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Federica Brignone, the'special tribute of Gimbo Tamberi

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Federica Brignone is projecting herself among the greats of Italian sports after the memorable gold medal she won in the Milan-Cortina 2026 SuperG. It’s the crowning achievement of a career for the tenacious skier from Valle d’Aosta, who was able to recover from a very serious knee injury and present herself in great form at the Olympics, scoring the most beautiful victory of her incredible career.

An example for everyone, even Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Gimbo Tamberi: “There is no gold in this Olympics that can make me more proud to be Italian. All the Azzurri are doing some crazy races, but this girl has done something that goes beyond!””.

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Federica Brignone wins her first Olympic gold medal with an extraordinary performance.
"It's something incredible, I never thought I would win" declares the champion excited.

The skier called herself an'outsider but tried to make the fastest lines possible.
"I feel the'adrenaline running through my veins and it is a very strong emotion" tells Brignone.
A record recovery after the terrible injury on April 3 at the Italian championships.

Multifragmentary compound fracture of the tibial plateau and the head of the fibula of the left leg.
The'injury had also involved the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament.
La Tigre di La Salle completes an'extraordinary feat by returning to the world summit.
Brignone is a member of the Carabinieri Sports Center.
This is the fourth Olympic medal of the career for the champion from Valle d’Aosta.
In 2018 she had won the Olympic bronze medal in her first experience at five circles.
In 2022 she had achieved Olympic silver in giant and silver in combined.
Now she can finally boast the title of Olympic champion with this historic gold. And Mattarella also rejoices with her.

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“Only 10 months ago it seemed impossible to even see her with skis on her feet again, and today she was able to do what only in dreams seemed achievable”, continued the high jump champion, who also c’entered the gold coming back from a serious injury.

“We all owe you a huge thank you Faith. Thank you for what you have done for you, for your team, for your loved ones and for all of us. I have no words to describe the greatness of this athlete. Extraordinary”, concluded the’athlete from Civitanova Marche.

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