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Thomas Giacomel devastated: "Worst feeling of my life"

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There&#8217s a lot of frustration in the words of Tommaso Giacomel, who was forced to withdraw when he was leading in the 15-kilometer mass start biathlon at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics due to a sudden and very severe pain in his left hip, which prevented him from breathing properly. “I am fine– if I can say I am fine after having to withdraw while leading an Olympic race…” wrote the Azure on his Instagram profile.

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"Let’s say it was not so easy today to manage emotions. I was very nervous, I was trembling, my legs were heavy".
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"It’s beautiful to open like this, it’s a nice gift also for all those who work behind the scenes".
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Wierer has been the staple of the blue biathlon for years, she began practicing the discipline in 2000.

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First ever Italian woman on the Olympic individual podium thanks to bronze in the Beijing 2022 sprint.
In his palmares stand out 12 world medals including three individual golds and one team gold.

In 2019 she became the first tricolor biathlete to win the overall World Cup.

Bis the'following year for a total of six Crystal Spheres counting specialties.
Conquers Specialty Cups: individual in 2016 and 2021, pursuit 2019 and mass start 2020.
Out of the range he loves reading, relaxes with yoga and long bike rides.
She is romantically linked to'former cross-country racer Stefano Corradini, whom she married in 2015.

“Immediately after the second range on the ground, my body somehow stopped functioning properly: I was really struggling to breathe and move, so I had to stop – added the 25-year-old from Trentino. “It was the worst feeling I have ever experienced in my life so far”.

“I tried to ski very slowly in the first part of the third lap, but my body would not allow me to continue anymore. So many things are going through my mind right now… frustration, anger, disappointment… It is devastating. It is devastating to have to stop, but today there was nothing I could do against my own body”.

“It is by no means the end of the Games I was hoping for, but I will never give up. Four years pass quickly and I will try again in France. I will do some medical checks in the coming days to figure out what didn…t work today… I will keep you updated, thank you very much for the huge support” concluded Giacomel.

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