Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:53:18 PM
Melania Corradini: Betrayed by Her Emotions
Melania Corradini
Mar 11 2006
Sixth place in the downhill for Melania Corradini, the Italian hope that has perhaps been betrayed by her emotions or, as she herself admits it, by the adrenaline rush of the Opening Ceremony during which she carried the Italian flag in front of 30thousand excited people and the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
“Last night – says the nineteen-year-old from Cles – I didn’t get a wink of sleep. I was still thinking about the celebration at the stadium, all those people clapping, a breath-taking show. At the start, I was afraid of walking into the stadium, I thought about running away, then I plucked up the courage and I entered in a hurry. And in the end, I didn’t want to leave that stadium: it was the best day of my life".
The small competitive disappointment is then cast aside. "I committed some mistakes in the curves in the final part – she explains – it’s a shame because the ski run was perfect, thanks to the work of the volunteers who fixed it after yesterday’s snowfall. I had some troubles in the icy parts – the skier from Trento continues – I still have to improve in order to face the top level competitions in the best way. I will have to make do: this is my first great competitive experience. And, whatever the outcome is, I will always remember the exciting Opening Ceremony and the extraordinary warmth from the audience".
Melania, who is attending the scientific-tourism high school Des Ambrois, cannot use her left arm. She has been skiing since the age of six, but her mother convinced her to try competing only when she was 15. Her experience at the Paralympic Winter Games will continue in the next few days: on Monday, she will be competing in the super-G, three days later she will be involved in the giant and in the slalom on Saturday, March 18.
Melania Corradini
Mar 11 2006
Sixth place in the downhill for Melania Corradini, the Italian hope that has perhaps been betrayed by her emotions or, as she herself admits it, by the adrenaline rush of the Opening Ceremony during which she carried the Italian flag in front of 30thousand excited people and the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
“Last night – says the nineteen-year-old from Cles – I didn’t get a wink of sleep. I was still thinking about the celebration at the stadium, all those people clapping, a breath-taking show. At the start, I was afraid of walking into the stadium, I thought about running away, then I plucked up the courage and I entered in a hurry. And in the end, I didn’t want to leave that stadium: it was the best day of my life".
The small competitive disappointment is then cast aside. "I committed some mistakes in the curves in the final part – she explains – it’s a shame because the ski run was perfect, thanks to the work of the volunteers who fixed it after yesterday’s snowfall. I had some troubles in the icy parts – the skier from Trento continues – I still have to improve in order to face the top level competitions in the best way. I will have to make do: this is my first great competitive experience. And, whatever the outcome is, I will always remember the exciting Opening Ceremony and the extraordinary warmth from the audience".
Melania, who is attending the scientific-tourism high school Des Ambrois, cannot use her left arm. She has been skiing since the age of six, but her mother convinced her to try competing only when she was 15. Her experience at the Paralympic Winter Games will continue in the next few days: on Monday, she will be competing in the super-G, three days later she will be involved in the giant and in the slalom on Saturday, March 18.
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