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After completing his training in South America, Lindsey Vonn talks about his future before dealing presentation of his new book "Strong is the new beautiful" that will be & agrave; in all US libraries from Tuesday & igrave; October 4.
Saturday 1 October 2016 4 minutes reading time
The winner of four World Cups and 16 of the general "bowls" specialty & agrave; & Egrave; returned this summer skiing after the stop due to the three microfracture tibial reported after a fall in the Super G at the end of February in Soldeu, Andorra. An injury that did not stop her to win the Downhill Cup, the 'eighth in the last nine years, in the season in which he had passed Hermann Maier in the list of career victories in tests of the World Cup Super-G (27) and Annemarie Moser-Pr & ouml; ll in career victories in Descent (38).
"I took a long time," said Vonn to the Denver Post, "to make sure that the knee was healed, I feel good and ready, & egrave; was a good break and are very motivated in returning to the races. I feel no pain, and I feel 100%. " Exceeded all records for women including the one of the biggest victories in tests of the World Cup where two seasons ago reached Annemarie Moser-Pr & ouml; ll (62 wins for the 'Austrian) to meet current 76/1 places, the US is facing a s & egrave; an ambitious goal, the record of 86 victories Ingemar Stenmark. "At this point & egrave; my goal but I just try to think of every win, & egrave; as the record of the Pr & ouml; ll, pi & ugrave; you think about pi & ugrave; it becomes difficult to achieve. I am looking for cos & igrave; not to think, just trying to win more & ugrave; possible races. If I succeed I could reach the record for this season. "
As gi & agrave; Early in July, the US champion confirmed his intention to continue at least until the Olympics of 2018 and "maybe more if I feel good" and reiterates its request to the FIS in order that & egrave; to be granted at least one opportunity & agrave; to participate in a men's event; "It would be a good thing for the sport and experience more and would like to do. I'd like to see how piazzerei I do not know if the FIS the conceder & agrave; never before my retirement. Nothing moves fast when it comes to change the rules and allow that such things happen. "
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