the podium of today’s women’s downhill – Corriere.it

the podium of today’s women’s downhill – Corriere.it
from Daniele Disappear, sent to Yanqing

Two Italians on the podium, today’s incredible feat of the champion from Bergamo 23 days after the injury in Cortina. Surprise third place for the Val Gardena

Italy dream in the Olympic downhill in Beijing, two medals arrive in one fell swoop. Yanqing explodes with joy. Silver by Sofia Goggia and a sensational feat 23 days after the injury in Cortina. And bronze goes to Nadia Delago, the outsider who, after so many broken promises, lands the blow of his life. Gold went to the world champion, the Swiss Corinne Suter. She is the only one able to annoy the Frecce Tricolori with a perfect skiing in the most technical part and also in the fastest one.

When she sees Corinne’s time on the monitor Sofia snorts: she wanted gold, she wanted to defend the Olympic title won in Pyeongchang four years ago. If his left leg had been 100% he would have kept it with his hands down, but this podium was still a miracle built on will, on courage, on a steely physique capable of getting up after so many falls and so many operations.

Goggia is confirmed as an absolute champion on skis and head, he had good sensations on the eve, he shook The Rock with an exaggerated pace. Only one like her could do it, the ski medals all come from the girls, three with Federica Brignone’s silver.

Italy reaches 13 in the medal table and they are medals that weigh a lot … Nadia DeLago, born in 1997, had gone down with number 11 before her sister Nicol, comes from a family of skiers from Val Gardena. She had never been on the podium in the World Cup, but those around her had seen her grow a lot this season. And especially here in China where she had adapted better than others to the snow conditions. Elena Curtoni, who went down with the bib number 1, was in the lead for a long time and just touched the podium finishing fifth behind the German Weidle, silver in Pyeongchang. She was a scarecrow on the eve, as was the Norwegian Mowinckel, the protagonist of a bad test.

Nadia studied under Sofia Goggia, no limits champion, her sporting history will be remembered for generations. Because it was a feat to stay cool in such a complex return journey with very short deadlines. By only sixteen cents he missed the biggest target, but bitterness today can give way to other emotions.

Below is the live report of the race.

Ore 6.00 Two Italians on the podium, Sofia Goggia and Nadia Delago. a day to remember for blue skiing. Coni president Giovanni Malag rejoices: A great Italy! An exceptional result that confirms the strength of our sprinters. Two medals that make history. Too bad for the gold. We had hoped for it. I am very happy for Nadia who deserved this bronze. There are no words for Sofia’s silver: considering how she got here and how the situation was up until a few days ago, her performance is commendable by her. With 13 medals we are now in third place ever in Italian expeditions to the Winter Olympics. To Alpine Skiing I say: now heart and mind for the next competitions. Between combined, special and team event we can do very well. Daje Italia Team !.

Ore 5.31 Bad fall of Camille Cerutti who ends up against the safety nets and is carried away on a stretcher.

Ore 5.22 The ranking may not change, two Italians on the podium. Goggia and Nadia Delago.

Ore 5.15 Tamara Tippler is also wrong, the Italian podium would seem safer now. Table 1 Suter 2 Goggia 3 Nadia Delago

Ore 5.12

Lar Gut-BehramiOlympic and world gold in the super-G, the Swiss lost a second in the second part, very far from the podium area.

Ore 5.07 Corinne Suter had won gold in Cortina a year ago. On the other hand, the German Weidle, silver at the Korean Games four years ago, disappoints. Classification: 1 Suter, 2 Goggia 3 Delago

Ore 5.04 It’s up to Corinne Suter, reigning downhill world champion. Switzerland flies, a very high level descent. She makes a few mistakes, but she recovers in the finale and takes the lead.

Ore 5.02 Applause in the mixed zone for Goggia, a sensational undertaking however it goes. There are three Italians in command at the moment in the Olympic free.

Ore 4.59 Sofia Goggia gets out. And a missile, a monstrous test 23 days after the accident. He flies ahead of Delago and Curtoni.

Ore 4.58 Mikaela Shiffrin pays a heavy posting, the descent is not his discipline.

Ore 4.55 His sister Nadia descends immediately after, and a beautiful test at the Olympic debut. She gets it on her head! Wonderful descent of the Val Gardena athlete.

Ore 4.51 Here are the first Italians to go down. Nicol Delago, not an exciting season for him, but he tries anyway and ends up with a gap of 82 cents.

Ore 4.49 Watch out for Puchner, the Austrian had been silver in the super-G but not a downhill skier. She also loses a lot in the final part, 58 cents from Curtoni.

Ore 4.46 Even Ramona Siebenhofer fails to get close to the time of the blue.

Ore 4.45 Mowinckel, one of the most feared on the eve, disappoints: over a second late from Elena Curtoni.

Ore 4.42. First twist. Ester Ledecka came out, gold in the Olympic super-G four years ago.

Ore 4.40 The Swiss Joana Hahelen arrives: fast in the central section, but loses in the final and 30 cents from the Italian.

Ore 4.35 The French Miradoli risks and concludes late compared to Curtoni, at high altitude it is very cold: -21 c. The Swiss Flury also pays a gap of 1 ” 13.

Ore 4.32 Curtoni completed the descent in 1’32”87, an excellent time. Sufficient for the podium?

Ore 4.30 The first athlete, Elena Curtoni, left. The girl from Valtellina this year won the super-G in Cortina, the one in which Sofia Goggia was hurt.

Ore 4.25 At the Beijing Games so far only one medal for Italy has come from alpine skiing: Federica Brignone’s silver in the giant.

Ore 4.21 Everything is ready for the start of this Olympic descent, all to be followed.

Ore 4.12 To arrive in China, Sofia Goggia concentrated three months of preparation work in a few days. It would be a sensational feat to finish on the podium.

Ore 4.06 The Rock track 2.7 kilometers long and has a vertical drop of 765 meters, the starting gate at an altitude of 2,050 meters

Ore 4.00 The jury confirms the start of the Olympic downhill at 4.30.

Ore 3.50 The other Italians in the race: First to get off Elena Curtoni with the bib n1. Nicol Delago will be the second with the number 10 followed by his sister Nadia.

Ore 3.42 Let’s see which could be Sofia Goggia’s most dangerous opponents. The Norwegian Ragnhild Mowinckel is the most popular, but also the German Kira Weidle is skiing very well. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Games she had won silver behind the Goggia.

Ore 3.35 The race judges have decided to postpone the start to 4.30, the situation will be evaluated at 4. The wind mainly affects the first three doors outside the gate in the middle station area.

Ore 3.10 Strong wind blows at high altitude at the start, the race direction is deciding whether to delay the start. Communications expected within twenty minutes.

Ore 3.00 In Yanqing, the sun is shining at the arrival of the The Rock slope, but the outside temperature is -15 degrees. The snow that fell in recent days has changed the conditions of the track, which previously had only been covered by artificial snow systems.

Ore 3.00 In Yanqing, the sun is shining at the arrival of the The Rock slope, but the outside temperature is -15 degrees. The snow that fell in recent days has changed the conditions of the track, which previously had only been covered by artificial snow systems.

Ore 3.00 In Yanqing, the sun is shining at the arrival of the The Rock slope, but the outside temperature is -15 degrees. The snow that fell in recent days has changed the conditions of the track, which previously had only been covered by artificial snow systems.

Ore 3.00 In Yanqing, the sun is shining at the arrival of the The Rock slope, but the outside temperature is -15 degrees. The snow that fell in recent days has changed the conditions of the track, which previously had only been covered by artificial snow systems.

Ore 2.50 23 days have passed since the injury in Cortina in which Sofia Goggia obtained a microfracture of the fibula and a partial injury of the ligament of the left knee. Being at the starting gate is already a triumph, but she is not only aiming to participate. She wants to defend the Olympic gold she won four years ago in Pyeongchang

The women’s downhill at the Beijing Winter Olympics scheduled for Tuesday night at 4 am Italian time – 11 am local time (departure delayed by half an hour due to the wind). Sofia Goggia participates, after having recovered from the injury in the super-G of Cortina. The Bergamo champion finished fourth in the last test.

February 15, 2022 (change February 15, 2022 | 06:24)

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