The family is expanding at Livigno, thanks to the new entry Flora Tabanelli, a rising star of Italian freestyle, already the protagonist of some important exploits on the international stage. In particular, it was the last edition of the category World Cup, staged in Cardrona, New Zealand, at the end of last August, which consecrated her among the most anticipated talents of the next Olympic cycle, the one which will end on the snows of Livigno , with the Milan Cortina 2026 Games.
Flora, born in 2007, after her initial approaches to alpine skiing, moved on to snowboard cross, before definitively landing on freestyle skiing, where she immediately showed off some extraordinary qualities. Great creativity and eclecticism are the main elements of her style, which have allowed her a rapid rise within the category rankings, reaching the top of the world rankings. An enormous potential, which has recently begun to manifest itself in the eyes of the general public, starting from New Zealand, where Tabanelli was the protagonist of a world championship event of absolute importance. A historical relief, for our colours.
First silver in slopestyle, a result that allowed her not only to record the best result ever for an Italian athlete, but also to surpass her brother Miro, who won bronze two years earlier in Krasnoyarsk, in the same specialty. Then the apotheosis of big air, with a final of extraordinary technical and emotional caliber, dominated from start to finish and ended with the gold medal around her neck, obtained by effortlessly overcoming the competition of the two Chinese women, Linshan Han, second, and Ruyi Yang, third.
The growth path that awaits this very young promise of our sport, who turned 16 on November 20th, is still long, but the technical, physical and character qualities that he has demonstrated at the beginning of his career constitute the best business card for the hopes his and that of the entire movement. The partnership with Livigno, home of the Olympic snowboard and freestyle competitions of the 2026 Games, and a location that has always been close to the culture of freestyle, therefore represents the natural meeting point between the athlete and his future ambitions, in the belief and in the hope that this report can help you and the entire movement to achieve the highest goals.
“For me it is a wonderful opportunity to start this partnership with Livigno, knowing that I have a high-level team supporting me and that I can take advantage of cutting-edge facilities for athletic training and winter training in the park. Is fantastic! It will be an opportunity to make new friends and to compare myself with the athletes who are part of the team: an important stimulus for me. Livigno is a place that I know well and I really like to visit because it has a large international level snow park where important competitions for my discipline also take place. I really like the idea of being there even more often”: these are the words of an excited Flora, whose season began with the Big Air World Cup in Chur, and eager to test her “new” home snow , the one that will soon see her as a major protagonist on the international scene and which will award the 2026 Olympic medals.
2023-11-22 10:25:00
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