Curtoni: the skier from Valtellina finished 4 ″ 22 from the Swedish leader. Out instead Marta Bassino, who crashed at the third gate, during the first heat.
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