Michele Gisin, a two-time Olympic champion, has retired from Alpine skiing after a serious crash in training. The 32-year-old Swiss skier, who won gold in Alpine combined at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games and retained her title at Beijing four years later, suffered neck, knee, and wrist injuries in a crash at St. Moritz last December. Gisin had said she would decide on continuing her racing career only after returning to the snow to train again. After a long process of reflection, Gisin announced her retirement, expressing happiness and gratitude for her career and health. Gisin's career was marked by numerous podium finishes, including two medals in combined at worlds, a single World Cup race in slalom, and 21 podium results. She is one of the sport's few all-event racers and one of Switzerland's most storied Winter Olympians. Gisin's first medal was a 2017 worlds silver in combined on home snow at St. Moritz, where her career effectively ended. She also won Olympic bronze in super-G in Beijing. Gisin's retirement comes after a successful marriage to Italian racer Luca De Aliprandini, a former world championships silver medalist in giant slalom, during the offseason.
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Gold medal skier Gisin retires 11 months after serious training crash
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