Miriam Gssner: "The pains continue, but I want a medal in Sochi"

In May GÃ¶ssner Miriam risked having to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a violent fall mountain bike that caused the fracture of four vertebrae and an intervertebral disc. Since then, the German fights with constant pain, but it takes hard and tip the podium in Sochi.

Friday 25 October 2013 3 minutes reading time

In the hours immediately following the accident'' s Bavarian had lost feeling in his legs. Those terrible moments have left their mark in the'' spirit of the twenty-three winner of 3 races last season, but his strength of will has been strengthened by the terrible experience. About a month after'' beginning of the new vintage racing GÃ¶ssner it is told in a video interview to the portal Spox of which we give the most interesting statements. "The best side of my situation is to be rilassatissima. Did not feel any pressure because no one expects anything from me again in the winter. I noticed how things are going better day by day. At the resumption of training (which took place in August, ed) felt pain, but fortunately now the feeling has disappeared'' during physical activity. In truth, the pains are continuous at other times of the day when I wake up and want to get up I feel pain and probably feel much longer. '' I look forward to the day when I can turn over in bed without any problems. However, if I were not convinced that it can return competitive in the World Cup and to win a medal at the Olympics, I would have already retired. I spent a few very difficult months, even today I have to fight, but I have a goal to reach and it is that I get up every morning. " Regardless of its physical state GÃ¶ssner is already certain to participate in the inaugural phase of the World Cup. Remains to be seen if you make use of the right to have a chest within the German team, or decide to delay his debut inspired by what they did twelve months ago by Tarjei BÃ¸ to get to the top on the occasion of the great seasonal event . CLICK HERE TO SEE THE OLYMPIC CONTINGENT Women's Biathlon

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