LIVE from Lienz: at 10.00 the fourth giant of the season starts, the three blue tips for the first success

First heat with blue marking: Brignone at the start with n ° 2 after Worley, Bassino with 5 and Goggia (8) to shorten on Shiffrin, absent due to Covid, the same goal as Vlhova (3). Re-enter Robinson and Liensberger. LIVE on NEVEITALIA.

Tuesday 28 December 2021 3 minutes reading time

Ideal conditions for the third giant in the space of a week, on the “Schlossberg” of Lienz where at 10.00 (the 2nd heat is scheduled for 13.00) the battle will begin in the fourth specialty of the season. A giant devoid of Mikaela Shiffrin and Lara Gut-Behrami for the well-known events related to Covid, and with Italy that can aim very high with the three blue peaks among the top 8 of the startlist of a 1st run designed, between the other, by coach Daniele Simoncelli. Federica Brignone has bib number 2 on her shoulders, Marta Bassino (fresh from the podium in the second race in Courchevel) on 5 and Sofia Goggia on 8; inaugurating the challenge on the Austrian snow will be Tessa Worley, still looking for the first podium of the season, with Petra Vlhova (3) and Michelle Gisin (4) among the main favorites, without forgetting the returning Robinson (7) and Liensberger (9) ), but also a Sara Hector (n ° 7) in great condition and the same Hrovat and Brunner, who will start for the tenth and eleventh. First round of the female giant of Lienz that you can follow on NEVEITALIA, starting at 10.00 with the FIS live timing service. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE TIMING CLICK HERE FOR THE STARTLIST OF THE 1ST HEAT With the number 17, Elena Curtoni will try to do much better than in the two Courchevel races, as Karoline Pichler (41) and Roberta Melesi (44) in search of qualification. For Vivien Insam, starting with 52, will be the third giant in the World Cup and the absolute debut in Lienz.

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