February 2010 and the Winter Olympic games are in full swing in Vancouver, Canada.
Over 80 gold medals were won in total, but I think 3 bronze medalists summed up the bravery needed to get a medal, and the first one is Anja Paerson.
Paerson is a much medalled skier from Sweden, well known for her 'race face' and determination to win.
In the charged atmosphere of the women's downhill, she lost control at a crucial moment, and found herself coming off an uprise and flying 60 metres before crashing on her front.
It was a genuinely nasty crash, in full view of the crowd at the finish area. Amazingly she tried to pick herself up but could be seen wincing in pain. Ok, we all thought that was her Olympics over, but pleased that she looked in not bad shape.
The next day though, there she was on the start line for the Super Combined!
If that was not enough, she went on to take the bronze medal.
That's impressive. She knew how lucky she was to get away with the crash the day before, and no-one would have been surprised for her not to compete. But that's the bravery of the alpine skier, they know every time they leave the start gate that they may not get to the finish.
Let's not forget that this bravery is shown by the gold medalist too, and the silver, and every racer that came down, but to do that after the crash she had means that for me, bravery was coloured bronze!
In the next article I'll be covering another bronze medalist who showed genuine courage at the games.
Gorodn Bryan is a marketer and sports fan from the UK, who loves the fact that he earns money just by writing about sport! He'll show you the *exact* technique he uses at his site: http://www.gordonbryan.com/sport
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