Ski star Brignone looking beyond Winter Games to full recovery

Italian ski star Federica Brignone said on Tuesday her focus now was more on a 'complete recovery' from a career-threatening double leg fracture than her home Winter Olympics in less than a year.

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"The Olympics is a motivation, but it was al-ready my motivation before my injury," Brignone, 34, told journalists as she left hospital in Milan in a wheelchair.

"I wanted to continue my career in order to compete in the Games at home."

"I don't want this injury to destroy my career. What'simportant now is to heal completely, because I won't be competitive until my leg is completely healed," said the newly-crowned overall World Cup champion.

"Taking risks at IOOkm an hour downhill, fight-ing for victories and medals, you can only do that when you're at 100 percent."

Madonnina clinic in Milan. "We'll gostepbystep. The next step is post-operation therapy and we'll start Monday. And then we'll see how the bone reacts and we'll take it from there."