LIVE from Levi: at 10.15 the first slalom starts, the truth out with the Shiffrin-Vlhova duel and ... so much blue

Everything is ready for the specialty opening that will mark the return of the American to the World Cup, with the bib n ° 1. Curtoni with the 9 is the first of the seven Italians competing. LIVE on NEVEITALIA.

Saturday 21 November 2020 4 minutes reading time

A highly anticipated, special race, either because it comes five weeks after the opening in Soelden, or because the woman who dominated the World Cup for three consecutive years will finally see herself in the race again, before the shock of the tragic death of her father. Mikaela Shiffrin and the white circus show is back in Levi, for the first of the two slalom on the Finnish snows (tomorrow the encore): it starts at 10.15, the Austrian Plattner tracing for the 1st heat, at 13.15 the 2nd with the task entrusted to Livio Magoni, Petra Vlhova's coach. And the Slovakian (bib n ° 5) will be the reference after Shiffrin's test, who will return with the number 1, followed by the Swiss couple formed by Gisin and Holdener, by Truppe and precisely by Vlhova, with the Austrians Liensberger and Mair to close the first sub-group of merit. Definitely low temperatures in Levi (from -7 ° to -9 °), compared to the forecasts of recent days, for a first heat with a decidedly racy track and on a surface that should hold up very well. Start at 10.15, you can follow everything on NEVEITALIA, with the usual FIS live timing service. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE TIMING CLICK HERE FOR THE STARTLIST OF THE 1ST HEAT Seven blue in the race on the "Levi Black". Irene Curtoni will open with bib n ° 9, with the Valtellinese who said she was very confident on the eve, beyond a slope that was not ideal for her characteristics. Then finally with the 16 a Federica Brignone who, thanks also to the absence of the Swedes, will have a bib to play for important points from a CdM perspective. On the 24th a bruised Martina Peterlini will start, due to the disc protrusion that has affected her for weeks, and with the 26th Marta Rossetti, eager to continue the streak in points already started last season. And then Marta Bassino, returning in slalom with the number 31 and as World Cup leader after the triumph in Soelden, Lara Della Mea with the 38 to look for qualification and points, which is a bit like Serena Viviani's dream ( 58 starting), absolute rookie in the maximum circuit.

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