Biathlon ace Lisa Vittozzi reveals she had "a total blackout for two years" The 28-year-old biathlete had been part of the world's top biathlon team for many years. She had panic attacks after performance slump – criticism of public handling of her had a negative impact on her.

Her family is "something you don't lose even if you try to lose you," she wrote in a guest article on Italian portal The Owl Post. The most important thing for her on her way of her mental hole was "to find exactly what I had left behind"