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 Continuing IG's holiday series, 2006 world all-around champion Vanessa Ferrari of Italy told IG she hopes to challenge anew as she handles her new role with the Italian Army. "In gymnastics I'm really focused on the next European Championships (April 28 – May 2, 2010), said Ferrari, who has been hindered by injury since she became the first Italian woman to win the world all-around title. "I know the road to Europeans is long and hard because I'm still struggling to recover at 100 percent, but I want to come back with great routines in next year's main events." Ferrari, who trains under coach Enrico Casella in Brixia, said she is easing into her recent post with the military. "Actually I'm a 'rookie,' Ferrari said. "It's the first step into the Army. Many sportsmen and sportswomen in Italy join the Army, Navy or Air Force to receive support during their careers and to ensure an opportunity when they have quit competing.” Ferrari, the daughter of an Italian father and a Bulgarian mother, said the Ferrari family Christmas is mostly Italian in custom. “We celebrate a typical Italian Christmas,” Ferrari told IG. "We spent almost two days eating and celebrating. It's one of the few occasions for me to eat with less of a limit than usual - the other one is when we celebrate a victory. In our family we eat Bulgarian meals just when my grandma comes to visit us. Otherwise it's 100 percent Italian style." Ferrari said she hopes to ring in 2010 with friends. "I found a lot of new friends this year, and I'll really like to spend New Year's Eve with them"” Ferrari said. External Link: Italian Gymnastics Federation International Gymnast Magazine Related Features
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