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...
feels good season winning
It feels pretty good to end this season by winning a Cup.
bleeding bone hip hurt race
I hurt my hip bone and there is bleeding around it. I didn't know if I could race today.
glad risking
I'm glad to be back to being my old self, where I'm risking it all. I'm making a lot of mistakes, but still doing well overall.
crash crossed head hit waiting
I crossed my skis really bad. I was waiting for the crash ... for my head to hit the snow.
coming felt knew
I knew coming here I felt good, I knew if I got down I was going to be fast.
mistakes risking visibility
I was risking a lot and made a lot of mistakes because the visibility was terrible.
lost olympic today
I wanted to come here to be Olympic champion, but today I lost one of my opportunities.
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.
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.
confident cup fight knees norway quite season
In Norway my knees were OK, but right now I feel a little pain. I'm going to fight through this World Cup season and I'm quite confident about this weekend's races.
fight good medal tough
I'm happy. This has been a good Olympics. It was always a tough fight with the snow. I really wanted a medal today, but you can't have it all.
motivates
She motivates me. I think I motivate her, too.
attacking best combined knew luck
I was attacking as much as I could because I knew I had to do my best after having no luck in the combined slalom.
circuit difficult easy people saying slope surprised
People were saying this was the most difficult slope on the women's circuit ? I was surprised at how easy it was. It was very technical.