Giselle Ansley hopes to put an injury-ravaged year behind her and win a third consecutive Olympic hockey medal.
Giselle Ansley is hoping to put an injury-ravaged year behind her and win a third consecutive Olympic hockey medal.
The 32-year-old from Kingsbridge in Devon was part of the Team GB side that won gold in Rio in 2016 before earning a bronze medal in Tokyo three years ago. Ansley, who also helped England win gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, won her 100th cap for Great Britain in January and"It would be beyond my wildest dreams," Ansley told BBC Sport when asked about the prospect of a third Olympic medal. But her season was hit by injury, the most serious being a ruptured ligament in her left knee which led to her missing the European Championships.
While the absence has been tough, Ansley said returning to a new-look squad has reinvigorated her ahead of the Paris games. "It's been frustrating, but also it has told me a lot about myself, what I can come back from consistently," she said."Some of them tell me that they think by spending time with youngsters I've lost five years, so I'll take that.""It's so special, and every time has been different, different journeys to that point," she added.
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