Ninna Quario, former ski champion and mother of Federica, spoke to Radio 24 on the possibility or otherwise of her being able to participate in the Milan-Cortina Olympics: “Still no eligibility for competitions and rallies, but she’s burning the clock. She’s walking and hopes to be able to ski soon”
The question that all of Italy is asking is: “Will Federica Brignone make it to the Games?”. “No one can know, I don’t think even her”, tried to answer Maria Rosa “Ninna” Quario, former ski champion and mother of Federica Brignone, speaking today on “Tutti convova” on Radio 24. “I can tell you that I watched a video that she put on Instagram, of the work she is doing in recent days and I would say that we are there – said Ninna -, because she is starting to lift weights, to use her leg in a real way, not just to do re-education and physiotherapy”. Mother Maria Rosa then added: “to ski you need two good legs, nowadays even more so, you can’t risk going to the slopes if you are not more than athletically prepared. But the suitability for rallies and competitions isn’t there yet. He will also have to understand how to behave, fiscally speaking, also because Fede is a carabiniere and is off sick at the moment. But if she wants to come skiing to Cervinia with her mother, maybe she can do it”.
waiting for the green disk
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“How did the news come out about Fede’s resumption of training on skis? It was at the ATP Finals in Turin – says Ninna Quario – and there, with interviews and people going around, she said `I hope to ski next week´ meaning the one to come, not this one we are in. So someone interpreted it that way. Even Davide (brother and coach of Brignone ed) who was interviewed by the Gazzetta, said that we are waiting for the OK from the medical consultation, that is, from the doctor who sees her at J Medical, from the physiotherapist, from the athletic trainer and then we go, but I don’t think there has been this green light yet.”
willpower
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What “I can say – concluded Brignone’s mother – is that there was no conspiracy, that is, wanting to be a heroine in saying I can do it, I can’t do it, then arriving and being treated like a hero. That’s really not Fede’s way of acting, the injury was really serious. The doctors told us ten months to walk which meant February and instead she, with incredible motivation and very intense work, almost eight months have passed and she is walking and hopes to be able ski early.”
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