For athletes throughout the world, it is the same. We train for several years, not knowing for certain if we will make our way to the Olympic or Paralympic Games.
My first Paralympic Winter Games were in Nagano, Japan in 1998. I was a girl. At just 16 years old, it was simply a great pleasure for me to take part in such a fantastic event; the best thing for me was that no one expected anything from me. It was my first Paralympic Games, and I won my first gold medal in biathlon!
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