Moioli and Sommariva already in front of everyone in the Reiteralm qualifying: tomorrow a crucial race

After the world championships, immediately the restart of the Snowboard Cross World Cup with the leading blues on the Austrian snow. The Olympic champion was guest last night at "Polygon 360".

Wednesday 17 February 2021 3 minutes reading time

An ideal stage start, “even if the real race is tomorrow, but being in pole position is still a novelty and it's nice”. The words of Michela Moioli, who spoke during Poligono 360, the Eurosport in-depth broadcast prepared by Dario Puppo and Massimiliano Ambesi, after the qualifications of the third round of the World Cup, scheduled at Reiteralm. On Thursday, starting at 11.30, the Bergamo champion and Lorenzo Sommariva, with the two leading Azzurri who obtained world silver at Idre Fjall no later than last Friday, will play very heavy points for the fight against the crystal balls , considering the reduced calendar and the only two races held at the end of January in Chiesa in Valmalenco. Moioli preceded in qualification the one who beat her in the individual World Cup race, the British Charlotte Bankes, and a newfound Lindsey Jacobellis. Eighth and ninth Raffaella Brutto and Sofia Belingheri, 21st time instead for Caterina Carpano. Italy was also very fast among men, with Sommariva best time ahead of teammate Omar Visintin, and Canadian Grondin, very fast as always, in third place while Michele Godino finished 26th, Thomas Belingheri 35th, Tommaso Leoni 41st, Filippo Ferrari 51st and Matteo Menconi 59th. "It was a good pull, we arrived here on Sunday evening and immediately we had training on Monday - explained Moioli to" Polygon 360 "- If at the beginning of the season I was worried, now I can smile because we have a calendar with some races recovered and I leave the World Cup happy with the two silvers. Sure, I wanted that gold I've been looking for for years, but that day Bankes was faster than me, I have no regrets. Now let's play our chances for the cup ”. And Michela goes on the hunt for the crystal ball poker, the first in an odd year after the triumphs of 2016, 2018 and 2020.

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