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German biathlete Juliane Frühwirt is battling to become a World Cup regular next season after recovering from a tongue transplant. On March 21, she fell skiing down hill in adverse conditions in Galtür, Austria. Her ski pole pierced her left cheek, tore off part of her tongue, broke her jaw and cheekbone as well as knocking her front teeth out. She had already been struggling to make it as a professional biathlete but her ordeal has put things in perspective. “I want to establish myself in the World Cup. But it’s no longer a must,” the 26-year-old told dpa on Sunday. “What other people think o…

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