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The heavy snowfall that fell during the night between Wednesday and Thursday and the consequent difficulty to properly fix the slope forced the organizers to cancel the second time trial ahead of the women’s downhill scheduled for Friday, January 30 at 10 am on the Swiss track of Crans-Montana.

Aldo SeghedoniCrans-Montana, the images of the poignant tribute of the girls of skiing

There's 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
Among 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 only official training held on Wednesday will still allow the race to run smoothly, but it will start from the reserve start, the same point from which the only round was taken. Entered for Italy are Sofia Goggia, a Federica Brignone starring in a record recovery ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, Laura Pirovano, Elena Curtoni, Nicol Delago, recently targeted by a series of stupid criticisms for an interview given in the Ladin language, Nadia Delago, Asja Zenere and Roberta Melesi.

Between the controversy and even some calls for boycotts coming from Italy the Women’s World Cup circuit makes a stop this week in the resort scarred by the terrible fire that broke out at La Constellation bar on New Year’s Eve and claimed the lives of forty people, mostly very young, including six Italians, the unfortunate Riccardo Minghetti, Chiara Costanzo, Giovanni Tamburi, Achille Barosi, Sofia Prosperi and Emanuele Galeppini, the latter a great promise of golf. There are two races on the schedule: in addition to Friday’s downhill there will be a super-G on Saturday.

A large Italian delegation on Wednesday 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.

In the eyes of the Italian female athletes so much sadness and emotion for a disaster that could have been avoided and that, for what it can count in the face of the death of these youngsters, is also creating great friction between the rulers at home and those of the Helvetic Confederation.

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