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Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Alpine skiing-Brignone still aiming for Olympics, wants to leave on her terms
Alpine skiing-Brignone still aiming for Olympics, wants to leave on her terms MILAN - Italy's Alpine ski champion Federica Brignone said she was doing all she could to be fit for her home Milan-Cortina Olympics next year and wanted to retire smiling on the slopes rather than forced out by injury. The 34-year-old told reporters on Wednesday, however, that it was still too early to say whether she would win the battle. "I got injured at the best moment of my career, of my life," Brignone said at an event in Milan for her sponsor Banca Generali. "And this is bothering me. I do not want to retire from ski now, like that. I loved this sport so much that I want to retire when I am happy, feeling good on the slopes." Overall World Cup champion Brignone, who was a leading medal hope at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed during a race in the Italian championships in April. The giant slalom world champion said she remained positive but also realistic and had to respect her body and do what was best for herself. "My first goal is my health and that will continue to be and it won't change because of external pressures, in the sense that if my body won't make it, it won't make it. I think it will make it and I am very positive, it is responding," she said. "Some things are going really beyond expectations. Some other things are giving me a hard time, but it's normal, actually after suffering that kind of injury. "I think I'll be back for the winter. But that's not something I can predict." Brignone said she would not know until the crutches came off for good how much load she could put on the leg. "Obviously it was destroyed, so that has to be respected," she added. The World Cup season starts in October with the Olympics running from February 6-22. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Alpine skiing-Brignone still aiming for Olympics, wants to leave on her terms
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) -Italy's Alpine ski champion Federica Brignone said she was doing all she could to be fit for her home Milan-Cortina Olympics next year and wanted to retire smiling on the slopes rather than forced out by injury. The 34-year-old told reporters on Wednesday, however, that it was still too early to say whether she would win the battle. "I got injured at the best moment of my career, of my life," Brignone said at an event in Milan for her sponsor Banca Generali. "And this is bothering me. I do not want to retire from ski now, like that. I loved this sport so much that I want to retire when I am happy, feeling good on the slopes." Overall World Cup champion Brignone, who was a leading medal hope at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed during a race in the Italian championships in April. The giant slalom world champion said she remained positive but also realistic and had to respect her body and do what was best for herself. "My first goal is my health and that will continue to be and it won't change because of external pressures, in the sense that if my body won't make it, it won't make it. I think it will make it and I am very positive, it is responding," she said. "Some things are going really beyond expectations. Some other things are giving me a hard time, but it's normal, actually after suffering that kind of injury. "I think I'll be back for the winter. But that's not something I can predict." Brignone said she would not know until the crutches came off for good how much load she could put on the leg. "Obviously it was destroyed, so that has to be respected," she added. The World Cup season starts in October with the Olympics running from February 6-22. (Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari, writing by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)
CNA
2 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Alpine skiing-Brignone still aiming for Olympics, wants to leave on her terms
MILAN :Italy's Alpine ski champion Federica Brignone said she was doing all she could to be fit for her home Milan-Cortina Olympics next year and wanted to retire smiling on the slopes rather than forced out by injury. The 34-year-old told reporters on Wednesday, however, that it was still too early to say whether she would win the battle. "I got injured at the best moment of my career, of my life," Brignone said at an event in Milan for her sponsor Banca Generali. "And this is bothering me. I do not want to retire from ski now, like that. I loved this sport so much that I want to retire when I am happy, feeling good on the slopes." Overall World Cup champion Brignone, who was a leading medal hope at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed during a race in the Italian championships in April. The giant slalom world champion said she remained positive but also realistic and had to respect her body and do what was best for herself. "My first goal is my health and that will continue to be and it won't change because of external pressures, in the sense that if my body won't make it, it won't make it. I think it will make it and I am very positive, it is responding," she said. "Some things are going really beyond expectations. Some other things are giving me a hard time, but it's normal, actually after suffering that kind of injury. "I think I'll be back for the winter. But that's not something I can predict." Brignone said she would not know until the crutches came off for good how much load she could put on the leg. "Obviously it was destroyed, so that has to be respected," she added.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Brignone still aiming for Olympics, wants to leave on her terms
MILAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Italy's Alpine ski champion Federica Brignone said she was doing all she could to be fit for her home Milan-Cortina Olympics next year and wanted to retire smiling on the slopes rather than forced out by injury. The 34-year-old told reporters on Wednesday, however, that it was still too early to say whether she would win the battle. "I got injured at the best moment of my career, of my life," Brignone said at an event in Milan for her sponsor Banca Generali. "And this is bothering me. I do not want to retire from ski now, like that. I loved this sport so much that I want to retire when I am happy, feeling good on the slopes." Overall World Cup champion Brignone, who was a leading medal hope at the Games, fractured her left leg and tore knee ligaments when she crashed during a race in the Italian championships in April. The giant slalom world champion said she remained positive but also realistic and had to respect her body and do what was best for herself. "My first goal is my health and that will continue to be and it won't change because of external pressures, in the sense that if my body won't make it, it won't make it. I think it will make it and I am very positive, it is responding," she said. "Some things are going really beyond expectations. Some other things are giving me a hard time, but it's normal, actually after suffering that kind of injury. "I think I'll be back for the winter. But that's not something I can predict." Brignone said she would not know until the crutches came off for good how much load she could put on the leg. "Obviously it was destroyed, so that has to be respected," she added. The World Cup season starts in October with the Olympics running from February 6-22.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Mediobanca's Banca Generali vote delay prevented possible defeat, sources say
By Gianluca Semeraro, Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -Mediobanca's decision to delay the shareholder vote on its bid for Banca Generali prevented a likely defeat from shareholders who oppose the deal and have beefed up their holdings in recent weeks, four sources close to the matter said. On Sunday, Mediobanca said it would delay until September 25 the vote that had been scheduled for Monday. The proposed Banca Generali acquisition was announced in April as Mediobanca strived to fend off a takeover bid by state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena, or MPS. MPS is expected to formally launch its hostile offer for Mediobanca, one of many takeover bids reshaping Italian finance, in July. The bid was announced in January but several months are necessary for the all required authorisations. Were it to succeed, it would cast doubt over whether Mediobanca would be able to pursue the Banca Generali acquisition. Mediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel had bet on the Banca Generali deal as an alternative to the MPS project, hoping it would also make Mediobanca too big for the smaller rival to swallow. But Mediobanca shareholders looking to thwart the Banca Generali deal have accumulated an additional combined near 11% stake in the bank with their allies in the last few weeks, one of the sources said. That tilted the odds of Monday's vote against Nagel, prompting the board of the bank to opt to delay the shareholder meeting, the sources said, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue. The deal risked lacking the support of some 40% of Mediobanca's capital, including also shareholders who would have abstained, a fifth source separately said. JUDICIAL PROBE Opposition to the deal is led by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone who has increased his Mediobanca stake to 10% and 7%, and can count on the support of UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel. UniCredit, which faces government opposition to its own bid for Banco BPM, held 1.9% of Mediobanca ahead of Monday's vote as part of its equity trading activity. By abstaining, it would have helped the "against" front. Nagel has long faced opposition by both Caltagirone and Mediobanca's biggest investor, Delfin, the holding company of late Ray-Ban billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio. Delfin and Caltagirone became investors in MPS when the Italian Treasury in November sold a stake in the bailed out bank. That sale is being investigated by Milan prosecutors who are investigating how the process was handled. The sources said the vote postponement had also bought time to see how the criminal investigation unfolded. While Delfin Chairman Francesco Milleri has welcomed Nagel's efforts to promote change at Mediobanca, Caltagirone has criticised the Banca Generali deal saying he saw no value in it. The two are also some of the biggest shareholders in Assicurazioni Generali, Italy's biggest insurer, which owns private bank Banca Generali. By using its Generali shares as payment for the Banca Generali deal, Nagel hoped to win over Delfin and Caltagirone who have repeatedly criticised Mediobanca's influence over Generali. The three latest clashed in April when Generali shareholders picked a new board. At the time, following a last minute U-turn, UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel sided with Caltagirone after amassing a 6.7% Generali stake. (Additional reporting by Giulio Piovaccari; editing by Barbara Lewis) Sign in to access your portfolio
