Federico Pellegrino and Francesco De Fabiani, it’s silver at the World Championships in Planica

“It’s important to be able to be there and put everything you have on the track at the right time,” Pellegrino said

Fantastic results for Azzurro cross-country skiing, which cashes in on a prestigious silver medal at the World Championships in Planica thanks to the Federico Pellegrino-Francesco De Fabiani pair, who finished second behind Norway in the Team Sprint free technique.

“In this race format we are nation to beat for many teams: as a race strategy we manage to optimize our energy. Today we did it again and we also tried to challenge Norway, which seems unbeatable. On that climb I felt like at the World Championships in Seefeld, when Klaebo had to win his first medal,” Pellegrino began in statements reported by FISI. ” It is important to be able to be there and put everything you have on the track at the right time, and today was an opportunity not to be missed. I want to thank Francesco because he relieved me there where he had to. The materials were great, the snow conditions changed. The legs were turning really well, the work done is paying off. In this World Cup there is still the relay and a few races to prove our worth,” he concluded.

“The day was wonderful,” said de Fabiani. “Everyone did their best. I am very happy because a medal is something different from the World Cup, there are different pressures. I’m very happy with how I managed my energy, also because the race was tight from the beginning. I didn’t even realize that we pulled away so easily from the teams behind us. We knew this was a day to aim for, and we succeeded. It’s one thing to aim for a race, it’s another to succeed,” he commented.