Asja, who's stopping you anymore? Zenere is now leader of the general European Cup: "Let's continue the 3-in-a-row..."

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With Zinal's encore, gained today in the giant of Ponte di Legno, the 26-year-old (best wishes!) reborn after a thousand injuries can look forward to the CdM races at the end of the month in Semmering with great prospects, given what was done in Sestriere. Meanwhile, tomorrow he will try again in race-2.

Tuesday 13 December 2022 5 minutes reading time

How far is it for Asja Zenere that December 15, 2019, when launched towards the first victory in the European Cup, in the giant encore of Andalo (it was the podium the day before), all dreams went up in smoke together with the right knee crusader, just a few days before what would have been his World Cup debut, in Courchevel. It's now been 3 years, but in between there were a thousand other problems for Enego's Vicenza, from the covid and the wedding postponed for a year (it was set for June 19, 2020), she who together with her husband Giuseppe Alborghetti (coach) lives in Valsassina, at the new crash at the beginning of the 2021/22 season, when a fall with a fracture of the talus occurred in training in Saas-Fee. “KO! It seems impossible but I probably have Vanessa Ferrari's syndrome - Asja wrote on social media a little over a year ago - that of chasing dreams and at the same time getting hurt. Another one has arrived that in my conscience was and is non-existent, but in reality there is and it hurts too. As a dear friend told me, you don't need a thousand words, you just need to keep believing it with your head. I'll do it like I've done before and I'll keep fighting for my dreams." And so, with this fierce determination of the "blonde lioness" of blue skiing, December 2022 arrives which could change the career of the very nice and very talented multi-purpose Venetian (yes, because she is also fast at speed...). Eight days ago the first triumph in the European Cup in Zinal, last Saturday the sensational 11th place in the third presence in the World Cup, in the Sestriere giant played with bib number 43; today, the encore on a continental level, in the first appointment between the wide doors on the "Casola" of Ponte di Legno. A perfect race, on her 26th birthday, to beat Elisabeth Kappaurer (another one who knows a lot about injuries, but also about quality) and fly to the top of the general classification of the European Cup, with 310 points and 65 lengths margin compared to the French Doriane Escane, who precedes by 15 lengths in the giant rankings. “I'm happy, it was a difficult track to tackle – Asja told fisi.org after the race – Moreover, it was the first time I raced here. Tough, even if not like the one from Sestriere, because it cracked a lot. Satisfaction is great, it's really nice to continue my positive thread ". Another challenge on Wednesday, again on the Casola, for the fifth seasonal giant of the circuit, but already looking at what will happen on December 27-28, given that the ticket for the two World Cup giants in Semmering is already ready for Zenere . Closing a crazy, wonderful, unforgettable month, but it's just the beginning...

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