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Sofia Goggia leads the charge: here are the 19 qualified Azzurri. Dates and times of finals

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The races held over the weekend in Courchevel and Are completed the selection of athletes admitted to the Alpine Ski World Cup finals, scheduled for Saturday, March 21 to Wednesday, March 25 between Kvitfjell (downhill and super-giant) and Hafjell (giant and slalom). The top 25 in the specialty rankings will enter, along with reigning Olympic champions, junior world title holders and skiers with at least 500 points in the overall standings.

Italy fields a total of nineteen representatives (9 men and 10 women), thanks to eight seasonal victories and twenty total podiums won on the circuit. On the men’s side, there are six Azzurri qualified for the Downhill: Giovanni Franzoni (currently ranked third), Dominik Paris (fourth), Florian Schieder sixth), Mattia Casse (11th), Benjamin Alliod (19th) and Christof Innerhofer (22nd).

In the SuperG there will be Giovanni Franzoni (sixth), Dominik Paris (ninth), Mattia Casse (15th), Christof Innerhofer (19th) and Guglielmo Bosca (20th). In the Giant’s finals Alex Vinatzer (ninth), who will also be at the start in the slalom (where he occupies 17th position), along with Tommaso Sala (19th).

For the women’s races, there are five Italian women racers who will participate in the downhill: Laura Pirovano (ranking leader and in the running for the specialty cup), Sofia Goggia (seventh), Nicol Delago (ninth), Elena Curtoni (20th) and Nadia Delago (23rd).

Luca FranzosiHe gets eliminated and takes refuge in the woods, pictures

He is eliminated and takes refuge in the woods, the images
Huge disappointment for Atle Lie McGrath during the men’s special slalom
In the first run of the slalom he was the fastest, then the unimaginable
In the second run, while still fighting for the gold medal, he forked a door
Disappointment was too much: Atle Lie McGrath immediately headed for the woods to hide from the cameras

A really sad scene: it must've been huge the frustration of the very strong Norwegian athlete
Atle Lie McGrath passed the safety net and approached the trees
The champion only stayed for a few minutes to work off the disappointment after the serious mistake

The gold medal went to Swiss champion Loïc Meillard
The outperformer is taking great satisfaction in the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina
Loïc Meillard had already won the silver medal in the combined team event

In Milan Cortina the Swiss also won the bronze medal in the giant slalom

In SuperG: Sofia Goggia is the leader of the ranking with a margin of 63 points over second. Also participating with her will be Elena Curtoni (seventh), Laura Pirovano (11th), Roberta Melesi (16th) and Asja Zenere (24th).

In the Giant Slalom there are Lara Della Mea (11th), Sofia Goggia (16th), Asja Zenere (19th), Laura Pirovano (thanks to +500 points overall) and Anna Trocker (world junior champion in the discipline). In the Slalom three azure women: Lara Della Mea (14th), Martina Peterlini (25th) and Anna Trocker (junior world champion).

Race dates and times:
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Thu. 19/03/26 – World Cup – 1st round men’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 10:45 a.m.
Thu. 19/03/26 – World Cup – 1st round women’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 12:30 pm
Fri. 20/03/26 – World Cup – 2nd round men’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 10:45 a.m.
Fri. 20/03/26 – World Cup – 2nd round women’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 12:30 p.m.
Sat. 21/03/26 – World Cup – men’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 10:45 a.m., live on TV Rai Due and Eurosport
Sat. 21/03/26 – World Cup – Women’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 12:30 p.m., live on Rai Due TV and Eurosport
Sun. 22/03/26 – World Cup – Women’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 10:45 a.m., live on Rai Due TV and Eurosport
Sun. 22/03/26 – World Cup – men’s DH Kvitfjell (Nor) – 12:30 p.m., live on Rai Due TV and Eurosport
Tue. 24/03/26 – World Cup – Men’s GS Hafjell (Nor) – 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., live on Rai Due TV and Eurosport
Tue. 24/03/26 – World Cup – women’s SL Hafjell (Nor) – 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., live on Rai Due TV and Eurosport
Wed. 25/03/26 – World Cup – GS women’s Hafjell (Nor) – 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., live on Rai Due TV and Eurosport
Wed. 25/03/26 – World Cup – men’s SL Hafjell (Nor) – 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., live TV Rai Due and Eurosport

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