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During the Eurosport in-depth broadcast, the Aosta Valley champion talked about the n ° 17 triumph in the World Cup (detaching Compagnoni) and the upcoming events. "Val d''Isère would need a shortened descent to ... dream, but I have to train in giant for Courchevel".
Tuesday 14 December 2021 5 minutes reading time
Federica Brignone has written a page in the history of Italian skiing, taking the first victory of the season in the second super-g of Sankt Moritz, as the winner of the 2019/2020 crystal ball has become the solo Italian skier multiple victors in the World Cup, detaching Deborah Compagnoni by a length.
The blue talked about it on Monday evening at "Poligono 360", Eurosport's in-depth broadcast by Dario Puppo and Massimiliano Ambesi: "Sunday was a particular race, I was left behind for a long time after Lara's crash, for which I was very sorry, but luckily I did not see his fall - said Fede - I was waiting for this chance to make the shot since the beginning of the season, since in training I knew I was going fast, but for a reason or '' it was difficult to prove it in the race ”.
There is already talk of Val d''Isère, where the Aosta Valley rider fell down last year, before getting on the podium in super-g: "To challenge me for the possibility of a downhill podium, a lower start would be needed, given that the upper part of pure smoothness certainly does not suit my characteristics. It's true, winning in that discipline would be the culmination of a dream: I have always seen the multipurpose athlete as a point of reference and I was lucky enough to face all the races, without serious injuries ".
The "+1" on Deborah Compagnoni cannot satisfy a champion in the height of her career, who in Sankt Moritz put together seven seasons in a row with at least one success in the CdM (the champion of Santa Caterina Valfurva was the only blue to succeed together with Fede, ed): “Being in the history of this sport is special, I still struggle to believe it and I think I have collected more than I dreamed of as a child. For this season, the first goal was to win at least one race, of course now I would like to add some to my 17. Then there will be the Olympics, another medal (after the bronze in giant in PyeongChang) would be beautiful.
The competition is very strong and we can say that I, Sofia and extraordinary champions like Shiffrin, Vlhova and Gut-Behrami have always been there for years. The head makes the difference, but the young women are there even if they struggle to overtake us, a bit like in tennis with Djokovic, Nadal and Federer ”.
Not only Val d''Isère, on the December menu for a Brignone that feels “very well and not at all tired, even returning from North America I didn't notice any problems. Tuesday and Wednesday (today and tomorrow, ed) I will go back to giant in Sestriere after a long time, in practice I only did three days at Copper Mountain and there will be two races in Courchevel.
It is a moment to exploit, but each race is a story in itself ".
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