Women's World Cup 2013: an'' other ... Amazeing season?

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Tuesday 22 October 2013 7 minutes reading time

SOELDEN (Austria) - Duemilaquattrocentoquattoridici (2014); reasons for following a season that promises to entusiasamente as the end points scored last year by an incredible Tina Maze, for many reasons which we will try to locate. It starts, of course, from the records of the Slovenian, a year ago the undisputed master of the scene with 11 wins (divided for all specialties) stage in the World Cup, 24 podiums in total, 1st place in the super-G and giant cup (and Super Combined, although not officially assigned), the 2nd in the downhill and slalom, the'' gold (in super-G) and two silvers (in the giant slalom and Super Combined World Championships in Schladming, the record of points mentioned in ' 'incipit, the eight podiums in eight giant (record), success in each of the five specialties in the same season that puts it on a par with champions such as Petra Kronberger, Pernilla Wiberg, Anja Paerons, Janica Kostelic and Lindsey Vonn. E we stop here because we could continue much longer. It'''' s edition of 48 Women's World Cup, which kicks off from Soelden for the 12th consecutive year (except for 2006, when the races were canceled) with the classic opening giant slalom Rettenbach glacier. Before the 34th race, the last will be in Lenzerheide on March 16th, while 7 to 23 February 2014 held the Olympic Games in Sochi (on the slopes, except perhaps that of the female giant, very intriguing). In Aspen there is no timetable for this year (but it is proposed for the Finals in 2017), enters the new Beaver Creek, Colorado, for women, with the new track to be discovered "Raptor", built for that will host the World Cup of 2015 downhill and super-G GS in late November even though the GS will take place actually on the same track of the males. Also returning Lienz, Zauchensee and Crans Montana, for the remainder of the calendar is always more or less the same. A lot of the themes, topics and interesting questions to be analyzed and put together with you, in the meantime the return of the Queen of the Circus White, Lindsey Vonn, nearly nine months after the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, (in addition to the tibial plateau, in the opening super-G World Cup Schladming), there is curiosity to see if and how much Tina Maze will be motivated to repeat a season, the last, which led to the record number of points in the World Cup since 1991 - '92, that is, when there is this format, 2414, (or especially if you think Olympic gold, which still lacks). And then again: it can definitely open the era of Fenninger Anna, Lara Gut, Michaela Shiffrin that are designed to take the place of the future Vonn, Riesch and Maze? The americanina, in particular, 18 years old, has worked very hard over the giant, bringing in training camp in New Zealand up to 23 pairs of Atomic to find the best set-race .... And of course there's Raimund Plancker of Italy, Italy that has changed coaches responsible for speed and technical tests, Italy and is a veteran of the worst season since 1990 - '91, with only 1 in 37 podium in attic races, the 2nd place of Daniela Merighetti in DH in St. Ankton and 17 placings in 10. Alberto Ghezze new head speed Livio Gizzards, by the team of Tina Maze responsibility of slalom-blue gigantiste It 'came Monika Mueller as the preparer athletics. And then there is another important entry in the team, that of Mark Avenue, which was DT men's team in the Spanish and Italian Team will take care rather than managing the passage of multipurpose between a team and the other, so for now Fanchini Nadia, Sofia Goggia, Elena Curtoni, Lisa Magdalena Agerer. It 'a very important role, delicate, crucial for these girls who have so a point of reference of all disciplines. Twitter: @ gianmilan76; @ newswintersport

Gianmario Bonzi

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