You’ll have to get up early to beat the Italians at home this weekend in Cortina d’Ampezzo, where a downhill and a super-G are on the program. Already very visible since the start of the season, Federica Brignone won the first downhill training session at the Olimpia delle Tofane, ahead of her compatriot Sofia Goggia by 0″05, another Italian, Nadia Delago, by 0″65, and 0″77 the Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, who slowed down quite a bit at the bottom of the course.
On the Swiss side, Lara Gut-Behrami (6th) proved that she was in the game, on a track which has often been successful for her and which she really appreciates. The Ticino woman conceded 0″90 to the fastest of the day, despite a rather “quiet” start. After winning the super-G last season and at the World Championships in 2021 (in addition to the giant), the skier from Comano has the opportunity to score big points this weekend. She has already won 4 World Cup races (7 podiums) on the Italian track.
Malorie Blanc discovers, Lindsey Vonn falls
The other Swiss women all managed excellent sectors, without necessarily giving their all during the entire training descent this Thursday. Joana Hählen set the 11th time, Delia Durrer the 16th, Michelle Gisin the 19th, Corinne Suter the 21st and Priska Ming-Nufer the 25th. Less than a week after her monumental feat in Sankt Anton, Malorie Blanc discovered the track which will host the Olympic Games next season. The Valaisanne achieved the 28th time, not without being very fast at the bottom of the course.
-Finally, the race had to be interrupted a few moments after Lindsey Vonn’s fall. The 40-year-old American had gained a lot of speed when she fell just before the finish line. The Minnesota legend’s antics, however, were not too violent and should end without too much seriousness, therefore, according to initial information. She was able to reach the finish on her skis and was examined. Although Emma Aicher, who left just after her, was stopped, the race was able to resume quite quickly.
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