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“I needed to go full, full, full, even if I will go out,” Ando told
Ski Racing Media in the Cortina finish area.
The 24-year-old Japanese racer clocked 50.45 seconds, on the future 2026 Olympic slalom hill, nabbing seventh place, out of the 24th start position.
“I didn’t expect that – I was really surprised and I’m really, really happy,” Ando said about her run.
Ando pumped her fists and punched the air emphatically, an outpouring of emotion confirming her satisfaction with the result.
“I was so surprised, like ‘wow, what a day,’’ she said, with a big laugh, shortly after finishing a phone call with her mother in Japan.