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Giuseppe Ghedina
The finishing touches are being completed on the track already substantially ready on the Tondi del Faloria track, the next competition stage of the imminent Snowboard World Cup stage: on Saturday, December 15th, the Parallel Giant Parallel (PGS) test for both men and women .
Thursday 13 December 2018 3 minutes reading time
Already on Thursday, with the arrival of international athletes and their staff, the atmosphere of great occasions in Cortina has begun to breathe, which will culminate on Saturday 15 December, the day of the race.
Friday, on the eve of the race, from 9.00 to 13.00 are scheduled athletes training on the track, which will be available to the public at 18.00 at the Lino Lacedelli rock gym for a meeting with all interested parties. Following, at 18.30, the fateful delivery of race bibs.
Saturday the highlight of the event: from 13 to 15, the qualifying heats will start, while at 17 the start of the finals is expected.
The Parallel Giant, already an Olympic snowboarding specialty, is among the most impressive to admire. In the final stages a true 1-on-1 sporting duel in which in each round, with direct elimination, the two snowboarders compete simultaneously on two adjacent routes, decreeing at the end a single winner after 2 races played on reversed paths.
Starting at 1.00 pm and for the whole afternoon at the Faloria refuge, at the Audi Snowlicious, an exceptional set by Stefano Ferrari of Radio Company. And from 19.30, after the awards, always at the Faloria shelter, overlooking the incredible night-time panorama of the entire Ampezzana Conca, you can continue the party accompanied by 19.30 from the enthralling energy of the Sticky Fingers, tribute band Rolling Stones.
The flagship of the FIS events, the Snowboard World Cup is part of the road to the Alpine Ski World Championships 2021, with a stage that enhances the synergy between the Cortina Foundation 2021 and the Cortina Snowboard Club, organizer of the appointment .
Also in this fourth edition of the Ampezzana test, as every year, the Faloria cableway will be free from 4.15 pm for all the fans who want to watch the finals, admiring the stars of the world snowboard from the racetrack.
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