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Federica Brignone, ticks off hypnosis for Olympics with one regret

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It&#8217s now all set for the start of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics, which will also be attended by a Federica Brignone who has recovered in record time from her injury and who, at 35, is ready to hit the slopes, at least in the giant slalom. In order to leave behind the operation of ten months ago, the Valle d’Aosta native has tried them all, as she told Gazzetta dello Sport: “It was not just a matter of training and then having time for her own things, all the available hours I spent first at the J Medical in Turin to treat myself and then in the travels, to home or to some event, but always accompanied by ice and magnetotherapy”.

Andrea GussoniGreat fear in Crans-Montana: photos of the terrible falls

Great fear in Crans-Montana: photos of the terrible falls
Moments of terror during the last World Cup downhill before the Olympics
Marte Monsen needed doctors'intervention after terrible fall
The champion suffered several injuries on her face and legs
Marte Monsen was then pinned down on the rescuers’ sled and went to the medical center
In the fall Marte Monsen also lost her protective helmet
The doctors'intervention was timely and the champion was immediately rescued
Also Lindsey Vonn had some problems on the Crans-Montana track
After losing her balance on the first jump, the champion fell and ended up against the protective nets
Low visibility and insufficient safety conditions prompted the jury to cancel the test
"We don’t want injuries in this sport, we don’t want to take risks" said Fis race director Peter Gerdol
"Visibility is bound to worsen and was the main reason for the'cancellation" concluded Gerdol

“Even when I returned to the team, I did not allow myself even a moment of leisure with my teammates to do two more hours of physical therapy. To heal I gave one hundred percent – added Brignone -I did almost everything myself, after years of experience I know what to do. With two exceptions: a hypnosis session, where the unconscious is working, and then I asked Giuseppe Vercelli, our sports psychologist, for a hand when it was time to put the skis back on.”

Before she even competes, the two-time World Cup winner will wear the flag-bearer’s robes, in Cortina, with one regret: “Already in the Spring I knew I was one of the candidates and it gave me a great boost, I consider it an unattainable privilege. I have already done four Olympics with three medals, I do not need another resounding result to feel happy, I have gone far beyond what I could have dreamed of in my career. I would have liked to enter the San Siro, it was a sacrifice I would have gladly made, even if it meant taking a helicopter back to Cortina. But it will also be nice to parade with my team”.

Lindsey Vonn meanwhile has injured her knee just days before the downhill at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: it was the US skier herself who made the dramatic announcement at a press conference. The 41-year-old champion ruptured her cruciate ligament during the race in Crans-Montana but explained that she will be on the slopes regularly in Cortina and will do everything to win a medal.
According to ’former ski champion Marc Girardelli, Vonn will be able to have her say during Sunday’s race: “Physically, it won’t be a problem for her; if anything, it will be a psychological problem, because obviously the injury is haunting her” are his words to ‘Heute’. “I myself competed for years without the cruciate ligament and even managed to win my last World Cup title”.

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