Goggia convinced: "A supergiant where I have room to improve". And Schmidhofer has the influence

On the eve of the Olympics, the assault tomorrow of the first descent of Bansko. For Nicol Delago a difficult test, but the Val Gardena is ready to attack.

Thursday 23 January 2020 3 minutes reading time

The eve of the first descent of Bansko (Friday, at 9:45 am) was positive not only for Federica Brignone, very fast in the only test on the "Marc Girardelli", but also for a Sofia Goggia who seemed at ease. The Olympian analyzes the tough Bulgarian track in this way: â€œIt is a true supergiant, a slope that never gives up for a moment. There are no sliding parts, except at the beginning, with an average slope and two steep walls. In test I had the number 1 and I skied a little on the defensive, the delay is mainly due to this but it was a positive test. I will study the best line on the video and there is considerable room for improvement. " Nicol Delago, on the other hand, went much more in difficulty, on the other hand the characteristics of the Val Gardena are known, but after the podium in Zauchensee, there is still confidence to play a good race: "It's a downhill a bit '' different from the usual - explains the blue - with many curves and a fairly low speed compared to the usual. It is a great challenge, I will have to review the lines well, but I will certainly have to attack decisively to make a difference. " Meanwhile, in Austria there is concern for the conditions of Nicole Schmidhofer, affected by a strong flu: "I am late with the movements, practically I can not put pressure on the ski for tiredness after five doors, let alone 37" , said the super-g world champion at Sankt Moritz 2017, which should still start regularly, even if a final decision will be taken only after the reconnaissance.

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