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Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi, Russia) - Ski already are polished in the resort of Rosa Khutor, of course, in the mountains, where they will play the alpine skiing events of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. The most important news from the competition: sub-zero temperatures, snow, compact, fast. '' There is ice live, but for Italians it is fine. Not beautiful weather (no rain, anyway) on Sunday 9, the day of the men's downhill.
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A cool breeze is polishing the ski race in the restricted area to downhill skiing. At the moment you can not even get on the track tomorrow yes, they are working very well in the last few days, but the first news from Sochi are positive for the Italian team. Thursday, February 6th will snap the first timed practice for both men and women, c'' is much work to do.
"The snow is all natural - says Gianluca Rulfi, head men's speed, the Gazzetta dello Sport - and will be crossed before the test on Thursday, temperatures below zero and the wind chill will make sure mantle, if not ghiacciatissimo , however hard, compact. The track?'' It really a mix between the top sheet and bottom plungers more.'ll see. Meanwhile, they are working on the track to make the soil more wrinkled. At the base of the track were 8 c'' degrees below zero. In this situation we do not have ice alive, but a snow hard and fast. And they are creating waves to move even further the plot, the difficioltà certainly not enough.'' s important is that the mantle is compact. At the top, in 2300, we see the Black Sea. "
"Snow is there no'', the tracks are well covered, then maybe out of the race tracks there is no'' so much, but no matter - he says Karen Putzer, on the spot for SKY / SKY -. Friday, February 7th for the forecast is covered and -3 degrees for Saturday and sun -2, and -1 for Sunday covered. Anyway, again without precipitation. " Today Dominik Werner Heel training in Paris and bounds.
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