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at Soelden, he will return to racing. With his prosthesis and boot on the table — and flanked by Austrian federation president Peter Schoecksnadel and sports director Hans Pum — Lanzinger said he will attempt to qualify for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. The quest gets underway in mid-November when he hopes to start earning the points needed for the European Cup.
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Normally, it’s kinda rude to put your leg on the table
when speaking to the press…
Matthias Lanzinger, who lost part of his leg after a 2008 racing
crash at Kvitfjell, Norway, has successfully rebuilt his life. He works
for Salomon’s marketing department, having completing a degree
in business administration and sports management. He has gotten
married, fathered a child, and applauded from the sidelines when his
former Austrian teammates have had success. Now, he just announced
