{"id":540439,"date":"2026-03-14T18:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/540439\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:28:11","slug":"france-in-france-liana-is-already-aiming-to-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/540439\/","title":{"rendered":"France In France? Liana Is Already Aiming To Be There"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liana France has spoken with a maturity beyond her years upon finishing her program at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, paying tribute to her Paralympic predecessors, thanking her supporters and explaining what she has learned from her Games experience.<\/p>\n

France finished 14th in her slalom race, declaring herself \u201csuper, super proud\u201d and dedicated to competing at the 2030 Paralympics in the French Alps: \u201cFrance in France would be pretty awesome,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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There has been plenty to remind you that France, aged 16, is Australia\u2019s youngest ever female Winter Paralympian \u2013 she did, after all, request her supporters make a pink Australian flag with her face emblazoned on it.<\/p>\n

But beneath the youthful exuberance and social media posts is a young athlete keen to learn, develop and compete for Australia at the highest level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I put down two solid runs and four solid runs in total\u202fand I\u2019m just really proud that my best skiing has been here,\u201d France said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I came over the finish line, it was like,\u202f\u2018Oh my God, I have done myself proud\u2019.\u202fI can\u2019t even explain how proud I am to just have put everything\u202fI had out there on the slopes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy coaches and all my support were there at the bottom\u202fand just seeing them \u2013 being so happy that all of my hard work with them \u2026 \u2013 and I actually listened to them. They said to send it and I felt like I really went after it\u202fand I really sent it and I\u2019m super happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of a mental game.\u202fIt\u2019s like you don\u2019t want to go down a hill and just fully attack\u202fbut, definitely in the start gate, oh, the nerves were unreal.\u202fI feel like just the pressure that I put on myself\u202fto just really go down and do it \u2013 I am super, duper happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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France said if she continued working hard, she could compete at the next Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say just remember what you\u2019re feeling now,\u201d she said of herself in four years\u2019 time.\u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember why you do it.\u202f Just the feeling of coming down and just being a Paralympian\u202f\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team that I\u2019m representing has a long history of amazing, amazing Paralympians.\u202fNow, to be one of those amazing Paralympians is \u2026 I\u2019m super grateful. You have to put in a lot of work\u202fto come to the Paralympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody here is working so hard\u202fand really, it feels like a family\u202fand everybody here is just super, super supportive of everybody. It\u2019s such an amazing place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked what has learned from competing at her first Paralympics, France said: \u201cI feel like I have become a lot more resilient. Being around a bunch of people older than you,\u202fit definitely gives you perspective of what actually matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve definitely had some clarity\u202fwhile being over here of just what is important.\u201d<\/p>\n

By: David Sygall, Paralympics Australia<\/p>\n

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