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Straits Times
03-06-2025
- General
- Straits Times
Alpine skiing-Italy's Brignone still not sure she will be fit for Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Downhill - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - January 25, 2025 Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates on the podium after winning the Women's Downhill REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute/File Photo Alpine skiing-Italy's Brignone still not sure she will be fit for Olympics MILAN - Reigning World Cup overall champion Federica Brignone cast doubts over her participation in next year's Winter Olympics on home snow in Italy two months after she suffered serious injuries. The 34-year-old, one of Italy's leading medal hopes at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed into a gate during a race in the Italian championships. "I would like to say that I will be present at the next Olympics, but as of today I don't know. I am working for that too, but my health comes first of all," Brignone told reporters in the medical centre in Turin on Tuesday. "It is difficult to make any predictions, because there are many steps and we don't have any precise schedule," she said, adding that she remained confident and positive. Brignone, who is walking with clutches, underwent surgery after the crash in April. "As of today we can rule out a further operation, Federica had a major injury but the ACL is fine," said Andrea Panzeri, president of the medical staff of Italy's winter sports federation. The 2026 Winter Olympics, co-hosted by Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, run from February 6-22. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
03-06-2025
- Health
- The Star
Alpine skiing-Italy's Brignone still not sure she will be fit for Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Downhill - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - January 25, 2025 Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates on the podium after winning the Women's Downhill REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute/File Photo MILAN (Reuters) -Reigning World Cup overall champion Federica Brignone cast doubts over her participation in next year's Winter Olympics on home snow in Italy two months after she suffered serious injuries. The 34-year-old, one of Italy's leading medal hopes at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed into a gate during a race in the Italian championships. "I would like to say that I will be present at the next Olympics, but as of today I don't know. I am working for that too, but my health comes first of all," Brignone told reporters in the medical centre in Turin on Tuesday. "It is difficult to make any predictions, because there are many steps and we don't have any precise schedule," she said, adding that she remained confident and positive. Brignone, who is walking with clutches, underwent surgery after the crash in April. "As of today we can rule out a further operation, Federica had a major injury but the ACL is fine," said Andrea Panzeri, president of the medical staff of Italy's winter sports federation. The 2026 Winter Olympics, co-hosted by Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, run from February 6-22. (Reporting by Elvira Pollina, editing by Ed Osmond)
France 24
03-06-2025
- General
- France 24
Brignone still unsure if she will be fit for Winter Games
Brignone, who turns 35 in July, won the alpine ski World Cup overall title and World Championship giant slalom gold last season but suffered a career-threatening double leg fracture in her last race in April. "I'd like to be able to say that I'll definitely be at the start of the next Winter Olympics, but today I don't know," Brignone told a press briefing in Turin. The Games are being hosted by Milan Cortina next February. "I'm going to try, I'm doing everything I can, but the most important thing for me is to get better and then come back to ski racing," she said. "The Olympics are a great source of motivation, it's true that there's still time between now and the Olympics, but time is running out." The Italian dominated the 2024-25 season on the women's circuit, winning 10 races, her second overall World Cup title and both the giant slalom and downhill crystal globes. Brignone suffered a double tibia-fibula fracture in her left leg on April 3 during the Italian Championships. She said she does not know when she'll be able to resume training on snow. "As long as I can't put my foot down, it's hard to say, I'll only put skis back on when I'm well, not to be on one leg," she said. During an operation on her broken leg, surgeons noticed a ligament tear in her left knee. "We're not worried about the cruciate ligament," Italian Winter Sports Federation doctor Andrea Panzeri, who is overseeing Brignone's rehabilitation, said on Tuesday.
Reuters
03-06-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Italy's Brignone still not sure she will be fit for Olympics
MILAN, June 3 (Reuters) - Reigning World Cup overall champion Federica Brignone cast doubts over her participation in next year's Winter Olympics on home snow in Italy two months after she suffered serious injuries. The 34-year-old, one of Italy's leading medal hopes at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed into a gate during a race in the Italian championships. "I would like to say that I will be present at the next Olympics, but as of today I don't know. I am working for that too, but my health comes first of all," Brignone told reporters in the medical centre in Turin on Tuesday. "It is difficult to make any predictions, because there are many steps and we don't have any precise schedule," she said, adding that she remained confident and positive. Brignone, who is walking with clutches, underwent surgery after the crash in April. "As of today we can rule out a further operation, Federica had a major injury but the ACL is fine," said Andrea Panzeri, president of the medical staff of Italy's winter sports federation. The 2026 Winter Olympics, co-hosted by Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, run from February 6-22.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
SLCO Clerk's office recognized nationally for accessibility to disabled voters
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake County's Clerk Office has been awarded for its initiatives in helping voters with disabilities gain access to voting. The 2024 Clearinghouse Awards, nicknamed the 'Clearie' awards, are presented by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to promote best practices in elections, and 'celebrate the accomplishments of election officials.' Among 32 other jurisdictions, Salt Lake County was recognized for the offices 'Try Before You Vote' program, which brought mock voting machines to several events to demonstrate the accommodations made for those with disabilities to build confidence in the system before election day. 'Voters were able to test out equipment, ask questions, and register to vote,' The clerks office said in a statement. 'The goal was to reduce uncertainty around accessible voting options and ensure every voter could make an informed decision about how they wanted to vote before Election Day.' According to Lannie Chapman, clerk for Salt Lake County, the program was important to help voters build confidence in the elections, saying, 'This outreach was all about meeting voters where they are. We know that confidence and familiarity are key to participation, especially for voters with disabilities. Our team is proud to be recognized for helping make the voting process more accessible, approachable, and inclusive for everyone in our community.' For some perspective, Salt Lake County is among 3,142 counties throughout the United States, each having its own election office. Each state has an election office at the state level. So that is around 3,192 election offices throughout the country that could be chosen for a Clearie Award. Along with Salt Lake, 4 other offices were recognized for their efforts among those with disabilities. Charleston County in South Carolina was recognized for their voter accessibility advisory committee to provide recommendations to improve the counties accessibility. Floyd County in Georgia was recognized for their town halls related to the subject. South Carolina's state office for elections were awarded because of their voter educations videos made with ASL subtitles. Finally, Washington State was recognized for their voter information videos that were made in ASL. There were seven other categories election offices were given awards for, including: Communications Secuirty Contingency Planning Election Administration HAVA Grants Poll Workers, and 'I voted' Stickers designs Across the country several counties were recognized for their creative and original stickers. Some displaying flamingos to hand drawn artwork. Red Rocks move on to finals for fifth straight year Driver in critical condition after crash on Redwood Road FOUND: SLCPD seeking assistance with locating endangered man SLCO Clerk's office recognized nationally for accessibility to disabled voters Ski great Brignone's first aim is to walk before thinking of next year's Olympics Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
