Levi, -2: Shiffrin-Schild, generational clash. Who will be the queen?

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LEVI (Slalom) -'' And one of the most interesting topics of the Alpine Ski World Cup Women's only just begun: c'' is enormous curiosity to see'' s work, in slalom,'' one against the other, the 18 year-old Vail, reigning world champion and winner of the cup of specialty (with 4 hits, but never with Marlies this ...), Mikaela Shiffrin, against one who has always been his idol, Marlies Schild, Austrian, 32 years old, in 2011 World Championships, two Olympic medals (without gold) in slalom, 35 hits in Cup (33 in slalom), the largest ever in the discipline along with Vreni Schneider. Levi Saturday in the first duel with the two at the top will be staged, even if Marlies is no longer among the top seven in the start list ...

Friday 15 November 2013 3 minutes reading time

And it's also a generational duel, of course, given that the athletes in question are separated by 14 years of difference. Mikaela has always spoken in terms of unique Marlies, describing her as his model and example as a child: "Without her, the field is not complete," he said after the triumph of Zagreb, last January. And even after an extraordinary year'''' s American has never ceased to pay tribute to the Austrian'': "The Schild is still the best slalom skier in the world." Marlies, meanwhile, returns after the 9th World Championship in Schladming 2013, and especially after the'' knee injury in Ã…re. Since then she has competed in the World Cup, but, having done so in the event rainbow, has lost its status as an injured falling back to 16th place in the WCSL (which had not happened since 2002), the start list for the World Cup . Saturday, however, will start at least among the top 15'' given the absence through injury, Veronika Zuzulova. The technicians Austrians have already got their hands on the Schild, because she is just waiting for a "placement" among the top ten. Marlies however, is really good, the only missing the race pace, as confirmed in late September in this interview conducted with her at the home of'' Atomic in Altenmarkt: Marlies Schild to miss a single victory in slalom to reach 34 share, ie the share that represents the absolute record in specialty, in the World Cup, held by Swiss Vreni Schneider. Since arrived but 33 hits , in the 2011-2012 season, the girlfriend of Benny Raich ... no longer has won. Similarly, I need to say that Mikaela Shiffrin got all his achievements in the circuit without the presence, on the track,'' of the Austrian ... And now, who is the stronger of the two? We'll find out this season!

Gianmario Bonzi

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