The Critérium de la Première Neige "halved" and the surprise of the organization led by Ingrid Jacquemod

In the next World Cup season, Val d''Isère will host only two men's races, with the women's fast trials being "brutally" removed from the calendar. The former athlete and director of the company that manages the appointment: "We hope to return at least for a cycle of 2-3 years".

Wednesday 15 June 2022 3 minutes reading time

It will be a halved Critérium de la Première Neige, the one we will see in the CdM 2022/23. The FIS, in fact, has included in the calendar the very classic of Val d''Isère only for men, with giant and slalom on the “Face de Bellevarde” on the weekend of 10-11 December; nothing to do for the women's fast races on the “Oreiller-Killy”, where in 2021 Sofia Goggia signed an amazing double. A decision that has also taken aback by the same organization led by former athlete Ingrid Jacquemod, head of the sports club that manages the event. "We were surprised by the" brutality "and the form due to the lack of communication from the FIS", the words of Jacquemod to "Ski Chrono", underlining that France had already lost the Courchevel races since in that location there will then be the World Championships in February. The uncertainty linked to the federal presidency could also have had an important impact, with Fabien Saguez named SBB No. 1 last week. Jacquemod herself admitted that she felt little support from the transalpine federation. With former president Michel Vion now in the role of general secretary of the FIS, will the doors also be reopened to the women's sector in the historic Critérium? "We could also consider the hypothesis of returning to the calendar for a cycle every 2 or 3 years, as happens for men in Chamonix - explains the former French sprinter - It is important for us to keep the teams active for races. so important and our know-how. To be more confident about a future in the Women's World Cup, we will have to wait for the FIS to publish the next medium-term calendars ”.

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