World alpine skiing will experience an important day today in St. Moritz, given that the Swiss super-G, in addition to the duels at the top of the rankings which may involve the Italians, will have a particular eye on Lindsey Vonn. Natural fact, given that the American champion, 40 years old, returns to compete after almost six years in a race valid for the World Cup.
An approach, his, which so far has not experienced any particular trumpet blasts in terms of results. Up to this point, in the various FIS races held at Copper Mountain, the positions have always been far from the top. In particular, he achieved a 24th and 27th place in the downhill races and then a 24th and 19th place in the super-G.
Finally there was the substantial test, timed only manually, as a trailblazer, in Beaver Creek, where the World Cup stopped in the last week. In this case times that would have allowed her to remain in the 20th place area in both downhill and super-G.
It being understood that the sensations of the race have a very different value, it is clear that a result somewhere around 20th place, in this situation and with all the obvious issues related to the registry office, is also very valid. It is therefore forbidden to talk about counter-performance or things of this kind. It is also forbidden to make comparisons with the past: not really wanting to count the attempt to return to Cortina at the beginning of 2019 (with a 15th and a 9th place in descent), in 2018 the dominance was still total. We need to forget about Vonn and immerse ourselves in the reality of this one, which is very different. However, this does not make it any less devoid of satisfaction, at least on a personal level.
