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Saturday the second round of the World Cup, the words of the blue on the eve. Newcomer Haller: "I didn't expect it, I'll try and the most complicated thing will be ... the departure".
Friday 12 November 2021 5 minutes reading time
Three weeks after Soelden, it is time to start what will be a continuous race until March, without a weekend of "breathing" for a World Cup that is coming to life.
Five blue are ready to play, in the parallel scheduled tomorrow at the Flexen Arena in Lech / Zuers: at 10.00 the qualifying phase (the best 16 times pass) of the only specialty competition of the season, Olympic Games excluded, then from 17.00 we will play it all out with direct clashes. Marta Bassino is the tip of an Italy team that, in addition to the world champion of the discipline (who was 5th in the Arlberg race 12 months ago, ed), will count on slalomists such as Roberta Midali, Anita Gulli and the very young Sophie Mathiou , at the second race in CdM after the finals in Lenzerheide (and be careful because she did well in the team event of the last act of the last cup), and Celina Haller, absolute rookie in the maximum circuit.
Bassino who spoke like this, through the FISI press office, on the eve of a race that she cares a lot about and that she likes, as shown by her results in the last two years. "In Soelden it went badly, it happens, but now let's think about what awaits us - explains the Cuneo-based woman from Borgo San Dalmazzo, putting aside the exit in the 1st round of the cup opening - This parallel is the occasion just to regain confidence with the climate of competitions, because from now on there will be no more breathing space.
It will be a very open race to any result, the field of favorites remains wide, I hope that there is also myself among the protagonists. We trained in Livigno in recent days with great attention and profit, paying great attention to the starting phase, which in this format is always decisive ".
Celina Haller enjoys every moment of her World Cup debut. “I did not expect this call, especially for a parallel, I am a slalom specialist. It is an opportunity to be seized on the fly, I was lucky enough to train in the last few days in Livigno with stronger people, it was very useful. The biggest problem will be getting out of the starting blocks well, I struggled a bit to adapt at the beginning, but in the end I understood the mechanism.
Clearly it would be wonderful to spend the morning cut, at the same time I realize that it will be very difficult, but I want to try it anyway and whatever happens it will be a very useful experience for the future. I would like to gain momentum to make a European Cup season as a protagonist, and why not return to the World Cup as soon as possible ”.
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