PARIS :Italian skier Federica Brignone said her recovery from leg surgery could stretch beyond the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February and admits she still does not know when she will return to competition.

The 35-year-old, one of Italy's leading medal hopes at the Games, sustained a double leg fracture at the Italian championships in April.

"Some people took two years to return from a similar injury," the 2020 and 2025 overall World Cup winner told Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera on Wednesday.

"When will I ski and race again? I still don’t know."

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