Today in the super-giant (11.45am live television on Raidue and Eurosport); tomorrow in the downhill (11.45am live television on Raidue and Eurosport). An important two days begins for Nicolò Molteni. The 26-year-old from Cabiate will be at the start of the two Alpine skiing World Cup events in Val Gardena. The first Italian stage of the first circuit of the Circo Bianco offers the people from Como the opportunity to show off.
«In the tests on Tuesday and Wednesday for the downhill, I made some mistakes but overall I went well – explains Molteni -. I will try to do something good in the race too.” For the Como native today it will be the second super-giant of the season after the one in Beaver Creek, when he was going very well, but then missed a goal. The Saslong is a beautiful track but today the conditions will be different from the tests, with fresh snow falling in the last few hours. «It will be a fight on the edge of cents – says the Army standard bearer -. The super-giant is not difficult, in fact the race is quite simple and there aren’t even that many curves to make a difference. And this will lead to a race where we will almost all be close.” Tomorrow’s descent will be more complicated. Especially for the athletes who will drop after the first merit group (up to thirty). «During the tests I found the Salong marked in some places, especially near some doors. And this – continues the man from Cabiate – will affect the final time. But I am satisfied to have been included in the team and to be able to compete in the first World Cup descent of the season.” In the States he had failed to qualify and was very disappointed.
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