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...
crash crossed head hit waiting
I crossed my skis really bad. I was waiting for the crash ... for my head to hit the snow.
motivates
She motivates me. I think I motivate her, too.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.