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The very talented New Zealander tells: from the summer spent between skiing and school in the country of origin, to winter where its base is in Italy ...
Friday 14 June 2019 4 minutes reading time
Alice Robinson is a real diamond found in the heart of a season, the one that ended last March, in which we immediately discovered the class of this young girl born in 2001 (and was born on December 1, ed), able to touch even the success in the last giant of the World Cup finals in Soldeu, beaten only by the queen of the women's circuit, Mikaela Shiffrin, for a 2nd place earned as the first podium at the highest levels.
Simply extraordinary the talent of the 17 year old graduated in February junior world champion in giant, her favorite specialty, but be careful because Alice has all the potential to become a complete skier.
Interviewed by the FIS communication office, Robinson revealed interesting details of his growth and his life as a student who must already combine a professional activity in all respects. "I certainly didn't expect a season so rich in results - Alice confesses - also because in the beginning I had to skip some Cup appointments for school commitments. I was hoping for a couple of top 30s at the most ... then I gained confidence after the World Cup and in training I knew I had grown, but not by getting on the podium in Soldeu. It was amazing".
The New Zealand gigantist lives in Queenstown and has the possibility, at least until September, to train on the snow of “homeâ€, in Coronet Peak: “I can use winter in my country, then in winter I move to Italy. My base is in Val di Fassa, along with other girls from the International Ski Racing Academy of which I am a member. "
Inspirations in the world of skiing? Both are American champions ... "Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller. The first because he overcame a thousand obstacles in his career, the second for his unmistakable style. In general in the sports world, I have always followed Richie McCaw (a former captain of the All Blacks, the national rugby team which is the true sporting symbol of New Zealand) with admiration â€.
And if "the acclimatization in the World Cup was anything but simple, more than anything far from the track for the whole context", now Alice feels "able to manage the distance from home and having to live practically the whole season on another continent, without being able to return to New Zealand even at Christmas. This is the World Cup and the world of skiing I love ".
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