L’Italia punta al podio nella staffetta maschile di Ruhpolding e fa esperimenti in vista di Pechino

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Italy aims for the podium in the men's relay race in Ruhpolding and experiments in view of Beijing

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In the women's test the blue quartet met their expectations by finishing sixth after a good race, tomorrow (starting at 2.30 pm) the males will try to storm the podium, even if the competition is numerous in terms of quality. Third different formation for Italy in as many relay races and work in progress with an eye on the Olympic Games.

Friday 14 January 2022 3 minutes reading time

With Lukas Hofer back in the race in the Sprint and Didier Bionaz jumped between Oberhof and Ruhpolding, the blue technical staff could choose between five athletes in view of the third relay of the season. In the end, the choice fell on the best four of the Sprint and Giacomel was excluded. At the launch we will therefore see Bormolini, with Windisch moved to second, Bionaz to third and Hofer to close. Third different formation in as many seasonal outings and search for the right formula for when we will go to play a medal. The fixed point is Bormolini, always deployed in the first fraction, then the surprise Windisch who is moved from the last to make way for Hofer, while Bionaz as in Hochfilzen will be in third. After 8th place in Oestersund and 10th in Hochfilzen we will try to do better and why not aim for the podium. Norway starts with formation B but could still be formidable. The norge will have Andersen, Aspenes, Dale and Bjoentegaard. On the other hand, France is favored, which in addition to the trio Claude, Jacquelin and Fillon Maillet, gives a chance to Perrot, excellent in the Sprint. Attention also to Russia, which lines up Khalili, Serokhvostov, Loginov and Tsvetkov, and to Sweden, which Ponsiluoma and Samuelsson will play in the second part of the match. Germany, without Kuehn, is at the start with Lesser, Rees, Doll and Nawrath. Here the complete startlist!

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