Brignone is already thinking about the downhill run: "The number 1 was a risk, but I can improve for tomorrow"

The Aosta Valley was the best Italian in the first descent of Crans-Montana with 7th place, but she is not satisfied. The impressions of Bassino and Curtoni.

Friday 21 February 2020 3 minutes reading time

Three placings in the top ten, even if that podium that could be within the reach of the blue was missing. It 'was a first descent of Crans-Montana not easy in Italy, but the 7th place of Federica Brignone is not to be thrown away thinking about the general World Cup. Of course, given the feeling of the Aosta Valley with this track and the second half in testing, there was the possibility of bringing home more than the 36 points collected, considering also that Petra Vlhova came in front. "The bib number 1 is a risk that we wanted to take, considering the heat I didn't want to start with the soft snow - the analysis of Faith in the post race - On the one hand I would have preferred to look at someone before me too, but I doubt something would have changed. I made the wrong entrance to the floor, I went too straight and ended up wide, not risking too much on the last wall. Tomorrow I will try to do better, I am aware that today I have not done my best: I have to attack more, be more aggressive and make better lines ". Marta Bassino stroked the podium for at least half the race, then finishing ninth (one hundredth from Brignone and Haehlen): â€œI am super happy with my test today, even if I took some risks. The goal of the weekend? In the sliding sections I will try to go one step further downhill, then in the combined it will be essential to make a nice super-g ". Elena Curtoni completed the top ten: â€œI am satisfied, shame about the ending because I could have done much better. With five cents less I would have gained four positions, but I am confident for tomorrow as there is skiing and the attitude is the right one ".

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