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Sergio Sanmartino, Serena Viviani's technical historian, has passed away: "You raised me like a daughter"

At the age of 67, the Pinerolo coach who led the Genoese slalom rider to the World Cup, among others, has passed away. The moved letter of the blue.

Friday 10 September 2021 5 minutes reading time

At the end of a long illness, at the age of 67 he missed the affection of his dear ones Sergio Sanmartino, a historic Pinerolo alpine skiing coach who worked in the ranks of important clubs such as the Pragelato and Valchisone Ski Clubs. As the FISI Western Alps committee communicated in the past few hours, Sanmartino left, leaving a lot of emotion among friends, colleagues and the many athletes that he helped to grow technically and humanly, including Serena Viviani, today blue of the Cup team of the World of slalom. "Sergio was a colleague appreciated by all, both as a coach and as a person and his death is a serious loss for the Piedmontese skiing movement - underlines the President of the AOC Committee, Pietro Blengini - Operating in Sestriere he has trained generations of skiers who have raised the name of Piedmont nationally and internationally. On behalf of the Council, the technical and administrative staff and all the staff of the Committee, I express my heartfelt condolences and my heartfelt closeness to the family ”. And the moving memory of Serena Viviani also arrived, who gave a beautiful message to her Sergio, whom she defined as a second father before making her debut in CdM last November in Levi, and who now finds herself crying. “Hi Sergio, many years have passed since this photo, perhaps one of the first races we did together. I write because everyone deserves to know the person you were, who you are for me still because you don't go anywhere, we started a journey together, do you remember? Do you remember the first time we met? Well I did, I told myself you'd make the commitment to take me to where you think I deserved to be, so you could sit in the chair and watch the races on television with a beer in your hand. I remember that a certain Serena a few years ago wanted to stop skiing, and thanks to you, Serena is still here struggling to achieve her dream. A person who loves his work as you did it does not exist. You raised me as if I were your daughter and you taught me and passed on all your passion for this sport that was your life, you have fought like a warrior for years, but now the time has come that I was hoping so much would never come ... and it hurts very badly, but it will pass because the moment will come when I will finally be able to think about you and all the good times and all the satisfactions you helped me get. I think that somewhere, I don't know where, you will find a TV and you will start watching the ski races I'm sure, and you will see me with a smile because every time I compete I will do it for you. Promised ".

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