ITALY: Jana Kostelic holds low-key gold medal celebration and announces her withdrawal from the Super G due to sickness and exhaustion.

Record ID: 331735

  • Title: ITALY: Jana Kostelic holds low-key gold medal celebration and announces her withdrawal from the Super G due to sickness and exhaustion.
  • Date: 18th February 2006
  • Summary: SESTRIERE, TURIN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 18, 2006) (REUTERS) JANA KOSTELIC APPLAUDED BY CROATIA TEAMMATES FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE ALPINE COMBINED VARIOUS OF KOSTELIC WITH TEAMATES SOUNDBITE (English) OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST JANA KOSTELIC, ASKED HOW SHE MANAGED TO WIN AFTER INITIAL PROBLEMS, SAYING: "I don't know, I just tried to ski my best as usual. (Do you plan any more medals?) I don't plan anything, I just try to do my best and whatever comes is good. (Are you going to ski in the SuperG?) Not tomorrow. The SuperG's tomorrow and I'm not going to ski SuperG. (Why not?) Because I'm tired and I'm sick and I need some rest." VARIOUS OF KOSTELIC WOITH GOLD MEDAL AT PRESENTATION
  • Embargoed: 5th March 2006 12:00
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  • Location: Italy
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA2XW4O1MPWTM2B2QPX31RXVRAT
  • Story Text: Croatia's Janica Kostelic, who made Olympic history with her fourth gold for winning the combined on Saturday (February 18), says she will not compete in the women's super-G on Sunday.
    "I will not be taking part," she told Reuters Television in an interview on Saturday. "I'm tired and I'm sick and I need some rest."
    Earlier, she had complained to reporters that she felt drained after her combined victory.
    "I need more power. I'm feeling really weak," the 2002 super-G silver medallist, said.
    Kostelic, 24, missed the women's downhill on Wednesday due to a high pulse rate.
    She became the first female skier to win four Olympics golds with her combined victory.
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