Ted Ligety won the Alpine Rockfest 2011 V Pay. According to John Borsotti

who congratulated not only with but also with Luca De Borsotti Aliprandini, come to the first qualifying round for the following: "I have seen some interesting things starting with De Aliprandini; did not know him but he skied great, as Mathis. Pay attention to these two young boys. "

The first to take to the track athletes were engaged in qualifying: Luca De Aliprandini (Italy), Leif Christian Haugen (Norway), Sandro Viletta (Switzerland), Marcel Mathis (Austria), Tommy Ford (U.S.), Thomas Frey (France), Tim Jitloff (U.S.), Florian Eisath (Italy), Giovanni Borsotti (Italy), Andrea Ravelli (Italy), Brian Bennett (Canada), Mirko Deflorian (Moldova). The best went to the big names in addition to complete the picture of the top 16 who competed in further rounds of 4 giant, the last of which saw participation by the top five: Ted Liget, John Borsotti, Cyprian Richard Ondreu Bank and Marcel Mathis.

The race track was highly spectacular, twenty-five ports drawn on the slope of the track 2 of the Olympic ski area Paganella, that for five years has hosted the U.S. Ski Team training and now, for the next three sopiterà those of Norway Ski Team Svindal and companions. Ted Ligety: "And 'the best Christmas I could give me, just before the month of January, that is when" highlight "of the season. I enjoyed it, I had fun and I won, I think is the best, in a day where were all the stronger gigantism in the world. Borsotti Surprised? Actually I had already seen and appreciated in the World Cup. And 'a young boy and can grow much longer. Today the luck turned on my side, but he still has many years ahead and I think that the occasions, like today if it continues to ski, he did. It 'was a wonderful victory because not only did I win, but I enjoyed it as well. For I is as good as a medal. ... And then I come home with a suitcase heavier. " BORSOTTI JOHN: "It 'a penny more expensive in history. I know that, once disposed of the adrenaline of the race, there will be time for regret, but I can not hide that one today was perhaps the most beautiful day of my career. That cent burns, but I got that from Ligety, the best in the world gigantica. And if I look at the rankings, I can be glad I put plenty of examples to back champions. I gave a signal, but more ; myself to others: they are now more aware of my value and my potential, and the race often I found it hard to express. The race formula? It 'just fantastic and I think this is the future of alpine skiing ". Cyprien Richard: "The V-Pay Alpine Rockfest I always elated, perhaps because it is the format of the race was exciting by definition. Two years ago I was returning home with the check in hand, but I say I am very happy with how I skied today, because against Ted Ligety of this period there was very little to do. Borsotti And even with today, which I really want to compliment: impressed me. " Christof Innerhofer: "This fall we just do not want, because I was starting to get going and had taken measures to track, really spectacular. In the first heat, while not skiing well, I have qualified, while in the second, until the fall I thought I skied a lot better and I was enjoying great. The fund was great and also the format of the competition is really exciting. There is a climate more "friendly" and you run longer free to head give everything and have fun thinking: why has there only win. There are still at the top, sometimes I still have some discomfort in the back, but the results will come. I do not have any kind of preoccupation: medals at home and I know what I'm worth ". Davide Simoncelli: "I can not hide it, I'm disappointed. Unfortunately, I lost the outside just before the final jump and I planted: no more arrived on arrival. I'm sorry, especially since the race track was very nice, well prepared and very difficult, ideal for a race that is intended to reward the best in the world gigantica. Ligety won is no coincidence that the strongest. I hope there are other occasions, because this form of competition is fun for us and for the public. "

RANKING LAST RUN
1. Ted Ligety (USA) 34 "73
2. Borsotti Giovanni (ITA) 34" 74
3. Cyprien Richard (FRA) 34 "93 4
. Ondrej Bank (CZE) 35" 03
5. Marcel Mathis (AUT) 35 "36 SEMIFINALS
1. Ted Ligety (USA) 34 "26 2. Borsotti Giovanni (ITA) 34 "80 3. Ondrej Bank (CZE) 34 "97 4. Marcel Mathis (AUT) 35 "05 5. Cyprien Richard (FRA) 35 "10 6. Kjetill Jansrud (NOR) 35 "16 - DELETED 7. Tim Jitloff (U.S.) 35 "17 - DELETED 8. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 35 "43 - DELETED 9. Florian Eisath (ITA) 35 "61 - DELETED 10. Philipp Schoerghofer (AUT) 35 "66 - DELETED