Milan ¨C Federica Brignone is known in Italy as the ¡°Tiger¡± for the ferocious determination that has helped her become the country¡¯s most successful female skier ever. She carries an image of the predator on her helmet and gloves.
Brignone, 35, is drawing on her ?tigerish spirit as she tries to return to the slopes ahead of next month¡¯s ?Milano Cortina ?Olympics after an accident in April left her with multiple leg fractures ?and a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament.
An impressive sixth-place finish at the World Cup giant slalom in Kronplatz on Tuesday, in her return from injury, bodes well for the Winter Games.
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