At the beginning of the season, Aleksandra Król-Walas as many as five out of six World Cups in the parallel giant slalom ended on the podium. She won once, it was three times and the third time. In total, she conducted the most important alpine snowboard competition in the general classification. That is in the only Olympic competition.
– I devote time to sport that I could spend with my child and thanks ago I have a great motivation to achieve great results. Since I decided to go back to sportit's for something – she said two months ago in an interview with Sport.pl.
The bronze medalist of the 2023 world championships just after that success suspended her career and she gave birth to a child. Already in April 2024 she returned to training. The effect is staggering. Because here she just stood on the podium of the world championship again in Engadin – for the second time in her career. In this way, she picked up a great season in which she had to struggle with the troublesome injury, which she did not even complain about.
The Polish woman fought for knives. 0.01 s could have determined the lack of a medal
In the parallel giant played in Switzerland on Thursday, the King-Walas first had the sixth qualification result, and then probably won her duel 1/8 of the final with Chinese Xinhui Bai (the rival did not reach the finish line), and then defeated the favorite of the hosts Julie Zogg in an exciting quarter of The semi-final of the Polish woman lacked 0.01 s to the Japanese Tsubaki Miki-the best in this competition World Cup player and gold defender from the World Cup two years ago (in the final the Japanese lost with the brilliant Czech Vesher She remembered the minimum defeat from Mika and 0.14 s defeated another Swiss, Ladina Caviezel.
– Is! We have it. Once again we have a bronze medal of the world championship! Beautiful! Oh God! But I was touched today. I cried – says Ola's excited about three video recordings that we got from her manager, Michał Zawada.
The videos are from 25 to 30 seconds, some are vertically, others horizontally – everything is done for various media, which they are not there, and are interested in reporting the success of the Polish woman.
– I am very happy because I did my best! I fought to the very end for the hundredth seconds, for knives, as it is said. And what will I tell you? Milfs rule! Milfs give advice! Can it be? It is possible! – The king enjoys the recordings.
A young mother in euphoria. “You can't talk to her”
At the request for a conversation, Ola is not responsible for now. – Do you have to ask Ola, what did she feel after the losing semi -final by 0.01 s? – I ask her manager. – Because it must be terribly difficult to go all over without pondering – I explain. – I don't have. It is in such emotions that you can't talk to her – says the manager and agrees to quote this statement. Because it's true. – Ole was mega focused at this start, she went to the World Cup without her husband and child to have 110 percent. concentration – adds Zawada.
Full concentration and recovery-these are the most important components of the success achieved by King-Walas. The middle part of the season our snowboarder was weaker. After five of the first six Giants of the World Cup, a series of worse starts came on the podium. She didn't reach the podium in any of the next five. And in the knockout general classification of the giant fell from the first to fourth place.
Nothing will stop her. Now riding to the Olympic medal
– Her hand hurt a week ago. Tendon inflammation in the forearm took its toll. It's hard to train with a sore hand, and sometimes you have to wear a child, Hanka is only a year old – says Zawada. – Ola rode without comfort, problems began around New Year's Eve. There was treatment, injections – he says. But it ended well. And even great!
And this is to be just the beginning of the great return of Aleksandra Król-Walas.
– Ola, you are not afraid to say that you have returned to the Olympic medal, right? We asked recently.
– No, I definitely have no problem to say that this is my goal. I think you have to measure high. I only miss the Olympic medal to the collection. I will try the best I can win for a little over a year – our two -time medalist of the world championships answered today.