Petra Majdič - Our National Hero

I made this video about our Slovenian olympic hero Petra Majdič

During the warm-up for the 1.4 kilometre classic sprint on the February 17 in the 2010 Olympics she skied off-course, down a bank, into a 3 m deep gulley where she crashed on rocks breaking both ski poles, a ski tip, and sustained four broken ribs along with a pneumothorax. The start time for her qualifying round was pushed back, but she collapsed in pain after qualifying and was taken to hospital to be x-rayed. She returned and, despite the agonizing pain, won her quarterfinal, just got through the semifinal as a lucky loser, and finished third to win the bronze medal in the final, the first individual Winter Olympic medal in the individual sprint for Slovenia in 16 years. She earned the highest praise from other skiers, staff and the media for her amazing bravery as she attended the medal giving ceremony with a tube in her chest to relieve pneumothorax. She said at the press conference afterwards "Today, this is not a bronze. This is a gold with little diamonds on it".

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• Petra Majdič
• hero
• Slovenia
• Vancouver 2010
• olympic games
• sprint
• medal
• bronze

[akvilon]

Thank you for this wonderful video! Petra is not only a hero of Slovenia, but the whole world

[zvodo]

Zelo lepo narejeno. The best je pa to k je v Angleščini in lahko tudi kakšen "visoki" gost prebere njeno zgodbo o uspehu.

[Dschland92]

Petra Majdic has got such a great character she is one of the best athlets in the World Cup

It´s so sad that she finished her career today

I hope she will make a Comeback

Petra we all will miss you :(

Wish you all the best and good luck from Germany and the rest of the world

[Duanematic]

toti teden je Chuck noris teden ker je po radiju pa po televiziji je že 4krat reko eden chuck noris pa na svinčniku je pisalo noris pa zdaj sem vido na tvojem komentu čak noris

[Cili2009]

I saw a movie about Terry Fox a few years ago. And I understand why Petra was so honoured and proud to receive such an award. She deserved it. So did Joannie.

[ShasoDnarb]

As a Canadian, she's not a national hero to me... she's a world inspiration.

[MrRocque]

without causing debate (its not my intent), Petra Majdic and Joannie Rochette (Canadian skater lost her mother two days prior to her first Olympic event) were both awarded the Terry Fox Award. See the reply below to read more about the award. Many can compete in the Olympics, few will win medals, a select few win gold. In 2010, TWO demonstrated the embodiment of "OLYMPIAN" (adj.): 1.Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters, 2. Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

[MrRocque]

@BeerBellyBrewster to let other's know....the Terry Fox Award is presented to Olympians who embody the values of this Canadian legend. Terry Fox is still remembered 30 years after his attempt to run across Canada, after loosing a leg to cancer. Each year, thousands of Canadians raise MILLIONS of dollars coast, to coast, to coast during the Terry Fox Run. Google: Vancouver 2010 Terry Fox Award. Find the Vancouver 2010 . com link to read more about the award.

[BeerBellyBrewster]

Petra just received the Vancouver 2010 Terry Fox award. Hopefully you will know who Terry Fox was so that you will understand how special it is. Congratulations Petra!

[becerisme]

Simply amazing!

[theklimpe]

ona je ko chuck norris...sam da on premika z celimi rebri..petra se pa lah tut brez nih :D