She loves skiing with all her heart, but Switzerland's Dominique Gisin's career might have taken a very different trajectory.
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She loves skiing with all her heart, but Switzerland's Dominique Gisin's career might have taken a very different trajectory.
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Gisin underwent pilot training in the Swiss military. However knee problems prevented her from working full-time in the military.
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Gisin underwent pilot training in the Swiss military. However knee problems prevented her from working full-time in the military.
Gisin's knee problems have also dogged her skiing career and during her 15-year career she has had nine operations.
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Gisin's knee problems have also dogged her skiing career and during her 15-year career she has had nine operations.
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But all the pain melted away on February 12 when Gisin competed in the women's alpine skiing downhill at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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But all the pain melted away on February 12 when Gisin competed in the women's alpine skiing downhill at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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Gisin set a time of one minute 41.57 seconds on the treacherous Rosa Khutor piste.
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Gisin set a time of one minute 41.57 seconds on the treacherous Rosa Khutor piste.
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But so did Tina Maze of Slovenia, who is shown kissing the ground after her run.
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But so did Tina Maze of Slovenia, who is shown kissing the ground after her run.
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It was the first time in Olympic skiing history that a gold medal had to be shared.
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It was the first time in Olympic skiing history that a gold medal had to be shared.
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"We're close; even closer now," Gisin joked after their joint triumph
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"We're close; even closer now," Gisin joked after their joint triumph
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Gisin's success gave her superstar status back home in Swizterland.
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Gisin's success gave her superstar status back home in Swizterland.
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Gisin says shes love the "freedom and peace" both skiing and flying gives her.
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Gisin says shes love the "freedom and peace" both skiing and flying gives her.
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