Aspen double Crazy hit for Tina Weirather: winning and super-G cup! Third Federica Brignone

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Apotheosis for Tina Weirather that winning the women's super-G of the finals of the Aspen World Cup will take home the first-deserved cup of specialty of his career.

Thursday 16 March 2017 4 minutes reading time

The rider of Liechtenstein is in its seventh successful in the World Cup, the fifth in the super-G, the first season and imitates his great mom Hanni Wenzel who had conquered the Giant cup in 1974 and 1980 and slalom in 1978, in addition to two brand in 1978 and 1980, while dad Harti had won the downhill in 1981. You have to make the honors of war to Ilka Å tuhec because he has done everything possible to withstand the onslaught of his opponent coming second to 35 cents conquering the thirteenth podium rentals Cup and in his career but lacks the third cup specialty of this extraordinary season for only 5 points, the Slovenian has, however, already sure of second place in the overall standings now practically already won by Mikaela Shiffrin because the US has 198 points advantage of Ilka which has no chance of winning in giant slalom and slalom. Italy also celebrates today with Federica Brignone, third to 36 cents from Tina and second podium in super-G after the Soldeu victory of February 27, 2016, is the number 18 in his career in the World Cup and the fifth season in three different specialties , as well as Deborah Compagnoni, Isolde Kostner and Sofia Goggia, now fallen into ruin in the final without consequences as Lindsey Vonn and needless to say that both were struggling for success. And 'the twenty-second podium for the Italian women and men including the thirty-ninth, a new record. Fourth champion of the specialty world, Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer, followed by three of his countrymen: Fifth Elisabeth GÃ¶rgl which closes the large with the best result of the season a successful career that saw her win two World Championship gold medals in 2011 and seven races in Cup World distributed in three specialties, sixth and seventh Ricarda Haaser Christine Scheyer, both the best result in super-G. Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg eighth, ninth and tenth French Tessa Worley Elena Curtoni closing fourth in the ranking of specialties behind Lara Gut, so the absence of the Ticino the third place is empty for the second consecutive day. At the finish line even Francesca Marsaglia, fourteenth, while also fell Hanna Schnarf taking a shot in the face, as well as Curtoni against a pole. Saturday for the women will be the slalom.

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