The wait for the return of Shiffrin, the anger of Vlhova and ... super Brignone: a chilling ending awaits us

The return of the American to the triptych of Are seems to be getting closer, while the student of Livio Magoni has to recover many points. Faith is ahead, but can not let go.

Monday 2 March 2020 4 minutes reading time

Potentially, it could be one of the most beautiful finals in the history of the World Cup, with three champions playing the absolute crystal ball until the last race. Of course, if the tragedy that hit Mikaela Shiffrin had not happened, we would probably be talking about another scenario for the last seven races of the women's season, but if the American champion will return to Are as is confirmed by many parties and for a couple of days now then everything could be even more beautiful. Mikaela is the woman who could change everything, even with the unknown factors of the case since she would appear at the starting gate of the Swedish parallel slalom, next March 12, after more than a month and a half of competitive stop (last race held on January 26 in Bansko, in the super-g won in front of Bassino). The 153 points to be recovered in Federica Brignone would obviously be a possible mission for the best Shiffrin, while the situation regarding Petra Vlhova is a bit different. The speed growth of the Slovak is evident, thinking of the downhill and super-g in Cortina (hoping that the Olympia delle Tofane will compete ...), but the level is not the same as a Shiffrin that starts from the 36 points of advantage over the pupil of Livio Magoni. The technician from Bergamo sees a great opportunity in front of him, to bring another athlete to win the general World Cup as he did with Tina Maze, and also for this he has not digested the cancellation and especially the missed recoveries of the races of Ofterschwang. Beffa who added to the missed dispute of the La Thuile alpine combined, but in Team Vlhova there is still confidence for a possible comeback, despite the 189 lengths to be recovered in Brignone. What about Faith? He believes it, all right, but he knows he can't give up anything and to play a lot also and above all in the races "not his" in Are, or the parallel slalom at the opening of the Swedish triptych and the slalom at the end.

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