Anja Paerson
Anja Paerson
Anja Sofia Tess Pärsonis a Swedish former alpine skier. She is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time gold medalist at the World Championships, and two-time overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champion. She has won a total of 42 World Cup races...
mistakes risking visibility
I was risking a lot and made a lot of mistakes because the visibility was terrible.
again favorite won
She won again today. OK, I won, too, but I think she is the favorite at the Olympics.
motivates
She motivates me. I think I motivate her, too.
careful felt hope hurts jump knee land last runs scared six strong today
My knee is better today and I felt more comfortable today and I wasn't as scared as I was yesterday. But it still hurts when I land that last jump here and I have to be careful and really take each day at a time. I have six more runs to do and I really hope that my knee is strong enough for all six.
bad leg lucky number position seen ski snow
My first leg was really good. I have never seen myself ski so tight. I was very lucky with the number (start position two in the first leg) because the snow really got bad in the first leg.
goal olympic
My goal is to go there and have fun. I want to be Olympic champion.
cups events five focused good shape skip
What am I second? I am so focused on the Olympics, I don't know where I am in the standings. I will skip some World Cups if I have to -- I want to be in good shape for all five events at the Olympics. I will do a lot for that.
days difficult energy fighting needed snow
We were fighting hard. These two days were difficult with the snow conditions. I needed a lot of energy for these races.
favorite great hell perfect skiing
It's perfect for me that she's the favorite. She's skiing great right now and skied a hell of a lot better than me. She can take the favorite role. I don't mind.
ended sad steep tough
It was pretty sad that it ended so early. I feel kind of empty. You have to go all out if you're going to win. It was pretty tough in that steep part.
almost downhill easy happening high
It's not an easy downhill, that's for sure. There's something happening all the time. It's almost a two-minute downhill at high altitude.
cup overall situation
Everyone has been going on about the overall World Cup and the situation with the points,
course enjoy fight hard individual mistakes today trying win
It makes it hard to enjoy the fight for the individual races. I was really trying to win today but I just made mistakes because the course was so tough.
confidence gives hope red self strength
It matters. The red bib always matters. It gives me self confidence and more strength at the start. I hope I can keep having the red bib.