Reactions after Tokyo (selected articles)

INTERNATIONAL

“The Austrian has achieved the ultimate - a relative unknown coming from nowhere to win Olympic gold.” (BBC)

• CNN: Anna Kiesenhofer is a math genius who just pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Olympics history

• CNN Espanol: De las matemáticas al oro olímpico: la motivadora historia de Anna Kiesenhofer

• The Wallstreet Journal: The Math Ph.D. Who Just Shocked Olympic Cycling

• The Times: Anna Kiesenhofer claims shock road race gold

• BBC: Tokyo Olympics: Anna Kiesenhofer wins shock road race gold

• The Guardian: “Anna Kiesenhofer claims shock road race glory as Van Vleuten mistakes silver for gold

• Others: The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Washington Post, The Independent, The Times of India, Arab Times, The New Zealand Herald, Global Times, China Daily Global………

“Kiesenhofer stayed away, for the whole incredible thing, 85 miles, up and down, over the flats, through the mountains, in the late July heat, with a ferocious pack of riders—cycling superstars, world champions, national team juggernauts—trying to chase her down.” (WSJ)

CYCLING MAGAZINES

• Cyclingnews: Anna Kiesenhofer the anti-authoritarian 'mastermind' of her own Olympic glory

• Cyclingweekly: Anna Kiesenhofer takes shock solo victory in Tokyo 2020 Olympics women's road race”

• Velonews: Anna Kiesenhofer on Tokyo Olympics win: ‘So many people have emailed saying it inspires them’

• The Inner Ring: The Moment The Olympics Were Won

NATIONAL

• Krone: “Sensationelle Anna Kiesenhofer holt Olympia-Gold!

• ORF (Sport): Kiesenhofer erobert sensationell Gold

• ORF (Science): Sattelfest am Rad und in der Mathematik

• Ö3: Anna Kiesenhofer holt Olympia-Gold!

• Kurier: Nach der Gold-Sensation: Das ist Olympiasiegerin Anna Kiesenhofer

• Wiener Zeitung: Anna Kiesenhofer: Ein echtes Olympia-Wunder

• L’Equipe: L'Autrichienne Anna Kiesenhofer crée la surprise et s'offre le titre olympique à Tokyo

• lfm: L'or pour une Lausannoise d'adoption

• Tagesanzeiger: Mit dem Olympiasieg dieser ETH-Mathematikerin hat niemand gerechnet

  
  

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