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At 30, the tip of the Canadian national team wants to return to the top in more specialties.
Monday 5 August 2019 3 minutes reading time
Marie-Michèle Gagnon has certainly not lived a happy last period, but is convinced that she can return to fight for the positions that count, after a post-injury settling season (the one on the right knee in December 2017) as the last .
The multi-faceted Lac-Etchemin still believes in the possibility of emerging at all levels, from the descent (where it had shown important progress) to the slalom, fundamental to play it again in combination, the specialty that has given her the greatest satisfaction in her career with the only ones two victories in the World Cup (Zauchensee 2014 and Soldeu 2016).
"The first post-injury goal was to regain strength in the knee - Gagnon told his colleagues at skiweltcup.tv - It was important to regain the physical balance and from this summer I start from a much higher level. I feel fit and I have more time to concentrate on the details that are fundamental to stay ahead â€.
The combination has been a topic that has been debated a lot in recent months, but for at least a couple of years it will go on without substantial changes for the women's sector. "It is clear that many athletes do not practice it, as it requires a lot of speed, but also lots of slalom poles to be competitive - the Canadian analysis - I have always been a slalomist and this was the my strength combined for several years, but now that I also practice speed it is not easy to maintain the level. For me it is a good challenge. "
The goal of the 2019/20 season? Gagnon does not hide: "I will be satisfied if I manage to find myself among the top 15 in super-g, giant and combined, but I want to collect Cup points also downhill. In addition, I will mostly train in slalom in a combined perspective. "
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