Women’s downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo in the SRF stream and ticker

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The other starters:
25 Joana Hählen SUI
28 Priska Ming-Nufer SUI
30 Delia Durrer SUI
31 Lindsey Vonn USA
40 Janine Schmitt SUI
42 Jasmina Suter SUI
43 Stephanie Jenal SUI

The women’s World Cup is stopping in Cortina d’Ampezzo this weekend – in the town where the riders will also be fighting for Olympic medals in just over a year. Today’s departure not only brings with it thoughts of the Olympic Games next winter. It also brings back memories of the races last winter, in which several drivers, including Corinne Suter, Joana Hählen and Mikaela Shiffrin, suffered serious injuries.

From a Swiss perspective, the greatest hopes rest, as almost always, on Lara Gut-Behrami. We can also look forward to the performance of the young Valaisian Malorie Blanc after her exploit a week ago with second place in St. Anton in her first ever World Cup downhill.

The trip to Cortina d’Ampezzo is something special for Lindsey Vonn. The returnee from the USA has won no fewer than twelve World Cup races on the Tofana slope, six times downhill and super-G. (ram/sda)

After the disappointing first half of the season, Giorgio Contini takes over in ninth place in the Super League. Before the end of the winter break, the new YB coach talks about the high expectations, the praise of Granit Xhaka and the lessons from his visit to Carlo Ancelotti.

Giorgio Contini has been the YB coach for over a month. The 51-year-old from Winterthur earned his return to club football with his work as assistant to national coach Murat Yakin. He doesn’t have an apartment in the Bern region yet, but hopes to find somewhere near the Aare so he can walk his dog or go mountain biking.