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Federica Brignone defies pain and warns rivals: Olympic golds not enough for her

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Post-Olympic Monday consecrates Federica Brignone as the absolute queen of Italian sports, but it also brings with it the thrill of a medical challenge won against time that has something of the’incredible. After dragging Italy to the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina with a historic double gold medal in Super-G and Giant Slalom (a feat that saw her equal the legend of Alberto Tomba), the Valle d’Aosta star has just in the last few hours dissolved her reservations about her participation in the upcoming World Cup races.

In spite of the pain and fatigue accumulated during the Games, where she took to the slopes gritting her teeth in the aftermath of an injury that would have stopped anyone, Brignone has responded to the official call for the triptych in Soldeu, Andorra, which will begin on Friday, February 27. The decision came after an intense lightning consultation at J Medical in Turin: tests confirmed that the “Tiger” from La Salle still has fuel to fight, deciding not to stop and celebrate the two golds but to dive immediately into the fray to defend her world records.

Federica’s return to the track is not just an act of sheer athleticism, but a perhaps unexpected move for Mikaela Shiffrin and the other pretenders to the crystal ball. With the Olympic golds still hot around her neck, Brignone knows that the overall standings are more open than ever and every point won in Andorra could be worth a lot.

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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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The’image of the opponents who bowed as she crossed the finish line in Cortina remains the indelible icon of these Games, but for the Valle d’Aosta native the time for toasts has already expired, replaced by the ferocity of those who want to close the most incredible season of her career on the highest step of the global podium. The call-up issued today sees her leading the Italian team along with an equally motivated Sofia Goggia: the Principality of Andorra will be the scene of a new compelling challenge.

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