On the Kandahar another masterpiece of the Aosta Valley: it is the 32nd success in the World Cup and is worth the extension in the general classification
For 29 centimeters, a single penny, Federica Brignone performs another company. On the Kandahar of Garmisch where 16 years ago his first speed race in the World Cup donated a masterpiece, yet another incredible season. In 1’35 “83 it is the fastest, 1 cents better than Sofia Goggia, 19 better than Corinne Setter and 25 less than Breezy Johnson in a very tight race, with 13 athletes in less than a second.” I am surprised too, It hadn’t come to me in the tests – explains a radiant Brignone on the finish line -. With my brother we studied the videos, we understood what we had to do, I tried to give my best but I never thought I was in front of it. “The race was interrupted for a long time for the fall of Nina Ortlieb, which ended up in the goals after one Long slip.
cinquina
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It is the fifth success of Brignone in this increasingly incredible season, the extension is worth both in the general classification (+105 on Camille Rast) and in the descent one (+29 on Sofia Goggia). “I would never have thought of keeping this red downhill bib, I always want to run to the maximum. This is among the most beautiful moments of my life, this is one of the chapters”. After two timed tests without shining, she pulled out for the better of the race and in the final she managed to do better than Sofia. A penny that brings faith to 32 wins in the World Cup, one from the top ten (Hanni Wenzel is tenth at 33). In the Superg of St. Moritz 2019 Goggia had beaten Bignone of 1 cent.
the blue
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Garmisch is confirmed as a taboo for Goggia, which collects the fifth podium (4 downhill, 1 Superg) without ever being able to win. “In hell I had a shoulder problem, it was located and I couldn’t put me in position. But faith was very good. Okay.”
In the 15 other blue end: Tenth Laura Pirovano (at 54/100), twelfth marta Bassino (at 96/100), fourteenth Nicol Delago (at 1 “06) in front of Elena Curtoni (at 1” 19).
the program
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A Superg is scheduled in Garmisch tomorrow, then on January 30th the Courchevel slalom (where Mikaela Shiffrin will return to the track) and from February 6th via the Saalbach World Championships.
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