Lisa Vittozzi exults despite mishap

The words of Lisa Vittozzi

Lisa Vittozzi è let herself go at the end of the victorious women’s individual at the World Championships in Nove Mesto, her second medal after silver in the pursuit. "I am incredibly proud of myself. The race had started with an out-of-schedule, becauseè when I came to the first polygon, I could not unload the shot and had to enter it again. Però I kept my composure and did well".

"When I crossed the finish line I was very excited, I experienced a wonderful feeling becauseè this is my first gold medal in an individual race in a World Championships, and è it came on the right day, in the right race. I knew I was playing for victory in the’last range if I didn’t fail, and I didn’t fail. Last year I missed the’last target in the’last polygon of the’individual in Oberhof, the same thing could not happen this time. Now I am on top of the world, the past è past, I only want to think about the present and what the next few days” might yet hold.

Dorothea Wierer finished in 14th place: “I didn’t have the right position in the first series, I è lacked some confidence and with two mistakes I had no chance to fight for medals, in the downhill the slope was a bit’ dangerous, for’ lap after lap I improved on skis”.