Anja Paerson
Anja Paerson
Anja Sofia Tess Pärsonis a Swedish former alpine skier. She is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time gold medalist at the World Championships, and two-time overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champion. She has won a total of 42 World Cup races...
beat everywhere heck today
I think I beat her in only one place today - the start. She beat the heck out of me everywhere else.
bother came condition felt hard pain
It didn't bother me a lot today. It's hard to say about my knees' condition because it's going up and down every day. When I came here I felt pain in my knees.
meant week
I think this week was not meant to be.
feels good season winning
It feels pretty good to end this season by winning a Cup.
conditions today
Today was a better day for me, the conditions were much better.
home leading push
When you see the Austrians leading at home it kind of hurts. I'm going to come back in Zagreb and push for it.
anyone mental ups
I don't think anyone really understands my mental ups and downs.
compared felt last today
Today it felt like I skied, compared to the last two days.
crash crossed head hit waiting
I crossed my skis really bad. I was waiting for the crash ... for my head to hit the snow.
enjoy fun last race run second stood time
When I stood up there before the second run I was tired. But I thought this could be the last race in a long time so I just wanted to enjoy it and have fun and I did.
days difficult energy fighting needed snow
We were fighting hard. These two days were difficult with the snow conditions. I needed a lot of energy for these races.
allowed games needed olympic people run second smooth start time trying
Every time at the Olympic games it's always something. Today, in the second run it was smooth but first run, people who should not be allowed at the start are at the start trying to do something, I don't know what. This isn't right. I needed them. It shouldn't be this way.
cups events five focused good shape skip
What am I second? I am so focused on the Olympics, I don't know where I am in the standings. I will skip some World Cups if I have to -- I want to be in good shape for all five events at the Olympics. I will do a lot for that.
goal olympic
My goal is to go there and have fun. I want to be Olympic champion.