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The 10th place in the Olympic super-g is a disappointment for the Valtellinese, who will now go downhill and combined. His tears in Brignone's arms and the awareness of a great missed opportunity in the best season of his career.
Friday 11 February 2022 4 minutes reading time
He was arriving at his first Olympics, after losing PyeongChang 2018 due to injury, knowing full well that the super-g would be his match, no ifs and buts.
The Corsican giant thinking only of the challenge on Friday 11 February, albeit with some too many worries caused by partial isolation as a "close contact" of a positive person. Elena Curtoni dreamed of another race, today on Yanqing's “Rock” which just didn't go down to the dominating blue of the season in the specialty.
With three podiums and the victory in Cortina, second place in the specialty cup (which will be played in Lenzerheide after the Games, before the finals in Courchevel-Méribel) and the certainty of having found that continuity never had so evident also for the many physical problems of the last few years, the tenth place in the five-rim super-g is a blow for Elena, beyond the discussions on the (few) difficulties of a slope that she has not been able to exploit to 100%. Her tears in the parterre, in the arms of Federica Brignone, say everything about the great chance that has vanished, even if in these Olympics there will still be two cards to play for the Valtellina, with descent and combined that, needless to hide it, however, offer far fewer opportunities. of medal for the blue.
“It is well known that in these races what counts are the medals - Elena tells herself through the FISI press office - I put my heart into it, I wanted a lot and it didn't go as I wanted. I tried, but ski races are cruel, this one more than the others. The track was easy, more than what we expected, I started attacking but losing in the central part where the Gut made the difference.
I will have the opportunity to better analyze my race. I am clearly disappointed, it was not a simple start to the Games with that emotional load that I managed well anyway, because I was focused on what I had to do, on my skiing and on what I always have to do. It was a shame not to have my skiman with me, even though I know I had some good materials, I also believed in him and for the work done so far. Okay so, this result does not change what I have done so far so I go ahead and from tomorrow there is another chance with the downhill tests. I will try to turn the page as quickly as possible ”.
It will not be easy.
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