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SOCHI (Russia) - Two days and then ... will already seriously, with the first of five (!) trials of the women's downhill, scheduled Wednesday, February 12, two days after the freedom of the super combined. With the Technical Director feminine, former head of the sprinters, we review all the slopes of Sochi and the eight Italian girls who will hunt for an Olympic medal after the first half of the season in which they have harvested little compared to their possibilities. ;
Tuesday 4 February 2014 12 minutes reading time
Today officially triggered the operation-Sochi for the women's alpine ski team, which will set sail at a time of Russia, from Bergamo, in the morning, a trip of about three and a half hours, nonstop, with the technical director Raimund Plancker , all the sprinters (Nadia & Elena Fanchini, Daniela Merighetti, Verena Stuffer, Francesca Marsaglia) more Federica Brignone, which will participate in the super combined, Monday, February 10th, the day after the men's downhill (as well as play slaom and giant) together with Marsaglia and Elena Fanchini.
In Russia, the snow is, you have to understand just how it will be and it is for this reason that in advance flew to Russia at the head of the team of downhill and super-G, Alberto Ghezze, together with the technical Feltrin Avenue and one skiman. To treat all material as you have to test it and now that the snow will be in the Russian resort. "The girls are ready and fortunately they are all good physically - he says the dt Raimund Plancker -. We will try to spoil the party ... to favorites. Why not? The tracks are very nice, the only a little 'easier, apparently, is that of the giant, which will still be a bit' worked, especially in the first half with bumps and counterslopes. The route of descent is beautiful, complete, compared to two years ago when we gareggiammo in the pre-Olympic World Cup, have changed only the first part, called "Devil's Spine" (a sort of cross that is achieved through Suddenly almost uphill, style World Cup Schladming), say a little 'blunt, to avoid the risk of too low speed input and output problems even then. Let's say you have rounded a bit 'before it was too "dry" difficult to draw in that situation, he was not the right speed. Then we have another cross, jumping tunne, a very move that leads into the steepest part, another jump and the final part of pure sliding. Perfect track. As always, much will depend on the snow, it is critical especially downhill. The difficulty of the races or less in speed is very attached to the bottom that we will find. If it is at least compact, then the tests will be tough. In the slalom track is very nice, it's all in the slope, most pronounced in the first part. The giant is actually the less beautiful, but I know that ... will adjust in some way with a little 'of "waves" and counterslopes. However, it has a central wall, where it will track more or less ports 7-8, but then it comes back again on the plane for the finish line. And it's a long plane, the final type of Soelden. "
Following the tracks, we review the girls who will compete in Sochi, beginning with the sprinters / multipurpose.
Francesca Marsaglia: "He definitely made a huge leap in quality, this summer already skied very well in giant, but I tell you that in the super-G has not yet been recognized for its real value. It 'been a bit' unlucky in North America. Located in Beaver Creek exit at Lake Louise was wrong at the bottom and in both cases could get a lot more, especially in Canada, where he could even get his best result so far. So I think I can do well in this event, as well as among the wide doors, where he obtained good results with very high numbers. And I think the giant of Sochi meeting is also as slope. Is physically well, it can go without problems. "
Nadia Fanchini: "For those who are its potential, has done a decent season, but it is more naturally. She wants to continue to do downhill, super-G and giant slalom, and understand that, but it is always at the limit physically. Maybe if you devote only a giant and super-G would be perfect, but it is also true that downhill won the silver medal at the World Championships, a year ago ... It can go fast in the super-G in Sochi, undoubtedly. On the plans suffers and suffers a lot. It has never been one scorrevolissima, even before the accident in St. Moritz, plus it's lost some weight and then lost even more veocità plans with a few pounds less. The fact remains that the most difficult stretches in all three disciplines, it is always, and I mean always, among the top five partial. Besides often do you get into the party steep slower than the others, because of the difficulties on the plans that I have explained. "
Elena Fanchini: "He has not yet fully recovered confidence after those two crashes in a row, including Val d'Isere (especially, it was ugly) and Zauchensee, where you fall on the jump, always his heel ' Achilles. But, as it has managed to get on the podium in Beaver Creek after the tests had been always bad, it can try to find the right shape even in Sochi, especially if, through the trials, he realizes that there are too many problems, too many risks on the descent. Descent that certainly befits her, especially if we find a big snow with the grain, where his skis are certainly better. "
Daniela Merighetti: "Carefree in the race he had last year was a little 'how to say certain situations he pulled on his foot .... The women arrive at a certain point maternal instinct. Always been a workout that dosava because he thought the race but never pulled back even with bad conditions this year I've noticed a bit 'as if he were afraid to come out this fall does not allow you to load skis as it should not result Can f are so much speed.
Federica Brignone: "Federica is very good, we believe in its possibilities in slalom and super-G in the future, of course, the giant remains its reference discipline. The track is not very difficult, as I said, in Sochi, but she has improved a lot this year on the plans. Then we have to keep in mind one thing: it is not easy to come back to after a full season lost and go immediately to make important results. You had to do it to center the qualification and did already in Val d'Isere, not cheap. Too bad for the annullamente the race in Kranjska, but certainly there were no safety conditions for racing. Giant is a warning to the FIS has two seasons put up horrible calendar year again jumped Kranjska Gora probably yes in Are We say that we arrive at the giant Olympic without major references, we and everyone else. Could remix the cards a lot. The giant remains the specialties where we have a more competitive team and also can be glimpsed behind the young interesting. And 'one where we have no future, no doubt. "
Denise Karbon: "Denise is fine, he's just a little tribolando 'with the material, he is a head that much, it is still looking for a ski up to other brands."
Costazza clear: "In the wake training very well, he has put together these blessed two runs in the same race. In Pozza di Fassa we trained with the U.S., the Shiffrin was faster, but never gave more than 3-4 tenths in Clare. Never. This means that it is definitely there, the problem is that the race is still unable to make the rounds in the training almost always fail. It will have a bib around 19, the slalom course is very beautiful in Sochi, can do well too. "
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