In Killington the blue slalom only in the Brignone class. The light at the end of the tunnel is far away

The 22nd place of the Aosta Valley, who yesterday was unable to fully demonstrate her excellent condition, is really too little for Salvadori's team. Next chance in a month in Lienz, meanwhile we go to Lake Louise for speed.

Sunday 28 November 2021 4 minutes reading time

Too little, even if Federica Brignone's flashes of class saved the balance, in the sense that at least one place in the thirty, exactly as happened to Levi with the 21st and 16th place of Martina Peterlini, was also brought home in Killington. Certainly, however, the blue women's slalom cannot cling to the twenty-second final position of a champion like the Aosta Valley who, if the giant interrupted on the Superstar due to the very strong gusts of wind had been concluded yesterday, today would not even have started. Sided alongside Peterlini, Della Mea, Rossetti, Midali and Gulli, the 2020 cup winner was by far the best, considering that starting with bib 32 it was not at all easy to overcome the cut. Martina Peterlini did not succeed for a cent, who for "historical" (even if we are talking about a 24 year old), physical condition and competitive qualities, is clearly the reference of Devid Salvadori's group, but today she has never entered the race . After all, we have already said, Della Mea and Rossetti are reliable athletes, but they need time since today's slalom was only the third (in eight days) after injury to the crusader. Viviani and Mathiou were missing, who we will see again in Lienz in the next round at the end of December, even if before that many of the blue of the World Cup group will compete on the continental circuit, starting from the slalom on Thursday and next Friday in Pass Thurn, Austria. Returning to Brignone, who in Killington two years ago competed in the best slalom of his career for over three quarters, before coming out with 20 doors from the conclusion when he was traveling just outside the top five, the condition is growing and the confidence too: the 31 year old by La Salle will be able to prove it, even if the technical context is perhaps not ideal for her, already in the triptych of next weekend in Lake Louise. In the two weeks at Copper Mountain, Fede has also worked a lot on the descent and, together with Goggia and the other companions, from 3 to 5 December in Alberta will go in search of the first that the Italian national team, including men, is still looking for this season. 2021/22 just started.

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