(Killington, Vt.) Justine Lamontagne, who will take on the giant slalom on Saturday, is another who wants to witness the 100e Shiffrin’s victory at Killington.
Posted at 4:25 p.m.
“I want to see that, like everyone else in alpine skiing,” she said Friday morning, on the eve of her fifth World Cup start.
As a spectator, she had witnessed Shiffrin’s first triumph at the “Beast of the East” in 2016. The 14-year-old had accompanied her parents and her sister to follow this first World Cup presented in the North. Is American in almost a quarter of a century.
Eight years after this unforgettable experience, it will be his turn to perform in the same place in front of family and friends scattered among the approximately 20,000 expected spectators.
Last year, she received an invitation to compete in slalom. This year, she will participate in the giant as a full member of the Canadian team. “I did all my summer preparation with them. That’s a bit what I was missing. And it allows me to have a better structure around me. »
His third place in the cumulative ranking of the specialty in the Nor-Am Cup last winter guarantees him access to all the giants of the next World Cup season. “I feel like I have my place because I won this spot,” she noted. She regrets having escaped the same privilege in slalom because she failed to finish her last two races of the season in Nor-Am.
At the end of October, Lamontagne discovered the traditional inaugural giant of Sölden, a place that can be intimidating for a rookie.
“I was a little impressed,” admitted the third-year environmental engineering student at Montana State University. “I didn’t necessarily do the skiing I wanted. I want to give myself the best chance to go all out, not hold back. »
His wish in 2024-2025: reach the second round for the first time in the World Cup.
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