'Back shredding soon-ish': Injury layoff hasn't stopped snowboard star Valentino Guseli dreaming of Italian Olympic glory

 

'Back shredding soon-ish': Injury layoff hasn't stopped snowboard star Valentino Guseli dreaming of Italian Olympic glory

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Valentino Guseli Beijing 2022

Competing at a second Olympic Games in a record three events, and making two countries proud along the way – all before turning 21 and while recovering from an ACL injury? That's the ambitious goal Australian snowboard star Valentino Guseli has set himself with less than a year to go until Milano Cortina 2026, an Olympic Winter Games that means more to him than most, given his Italian heritage.