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The count-down is coming to an end, on Monday at 6 pm the assignment of the Winter Olympics with Italy which seems slightly favored over Sweden
Sunday 23 June 2019 3 minutes reading time
Milan-Cortina vs Stockholm-Are, here we are.
In Lausanne, the final round will be staged between the blue and the yellow-blue delegation led by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. There is optimism in the Italian house, as the Under-Secretary for Sport, Giancarlo Giorgetti, has already confirmed in the last hours, already in Switzerland for the first technical test and able to joke with journalists about the "musical duel" with the Swedes.
"If they had brought the Abba, we would have certainly lost - said Giorgetti, singing" Dancing Queen ", the famous success of the Scandinavian band - It is also true that, with Albano and Romina, we would have had twenty more votes".
Entering into detail the challenge on the political level with Stockholm, the Under-Secretary reiterated: "The numbers are dancers, every time we talk to a member of the IOC there is the promise of voting, but they are obviously double promises and c '' it's something not right. The game will be played in the last two nights, we will play our cards ".
"We are cautiously optimistic - added Giorgetti pinching the Swedish candidacy - The fair play of the opponents is not very Olympic, we hope to celebrate Monday in a sober way. It was a sober candidacy with sober expenses, so ... ".
And among the many testimonials present in the Italian delegation of over 100 people, there will also be the current China coach and leader of the 2006 world champions, Marcello Lippi. To support Milan-Cortina and the "Pearl of the Dolomites" in particular, the message of Lindsey Vonn has also arrived, who on the Olympia delle Tofane has won the beauty of 12 times in the World Cup.
"I sure hope Cortina wins, I have fantastic memories of that track and that incredibly beautiful place, where everyone has a great passion for winter sports. It's the maximum for the Olympics â€.
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