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Andrea Panzeri, the surgeon who has been the medical director of Fisi for years, spoke to Tuttosport about the incredible exploit of Federica Brignone, who was able to win gold at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina ten months after an injury that seemed to have jeopardized her very career.

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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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“We chose right times, starting with operating on her the very night of the accident in Milan with the right team, the choice of J Medical in Turin. But the champion always makes a difference. If she were a normal person she would still be in rehabilitation. She put so much of her own, but we never questioned ” she told.

As soon as it became known about Federica’s accident, not a single minute was lost. “She was to be operated on in Lyon with Gabriel Thiebat,” the luminary added. We looked at each other and said: no, we can’t believe it. We flew back to Milan, organized the surgery with Riccardo Accetta as well. A working group that has been with me for years. Those who specialize on bone, those who specialize on soft parts and ligaments. We inserted a plate and seven screws. We evaluate when to take them out”.

Stop Brignone, at the end of the Olympics, to complete her recovery, is not a possibility that has been put on the table. “No, you work differently with certain athletes. They know the risks they take and what they have to do. They have the head that makes the difference” concluded Panzeri.

Until Thursday morning the Tiger had won 3 medals at Five Circles: 1 silver (giant slalom at Beijing 2022) and 2 bronze (giant slalom at Pyeongchang 2018; combined at Beijing 2022). Now on the trophy case is also the resounding gold in Milan Cortina 2026.

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