The seventh GS in Adelboden in Odermatt, the slalom in Feller. Shiffrin rides in Kranjska Gora, super Grenier in GS.
Men’s GIANT SLALOM – Seven Deadly Wins. Marco Odermatt wins his fourth consecutive giant slalom to which are added the three from the previous season. On the Chuenisbargli Of Adelbodenin the temple of giant slalom, wins for the third time in a rowa successful undertaking only to two other deities such as Ingemar Stenmark and Hermann Maier. Facing the Adelboden wall is like throwing yourself from the balcony of a three-storey building in front of 25 thousand people. The epic nature of what we talk about every weekend inevitably leads to banality if we compare Odermatt’s skiing to that of his opponents. The Swiss did everything with the nonchalance of those who cycle along the seafront: 1.26” for Kilde (2°) and 1.77” for Zubcic (3°), cling to the snow with tooth and nail. For Italy Very good From Aliprandini (8° to 2.12”) which leaves behind the controversies in Alta Badia, and Alex Vinatzer just a whisker out of the Top10 (11th at 2.31”)increasingly gigantist.
GIANT SLALOM Women – Valérie is magnificent! Second career victory for the Canadian Valérie Grenierwhich exactly one year later gives an encore on Subordinate. The weather is the first protagonist, as often happens Kranjska Gora: the rain causes quite a few problems, including snow that breaks down easily and moisture on the goggle. She is the godmother of the race the former Queen of SubordinateTina Mazewhose palmarès is second only to that of the other queen: Mikaela Shiffrin. Her Majesty it’s only 9th: the interpretation of the race, too conservative, relegates her to 1.88” from the Canadian. Completing the podium is Federica Brignone 3rd 0.51” from first place and Lara Gut-Behrami who is slightly ahead of the Aosta Valley (2nd at 0.37”). The Ticino girl gets closer to the giant’s red bib, which remains in Brignone with a margin of 15 points.
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SPECIAL SLALOM Men – Manuel Feller: swashbuckling! Il D’Artagnan Austria Vince lo slalom thriller di Adelboden. Anything happens in the Adelboden slalom: the young Steen Olsen derails after dominating the first heat and hands over the victory and the red slalom bib to Manuel Feller. Second at two hundredths Atle Lie McGrathanother young talent from the Scandinavian team, who misses his third career victory by a trifle. Third at 0.23” Dominik Raschneruntil Sunday one Anonymous Venetian who in his World Cup CV included only a second place in parallel with Lech (a parallel which has more or less the value of marco German in the Weimar Republic). Splendid result for Tommaso Salawho finished the race 7th (0.51” from Feller) despite the 3rd partial of the first heat having deceived the viewers. The Milanese player from Fiamme Oro suffered a fracture of the tibial plateau during training in Argentina: probably not even at the height of his strength would he have ever imagined a Top10 in Adelboden, let alone three months after such a serious injury. Top10 which translates into 86 cents demonstrating how much the slalom plot on Chuenisbargli comes from an Alfred Hitchcock film.
SPECIAL SLALOM Women – The Shiffrin-Vlhová duel is back on! The American gets on the Subordinate and ends a nightmare weekend. Vlhová doesn’t stand by and wins the slalom, moving closer to Mikaela in the slalom rankings. Behind the Slovakian, Lena Duerr (2nd at 0.72”) and AJ Hurt (3rd at 0.87”) follow. Se for the Bavarian it is yet another test of maturity in a career stingy with successes, for the young Californian born in 2000 comes the first podium in the World Cup. The United States can still smile despite the exit of their superstar also following Paula Moltzan’s 5th place. Late night for Italy which does not bring any athletes into the second run. Or rather, there would be one. The baby prodigy born in 2006 Lara Colturi runs for Albania and finishes 13th. The choice of the daughter of Daniela Ceccarelli and Alessandro Colturi to change nationality caused quite a stir, a choice justified by the parents who had not accepted the lack of clearance from the FISI (Italian Winter Sports Federation) which prevented the young Piedmontese from forging ahead given her very young age. This is to guarantee the young Lara a more challenging but also higher profile path in view of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, which Lara will arrive at at the age of 19. We must be honest: to date the results prove the ”dissidents” right.
The Blue Avalanche turns 50. Monday 7 January 1974, Berchtesgaden Giant Slalom. The day skiing became a mass phenomenon in Italy. Something happens on the snows of Bavaria that until that moment was not even thinkable: five athletes from the Italian national team occupy the top five places. Pierino Gros wins ahead of Gustav Thoeni on the launch pad, third ”Crazy Horse” Erwin Stricker (died in 2010). But it doesn’t end here! Why quarto arriva Helmut Schmalz ”the esthete” e fifth Tino Pietrogiovanna. The next day all the newspapers celebrated this still unmatched result! In this context the Blue Avalanche becomes a media phenomenon, skiing becomes a sport that everyone wants to try their hand at thanks to the feat of five guys who made history. For the occasion, director Sandro Veronesi created a docu-film: ”The Blue Avalanche” which will be released soon. Work that will be along the lines of the miniseries A teamalso by Veronesi, which celebrates the ’76 Davis Cup of Panatta and associates.
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