Antoine Azzolin will debut in the World Cup at Alta Badia

Everything is going very quickly for Antoine Azzolin. After starting the European Cup season with bibs raised in Levi, which did not prevent him from climbing into the top 10, the Mégevan moved up a gear without complexes during the Italian classics of the continental circuit, finishing 14^e in Val di Fassa then by offering his first success on Monday at Obereggen.

“I went from everything to everything,” summarizes the Haut-Savoyard, double medalist at the Junior Worlds (3^e a slalom in 2023, 2^e in team combined in 2°24). I still do eight rounds down. »

Renowned for his irregularity as much as his speed, “Azzo” has done it solid this time. On Sunday, looking at the results of the first round at Val di Fassa from Val d’Isère, his group B partner Alban Elezi-Cannaferina was still amazed by this new consistency: “That’s very strong. »

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« I did well to continue to believe in myself”

“I had already worked hard on this last season, even if it wasn’t really visible. I did well to continue to believe in myself. »

His summer preparation was good even if a foot injury slowed him down a bit before flying to Ushuiaia. “I decided to do simple things without taking the hassle. » And so it works. “I really wanted to go fast… I was especially looking for the feeling of going fast. » Nuance is essential.

After his fanfare opening in Levi, he could have claimed to line up on the Face de Bellevarde on Sunday in Val d’Isère. “But we discussed with the coaches and we preferred to take points in the European Cup. It was wiser and more strategic. I made the right choice. »

With the grown-ups at Alta Badia

With this great success, accompanied by 17.25 FIS points, Antoine Azzolin will be able to discover the World CupMonday in Alta Badia. He is preparing with the Blues in Pfelders in Italy.

“I will first start by recovering well,” he says between two spa sessions, cross-country skiing and…. sledding before returning to the poles. “Even if I know them, it’s still inspiring to be able to be with Clément (Noël) and Steven (Amiez). »

The great Mégevan (21 years old) will not have any complexes about his arrival among the big boys. “I validated on the floor below now, I want to validate on the floor above. I can now look forward. »