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Crans-Montana, weekend gets off to a bad start

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Between the controversy which also led to an appeal not to go to Crans-Montana by a family member of a victim the Women’s World Cup circuit makes a stop this week in the resort marked by the terrible fire that broke out on New Year’s Eve in the bar La Constellation and claimed the lives of forty people, mostly very young, including six Italians. There are two races on the schedule: a downhill on Friday and a super-G on Saturday.

Luca GiorgettiCrans-Montana, images of the girls’ poignant ski tribute

C'is so much sadness in the eyes of our ski champions
They went to pay their respects to the victims of the Crans-Montana New Year tragedy

Between the forty victims of the'immense disaster there are also six young compatriots of ours
Sofia Goggia, Federica Brignone and the other Azzurri laid a bouquet of flowers in front of the disaster site
The athletes, visibly shaken, then gathered in a minute’s silence

In the Swiss resort are also planned other initiatives in remembrance of the very young victims

The local organizers and the International Federation have decided to observe a minute of mourning before the start of the races
All side events were canceled and it was decided not to place trackside advertisements

Even in the fan zone, usually a place of great fun, no activities
The usual daytime activities in the center of Crans-Montana and the city Curling Club

The six unfortunate Italian boys who perished in the pyre are Riccardo Minghetti, Chiara Costanzo, Giovanni Tamburi, Achille Barosi, Sofia Prosperi, Emanuele Galeppini

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The first downhill training was able to take place on Wednesday, on a shorter than expected track due to strong wind gusts, but the one scheduled for Thursday was first postponed to noon due to heavy snowfall, then canceled, to allow local organizers to clear the track and better prepare it for the race that will start at 10 a.m.

on Friday.

Official training held on Wednesday will allow the race to run smoothly, but it will start from the reserve start, as the only test is taken from that point. For Italy, Sofia Goggia, Federica Brignone, Laura Pirovano, Elena Curtoni, Nicol Delago, Nadia Delago, Asja Zenere, and Roberta Melesi are registered. On Saturday, January 31, a super-giant will be held instead at 11 a.m.

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The FISI, in tune with the government and CONI, emphasized that the Italian alpine ski team that will take part in the World Cup races over the weekend in Crans-Montana, paid tribute to the Italian boys and girls and other young victims who lost their lives in the tragedy that occurred a month ago in the Swiss resort, laying a bouquet of flowers in front of the disaster site and gathering in a minute’s silence. The Azzurri who will take part in the competitions will compete with mourning on their arms.

In the Helvetic resort, other initiatives are also planned in memory of the very young victims: local organizers and the International Federation have decided to celebrate a minute’s silence before the start of the competitions, to cancel all side events and not to place advertisements at the edge of the track, focusing the whole event only on the sports competitions. No activities are also planned in the fan zone, while daytime activities in the center of Crans-Montana and the city’s Curling Club will be canceled.

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