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Mikaela (bib 7) and Petra, with the Slovakian registered with the number 2 (with a small yellow linked to a "close contact"), are the big favorites of the second women's race of these Games, starting tomorrow at 3.15 in Italy with the 1 ^ heat. Holdener, Gisin and Liensberger on the attack, there are 3 blue with Brignone who will start with 31, Della Mea (33) and Gulli (46). Meanwhile, Nina O''Brien was operated on for a fractured tibia and fibula in her left leg.
Tuesday 8 February 2022 5 minutes reading time
A slalom to erase the disappointment of yesterday's giant, similar for both even if matured in a different way.
Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova aim straight for gold in the second women's Olympic competition scheduled for Wednesday, or rather the American with an encore in Sochi and the third title at the Games, while the Slovakian who dominated this season (5 out of 7 races, but the '' last of Schladming went to the great rival) is still looking for the first medal in his career at these levels and is experiencing an eve with a small yellow.
What happened? At first a problem emerged related to a possible "close contact" that could have compromised Petra's participation in the race, but apparently everything has been clarified and the Slovak is regularly on the startlist, with her number 2.
Shiffrin, far from lucky this year in the draws, will start with 7 while to inaugurate the Olympic slalom, naturally orphan of the reigning champion Frida Hansdotter (retired), who in PyeongChang burned Wendy Holdener for just 5 cents, will be Lena Duerr who presents himself as one of the main candidates to at least get on the podium. Ditto for Anna Swenn-Larsson with the 3, with Michelle Gisin (who in the last two slalom I mean cup) to follow with the 4 before Liensberger and Holdener, perhaps the most dangerous for the two most anticipated women.
Shiffrin and Vlhova who will confront each other, curiously, also in terms of tracing: 1st heat (3.15 Italian time) entrusted to Mike Day, Mikaela's technician, second (6.45) for Mauro Pini, from this year alongside the owner of the absolute World Cup, which will also be played after the Olympics.
Out of the first sub-group, but with an excellent n ° 8, that Katharina Gallhuber who was a surprise bronze in 2018 before getting injured and returning, from this season, to an excellent level. Popovic (number 10) has recovered from positivity at Covid and is a beautiful outsider like Truppe (15) and Rast, who will start with 16 after the break and before Slokar (17) and Nullmeyer (19).
Italy, useless to hide, will hardly be the protagonist if not for a top ten: Federica Brignone, in fact our best specialist in the absence of Peterlini, will be the first to start with bib 31 after the silver in giant. Lara Della Mea will have 33 on her shoulders and has regained confidence with the results in the European Cup, while Anita Gulli (No. 46) snatched the pass for the Games with the only points finish in Schladming. As always, the young woman from Turin who still makes a lot of mistakes but has some chance of a high level result will risk everything, even if the starting number is already a big problem.
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