47 Quotes by Anja Paerson

When you see the Austrians leading at home it kind of hurts. I'm going to come back in Zagreb and push for it.

We were fighting hard. These two days were difficult with the snow conditions. I needed a lot of energy for these races.

What am I second? I am so focused on the Olympics, I don't know where I am in the standings. I will skip some World Cups if I have to -- I want to be in good shape for all five events at the Olympics. I will do a lot for that.

When I stood up there before the second run I was tired. But I thought this could be the last race in a long time so I just wanted to enjoy it and have fun and I did.

Every time at the Olympic games it's always something. Today, in the second run it was smooth but first run, people who should not be allowed at the start are at the start trying to do something, I don't know what. This isn't right. I needed them. It shouldn't be this way.

It was unbelievably close. I can't believe I won. I have been fighting the downhill all year and I didn't come here with a positive attitude ? I was hoping to finish top 10.

I wanted to come here to be Olympic champion, but today I lost one of my opportunities.

Now I feel the joy of winning again.

Coming into this week was pretty hard because Lake Louise was not so good for me. I just had so much bad luck.