Francesca Gallina third in the second snowboard cross European Cup Pitztal

Third place went to Francesca Gallina in the second race of the season in the European Cup women's snowboard cross on the Austrian glacier Pitztal.

Thursday 26 November 2015 2 minutes reading time

The Aosta Valley, who just two days ago turned 19, has redeemed the result of yesterday's race, which was immediately eliminated, for her & egrave; the second podium in the continental event after the triumph of last January 18 in Isola 2000. Today & egrave; was beaten in the final by & rsquo; Austrian Maria Ramberger, that & egrave; his sixth success in the European Cup but in seven and a half years of distanta from previous, and by the American Faye Gulini, the fourth Russian Darya Matveeva. Out in the quarterfinals the winner of yesterday, the Czech Eva Samkov & aacute ;, Olympic champion in charge of specialty & agrave ;. L & rsquo; other blue Sofia Belingheri & egrave; It was eliminated in the second round. Austrian hat-trick in the corresponding men's race with Hanno Douschan who repeated the success of yesterday defeating teammates Alessandro H & auml; mmerle and Lukas Pachner fourth l & rsquo; Australian Matthew Thomas. Little glory for the Blues: Matthew Menconi out in the second round, in the sixteenth Fabio Colella and the first round Lorenzo Catapano. The next round of the European Cup snowboard cross & egrave; for 16 and 17 December with two male and two female races on the snow French Puy-Saint-Vincent.

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