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...
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.
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.
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.