WM: MARTA BASSINO DOES NOT HOLD UP AND IS THIRD IN THE CRANS MONTANA SUPER-G, RIGHT BEHIND FEDERICA BRIGNONE
The final test was for Marta Bassino, who climbed onto the podium again in Crans Montana after winning the downhill on Saturday, February 17th.
The Super-G on Sunday, February 18th was won by the Austrian Stephanie Venier from the Oberperfuss sports club with a time of 1′.16”52/100 and only 4/100 ahead of Federica Brignone, who landed on the podium number 65 of career. Marta climbed to the bottom step of the podium 15/100 behind and at the end of a very solid race that smells of confirmation.
«Really a great weekend, I’m happy with everything. – commented at the end of the race the Borgarina of the Army Sports Center – LThe snow conditions were difficult today, I made a mistake at the entrance to the plain and lost speed, but I stayed focused. Now awareness has increased and everything works better. These races give me confidence and I will continue on this path. I’ll have a huge day on Thursday and then things will get back to full speed in Val di Fassa.”.
The next two stages of the Women’s World Cup will take place on the La Volata slope at Passo San Pellegrino. In the Super-G of Crans Montana, the financier from Trentino, Laura Pirovano, eleventh, and the policewoman from Lecco, Roberta Melesi, thirteenth, also scored World Cup points.
DOMINIK PARIS THIRD IN THE KVITFJELL SUPER-G. GUGLIELMO BOSCA GOOD SIXTH, MATTIA CASSE TENTH AND GOOD DEBUT FOR MARCO ABBRUZZESE
Reduced start, close Super-G, short placing and Italian podium for the Azzurri on Sunday February 18th on the Olympiabakken slope in Kvitfjell. The winner was the Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr from TVN Wels, who made the difference in the last section with a time of 1′.09”23/100 thanks to first-class material. The Canadian son of Art Jeffrey Read from the Banff Alpine Racer sports club came second with 17/100. Third place with 19/100 was a pair consisting of the now usual phenomenon Marco Odermatt from the Ski Club Hergiswil and Dominik Paris. The Ultental carabiniere achieved his fourth podium finish this season, the 48th of his career.
Once again, Aosta Valley native and Canella native Guglielmo Bosca (Army Sports Center) did well, finishing sixth with just 31/100, tied on points with Pietro Zazzi from Valtellina of Reit Ski Team Bormio, who started with bib number 50 . The policeman came In tenth place was Valsusino Mattia Casse, who finished with 41/100. The South Tyrolean financier Christof Innerhofer came nineteenth. In his absolute World Cup debut, the Genoese policeman Marco Abbruzzese took fifty-second place with 2.08/100. This means that Paris, Bosca and Casse, together with the junior world champion Max Perathoner from Val Gardena, have qualified for the Super-G of the Saalbach final.
