Federica Brignone wants podium in Cortina, Sofia Goggia puts her hands up

The words of Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia

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Rising winds on the Tofane Olympia and the jury, in agreement with the Organizing Committee, made the decision to cancel the time trial scheduled for today. At first, the decision had been to lower the start to the second reserve start (Duca D’Aosta), but the inclemency of the weather got the better of them and the trial will not be held.

From Friday, therefore, racing will begin with the first of the two scheduled runs (scheduled start at 11 a.m.). Saturday will be repeated with the second downhill (start at 10:30 a.m.), while on Sunday the program will conclude with the super-G (start at 10:30 a.m.).

"The fact of having only one run done well leaves me calm because I managed to complete the work – Federica Brignone told FISI channels -. I know the track very well and I feel ready for the race. When you’re at the starting gate the past doesn’t count for anything, però every year I arrive here and I think I would love to be on the podium here. I know I can only do that if I put my best skiing on the track. The slope is not è very difficult, some years è more icy, others less so. In any case, the possibilitiesè I have them, I have to work hard to give my best".

" A pity not to have been able to run the second run, but with this wind it would have been dangerous – admitted Sofia Goggia -. In the first run I was very cautious and made a mistake at the Big Bend. Itè s not very easy to face a race not having completed well the work on the track, but I have the memory of other difficult situations, such as showing up in the race after going out at the fifth gate of the’s only trial. There’ll be a lot of mental work to do this afternoon and I hope to show up ready and centered for tomorrow’s race.