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...
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.
combined gives good normal skiers speed super
Any kind of combined is cool. I think the super combined is pretty good because it's just a one-run slalom and it gives the speed skiers a better chance. I think the super-combined is something that will stay. For me, it's better than the normal combined with the two-run slalom.
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.
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.
coming felt knew
I knew coming here I felt good, I knew if I got down I was going to be fast.
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,
glad risking
I'm glad to be back to being my old self, where I'm risking it all. I'm making a lot of mistakes, but still doing well overall.
beyond fine fun giving goal looking perfect
I'm not giving up because I never had it as a goal for myself. I'm here to ski, have fun every day, try to find the perfect turn, the perfect harmony. If I go out, I go out. Sometimes it (ticks) me of, sometimes I'm fine with it. But I'm looking for something that is beyond results.
feeling good trying
I'm feeling good about my racing. Right now I'm trying to get in a rhythm.
bleeding bone hip hurt race
I hurt my hip bone and there is bleeding around it. I didn't know if I could race today.
closer snow
I'm not very comfortable in my downhill, but with this snow you never know what is going to happen. I would like to be a little closer than I am right now.
fight good medal tough
I'm happy. This has been a good Olympics. It was always a tough fight with the snow. I really wanted a medal today, but you can't have it all.
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.