Swiss ski cross ##er Fanny Smith going for gold at 2014 Winter Olympics . After my injury was the best season of my life , '' she says . Smith suffered serious knee injury in 2011 and was told she would n't race again . Now 21 , Smith defied odds returning in 2012 - 13 season to win World Cup title . Reigning world champion inspired by enduring career of tennis star Roger Federer .
Swiss ski cross ##er Fanny Smith going for gold at 2014 Winter Olympics . Smith suffered serious knee injury in 2011 and was told she would n't race again . Now 21 , Smith defied odds returning in 2012 - 13 season to win World Cup title . Reigning world champion inspired by enduring career of tennis star Roger Federer .