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The South Tyrolean Melanie Schwarz, one of the athletes from the women's team tip of natural toboggan announced the surprise retirement from racing.
Wednesday 30 April 2014 3 minutes reading time
Schwarz twenty-four years just to close a short career but still rewarding. The luger native Schlandersburg / Schlanders has won two world championship medals (silver in 2013 and bronze in Nova Ponente Umhausen 2011) and four podium finishes in the World Cup (2/2 and 2 third places) getting into the 2011/2012 season his best finishing third in the overall standings.
Melanie is the last season been crushed by the strong competition inside the Italian team, which has allowed it to qualify for any of the proofs of the World Cup with the exception of the Europeans Umhausen where among other things won the silver medal in the individual and continental gold in proof Team.
"The European Championship is was a very special moment for me because I had already decided to close his career with two medals and stop it amazing - Schwarz said the site Fil-luge.org - another great moment that will preserve in my memory is the team gold at the World NovaPonente / Deutschnofen 2013 where I competed for the first time in team A. "
During his life as an athlete, the South Tyrolean suffered a serious accident in the opening round of the 2008-2009 season which obliged it to a long stop, "The period of rehabilitation after the accident was very difficult and tiring. I had to do a lot of physical therapy would otherwise never have been able to return to competition. This long break has however made me become much more ambitious than before and that's why every time I got on the podium gave great importance to it. "
Now that he has decided to hang up the slide to the nail, Schwarz wants to put all his attention in the study, "I want to dedicate myself to complete my journey of studies in religion and pedagogy but surely continue to follow this sport, "even if the question of a possible rethinking the future he replied:" We'll see ... "
Good luck Melanie!
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