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The Brignone-Bassino brace in the giant finals of Méribel completes another extraordinary season for Rulfi's team, with a new record of victories (11). For the Aosta Valley there are 20 gems in the World Cup. The words of the two protagonists and Elena Curtoni, who still greets a great year.
Sunday 20 March 2022 6 minutes reading time
Four Olympic medals (with three different athletes), bringing the entire booty of alpine skiing to the Beijing 2022 Games, two more crystal balls with Sofia Goggia downhill and Federica Brignone in super-g, and only one giant success was missing compared to the loot we have become accustomed to in recent years.
Well, precisely in the final race of the season, the blue did even more, signing the double on the snows of Méribel, with Federica Brignone preceding Marta Bassino to give herself the victory number 20 in the World Cup, the fourth of the season, found in giant more than two years after the last in Sestriere and, although mathematics had already sanctioned it after the slalom on Saturday, also the 3rd place in the general classification behind Shiffrin and Vlhova.
“You can't finish better than this - Federica simply comments to Rai Sport after the race - I wanted to get back on the top step of the giant podium, I had missed a few opportunities like in Are. I did it and I am so proud and happy ... it's a pity the races are over, from a certain point of view, on the other I will be able to sleep peacefully after a wonderful season, albeit tiring and at times exhausting ".
A record year for the women's national team, with eleven overall victories (6 Goggia, 4 Brignone, 1 Curtoni) as never before. After last season's poker, none have arrived for Marta Bassino, but the four podiums in nine giants, albeit with the great Olympic disappointment in the middle, cannot be underestimated in the Cuneo's balance sheet. "It 's really nice to close with the double together with Fede - the first words of" Bax "- I am happy with what I got out in the 2nd heat and I am happy also for the cup of Tessa, who is a girl of' ' gold and for which I cheered.
I am happy with this season finale, because I had so many ups and downs, some difficult moments, but I was able to react with these two podiums. Honestly, I only thought about skiing, trying to push because in the first heat I didn't succeed and so I told myself to put out all the energy to ski hard and attack. Crossing the finish line with the green light is always nice, as I saw that I was recovering up to second place. A season that put me to the test, making me reflect, but which also taught me to always continue to believe and have faith in myself, even when things don't turn out.
You need to work and have patience with a clear goal in mind ”.
Elena Curtoni, 24th in this final race, suffered a lot in the giant, but she was a great protagonist in speed. "Luckily this season is over because I am beginning to feel tired - the Valtellinese declares to Physi.org - It was a tough season also from a mental point of view, between the covid and the Olympics, and it was difficult to keep high concentration and motivation. In super-g it was my best year: I missed the final, especially the exit from Lenzerheide and the finals that I didn't take at all.
I saved second place in the specialty ranking and that makes me proud. I worked a lot, I believe a lot in what I did and it was very good. Something was missing downhill, I can do more but there was a lack of continuity in the entire race, which I only got at the Olympics with a bitter fifth place to digest. I had high goals at the Games, but with the bowls stopped I will be proud of what I did. In giant I struggled a little, but it is preparatory to the rest, I will try to improve it ".
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