From the ski slopes directly to the Ariston stage: in full competitive season, Federica Brignone said yes to Amadeus' invitation also to promote her sport in the run-up to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics and tonight she will be an exceptional guest on the first evening of Sanremo, first skier at the festival.
"At the beginning my reaction was: help, I'm busy with training and bonding. Then I thought it would be an opportunity to live a unique experience", confirms to ANSA the athlete, third in the world ranking, who is part of the Carabinieri military sports group.
"Music - says Brignone - I have always liked, since I was a child, when I listened to Battisti with my mother. And I think that skiing is also music: every descent, every curve has an always different rhythm. As a child I sang, even today I sing when I ski in free. I really like rock, Dire Straits, Tracy Chapman, but I also love Italian artists, like Marco Mengoni, Laura Pausini. I learned to play the guitar and took hip hop courses, but I don't have much time, I'm always wandering around" .
Sport "is a continuous challenge with oneself, it requires commitment, seriousness, dedication. In my career I would never have expected to do the things I have done, every time I am surprised at being able to do it", underlines Brignone, who arrives at the festival after the no from Jannik Sinner to Amadeus' invitation: "Refusing is a difficult choice, but as an athlete I understand it, because you have your own program and you want to concentrate on that. In my case the proposal went down well, because I managed to organize myself so as to be there But Jannik is young, he will have other opportunities."
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