Italian alpine skier Federica Brignone said on Tuesday she was against getting the COVID-19 vaccine but had it in order to make it easier to compete at the Feb. 4-20 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Games organisers announced late last year that unvaccinated athletes bound for Beijing would have to quarantine for three weeks on arrival, while vaccinated athletes are free from this requirement.
The 31-year-old, who is top of the World Cup super-G standings this season, has 19 World Cup wins under her belt and claimed a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in the giant slalom.
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