San Marino. Torsani 47th in the Olympic giant: “A dream come true”
For Anna Torsani it was the day of days. In the morning, he made his debut at the Olympics, recently at the age of 21, with a decidedly positive 47th place; in the evening, once she returned to the Olympic Village, a university exam, because no one in the most important sports arena in the world can forget that she is a graduate student in Nursing Sciences.
The first heat, taken in the middle of the Italian night, saw her start with bib number 81, penultimate at the starting gate, and finish 57th out of 60 athletes at the finish line (behind her the standard bearers of Turkey, Kosovo and Ecuador), without risking too much not to make the mistakes that cost many before her the exit. Then the second heat, completed once again with determination: final 47th place an overall time of 2: 29.26.
“In the first heat I was very excited – she says -. It was my Olympics debut and I felt a huge responsibility. Having had the opportunity to test the track yesterday, for the first time, helped me mentally. This morning I was a bit more relaxed about the track, but the anxiety was raised anyway because we are still talking about an Olympics. I have tried to do the best I can and I think I can. I did a pretty good race, aiming to get to the finish line, which is never taken for granted. I am satisfied. What am I going to think about tonight before I go to bed? I will think I have fulfilled my dream, the one I have finally wanted since I was a child. I am proud of myself, of having continued to pursue my goal despite the difficulties I have experienced over the years. I never gave up and now I can say I made it“.
But there is no time to catch your breath, the special slalom is already scheduled for Wednesday.
“It will be necessary to reset everything – he concludes -. It is a completely different discipline, more complex and full of unknowns. A race where it is even more likely to make mistakes. Tomorrow I will try to relax, train, and start from scratch ”.
The CONS president also attended Anna Torsani’s race Gian Primo Giardi, who congratulated the athlete and renewed them for the special slalom.