Ski Mountaineeringworld cup 2021/22
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The maximum ski mountaineering circuit has begun with victory at the senior level of the Swiss and the transalpine, but there is the great podium of Giulia Murada and the fourth place of Robert Antonioli, in addition to the blue successes among the Under 23s: all to be dedicated to Jacopo Compagnoni.
Friday 17 December 2021 6 minutes reading time
The first act of the Ski World Cup was characterized by the peremptory and anticipated victory of the Swiss Arno Lietha in the men's field, but also by the first affirmation in the maximum circuit for the twenty-two-year-old Frenchwoman Emily Harrop. They are the absolute protagonists of the first Sprint race organized after the promotion of the Olympic discipline, in view of the Milan Cortina 2026 appointment, held on Thursday evening on the Pontedilegno-Tonale tracks.
A night challenge on the spectacular course designed by the Adamello Ski Team organizers on the amphitheater of the slope overlooking the town of Pontedilegno. As for the category successes, under 23 victory for the Swiss son of art Matteo Favre and for the Italian Katia Mascherona. Finally, among the under 20s, the Swiss Robin Bussard and the Spanish Maria Cosa Diez prevailed. A decidedly positive note should be noted: in full compliance with the anti Covid regulations and the ISMF protocol, in this race the cheering of the public has returned, while those who have not managed to reach the prestigious Lombard ski area have been able to follow the salient phases live streaming.
In Team Italy, especially as regards the Valtellina athletes, a climate of great sadness reigned over the news of the death of Jacopo Compagnoni, a friend of many boys competing in the inaugural sprint of the World Cup. As scheduled, in the middle of the afternoon, the first to take to the track were the competitors of the youth categories, who challenged each other first in qualifying and then gradually up to the finals. At the starting blocks, representing 18 nations, there was the elite of the specialty, except for the reigning World Champion, the Swiss Iwan Arnold, stopped in the pits due to some physical ailments.
In the women's final came a surprise victory for the French Emily Harrop, at her first success in the World Cup, in front of compatriot Lena Bonnel and the Valtellinese from Albosaggia, Giulia Murada, on the first podium at senior level. In the final, with the sixth time, the new Italian champion Mara Martini also arrived. In the men success announced for Arno Lietha, who preceded the Norwegian Hans Inge Klette and the French Thibault Anselmet. Fourth place for Robert Antonioli, who was unable to hit the podium for a few seconds.
First classified in the under 23 female category is the blue Katia Mascherona, ahead of the French Perrine Gindre and the other blue Samantha Bertolina. The success of the son of art Matteo Favre came to the male, able to precede the brothers Giovanni and Alessandro Rossi. Success of the Swiss Robin Bussard in the under 20 men, preceding the two Spaniards Marc Radua Ivern and Ot Ferrer Martinez at the finish line. In the final also the two Italians Rocco Baldini and Marco Salvadori, who finished in fifth and sixth place. Spain can smile also thanks to Maria Costa Diez's success in the women's field, in front of Silvia Berra and the Swiss Thibe Deseyn, protagonists of a race that immediately lost the favorite, Caroline Ulrich, amazing in semifinal. Erika Sanelli from Premana just off the podium.
Once the first test dedicated to sprinters has been archived, the program of the first weekend of the top international circuit will continue today (2.30 pm) with the Vertical race, also in Pontedilegno. A challenge of only ascent along the ramps of the Corno D''Aola slope, with the possibility of following the live streaming on the official website of the ISMF and on that of the race. Saturday day of rest and supervision of the route in view of the grand finale, the individual race, which will be held on Sunday at Passo Tonale and on the Presena glacier with start at 9.30.
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