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The Italian skier spoke after placing 17th in the Levi Slalom.

The Slovakian won the first Slalom by dealing significant gaps to all rivals, including Mikaela Shiffrin.

The heavy snowfall that fell overnight and is currently still ongoing and the wind at high altitude forced the organizers to cancel everything.

After yesterday’s practice run was held today, athletes were unable to ski on the slope due to snow, wind and fog, the men’s World Cup downhill races on Saturday and Sunday remain in doubt.

The Merano native expressed himself after finishing 22nd in the first round of the downhill.

The two Italian star athletes, along with Elena Curtoni and the multi-player group, are training from today to Friday in Solda, South Tyrol, to prepare for the World Cup downhill races on Nov. 18 and 19.

The blue skier opens up about her faith: “I wear a small crucifix that always accompanies me.”

In rehearsals for the two unprecedented cross-border runs on Nov. 11 and 12, the conveners will play for the eight spots available to Italy.

The group will leave Italy on Tuesday, Oct. 31, to train directly at the race location.

The Centro Sportivo Esercito athlete was elected “FISI Athlete of the Year 2023”: she succeeds, in the roll of honor, her two national teammates, who had won in a tie in 2022.

Strong gusts of wind forced organizers to stop

“I didn’t ski as well as I could have,” admitted the Aosta Valley native.

Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami wins the giant slalom race, Marta Bassino is fifth. Further back Sofia Goggia.

First place for the skier who pulled away from all her opponents by half a second or more.

The champion from Bergamo was forced to redo the descent.

This was announced by the Norwegian great talent himself at a press conference in Soelden, where he was due to compete in the World Cup opening giant slalom on Sunday.

The Italian skier: “It’s always nice to start here again.”

Azzurra looks forward to debut in women’s giant in Soelden

The World Cup begins Saturday with the Solden giant slalom, but the Bergamo native is already aiming for the Zermatt/Cervinia double downhill in mid-November.

The Italian skier confessed just hours before the season kicks off

“Already well underway are the works to resurface the trampolines at the jumping stadium in Predazzo and to build the new stands at the cross-country stadium in Lago di Tesero,” notes Flavio Delvai.

On the Rettenbach ice rink on Saturday in the women’s race seven girls will compete and on Sunday in the men’s race eight boys will compete.

Only three are left to play for the succession of the Brignone/Goggia duo, tied queens in 2022.

The show is scheduled to take place at the Modena fairgrounds Oct. 27-29.

Today’s FIS snow check on the Rettenbach Glacier yielded positive results, appointment for Saturday, October 28 (women’s giant) and Sunday, October 29 (men’s giant).

For the women’s World Cup teams, next week will be an important week of preparation ahead of the first races of the season.

“I think it will be the apotheosis of skiing,” said the skier from Bergamo.

“The news that the Milan-Cortina 2026 races related to the specialties in question have been moved abroad leaves us dismayed,” said President Flavio Roda.

The president of Coni has announced that the new bobsled track in Cortina d’Ampezzo will not be built.

The 33-year-old Italian biathlon star confessed in a lengthy interview with Adnkronos.