LIVE Alpine skiing, Zermatt-Cervinia 2023 descent LIVE: new postponement of the start

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11.07 Departure postponed. At 11.30 it will be decided whether the race can start at 12.30. Now optimism has given way to pessimism…

8.47 Reconnaissance of the athletes confirmed at 10.00. Departure moved to 12.00. There is optimism…

6.25 Good morning friends of OA Sport. Even today obviously there is strong wind in Cervinia. The athletes’ reconnaissance on the track has been moved from 9.00 to 10.00. For now the start is confirmed at 11.45, but allow us to be skeptical about the dispute of the race.

Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of the Zermatt-Cervinia women’s downhill race, valid for the 2023-2024 Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup. The first attempt yesterday failed, with the event being canceled due to strong winds. Girls’ week is increasingly taking the form of men’s, but hope is the last to die and today we will try again to have the downhill run although the forecast is not that much better than yesterday.

The organizers have worked hard to set up this event and today is the last day available to try to complete the first cross-border race of history starting in Zermatt in Switzerland and arriving in Italy in Cervinia. The girls underwent a single training session in which they showed off the Gran Becca as a very fast track, with few technical sectors and large sliding sections where peak speeds exceeding 145 km/h can be reached. To analyze the field of favourites, one cannot help but start from the Slovenian Ilka Stuhec, a master at keeping the ski flat and generating as much speed as possible when the tool needs to run. Same features for the German Kira Weidle and the Swiss Corinne Suterwho performed well in the only timed test on Thursday.

Obviously when we talk about downhill racing our thoughts immediately go to Sofia Goggia, the Italian winner of the specialty cup last year and best interpreter of the discipline around. For her exactly the same things as yesterday apply, that is every time the girl from Bergamo shows up at the downhill gate she does it to win. The 2018 Olympic champion finished the race in sixth place after opening the throttle from halfway down the track and is eager to take part in at least one race. The anticipation is great in general for the entire Italian speed teamwith a Nicol Delago finally reappeared perky after a very complicated year. Track not suitable for Federica Brignone, which despite this has enchanted in the more technical sector and for important placings it will necessarily be necessary to take it into consideration. Curiosity to see how he is doing Elena Curtonimore suitable for other tracks and especially in Super-G, and the progress of one Laura Pirovano awaiting its definitive consecration this year.

OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of the Zermatt-Cervinia women’s downhill, valid for the 2023-2024 Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup. The jet women are champing at the bit and can’t wait to be at the gate, with a Goggia ready to enchant. Will we be able to complete at least one of the four races scheduled between the men’s and women’s sectors? It beginsfingers crossed and wind permitting, at 11.45. Have fun and good skiing everyone!

Photo: LaPresse

2023-11-19 10:06:18
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