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The bronze achievement for the blue veteran, who wrote the history of the discipline at the male level with the first Olympic medal. The recovery after the fall two months ago in Montafon and ... the test paired with Michela Moioli (who is better) in two days!
Thursday 10 February 2022 4 minutes reading time
He had never been too lucky in previous Olympic editions, but on the track in Zhangjiakou he had already shown that he was very well at the end of November, in the opening pre-Olympic of the World Cup where he was second.
Then the arm injury (with a major concussion) in early December and for Omar Visintin the one at the Olympic Games became a desperate heartbeat. Concluded with a masterpiece, the bronze in the final of a snowboard cross which for Italy means history, given that the South Tyrolean brought the first medal to the blue team in the men's sector, in five Olympic editions. “I had been waiting for this medal for eight years, in Sochi 2014 I arrived as the favorite and then I was eliminated in the quarterfinals, the same thing happened in PyeongChang 2018 and I even went out earlier. Now I finished a little less favored, but I knew I had good arrows in my bow - told Fisi.org Omar after the podium ceremony - I started in the big final with the knowledge that I could play my cards, then reaching the podium is a different thing ".
On the wave of this medal, he will now concentrate on the team test paired with Michela Moioli, looking for a further laurel also to compensate for the disappointment of the Bergamo rider yesterday. Italy, in the race scheduled for Saturday, undoubtedly starts among the favorite teams also for the title. "Now we rest a few hours to enjoy this result, from tomorrow we focus on the team test where we are very strong and in contention for another medal - continues Visintin - Not being the strongest on a very technical start where every little mistake it costs a lot of time, I thought I'd pass it safely to take my risks later, because I knew I had the opportunity to recover ground and positions ".
The blue then turns his attention to the frightening accident and consequent injury in December, in which all hope seemed lost. "The elbow injury in December was a blow because I thought I had to give up the Olympics, instead the FISI Medical Commission managed to work a miracle, and when I was told that I was going to China, I thought only to the track. Certainly my arm is not at its best, but that was enough for me to put the bronze around my neck ".
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