Marta Bassino and that thrill, a year ago in Killington. "Now I'm aiming for more disciplines, but the giant ..."

On 30 November 2019, the Cuneo-based woman obtained her first World Cup success in Vermont. At RTL 102.5 he told about his current moment and that fairy tale that began that very day.

Monday 30 November 2020 3 minutes reading time

He seemed to be in trouble, at least for those who expected the definitive explosion sooner or later from such a talent. Even Marta Bassino's 2019/2020 season did not start well, with 12th place in the inaugural giant of Soelden; then, that November 30, 2019, here is the turning point in Killington, in the second appointment between the wide doors of the last World Cup. Best time at the end of the first heat, confirmed with absolute coldness in the decisive one, to cross the finish line with 26 hundredths of a margin over Federica Brignone and 29 over Mikaela Shiffrin. First success in CdM and from there the fable of Cuneo will begin, able in a few months to get on the podium in five different disciplines (never any blue like her), from downhill to combined, from super-g to parallel. Fifth place in the overall standings and a change of mentality, as we have already seen at the start of this new season. The second hurray in career in Soelden, with the first red bib worn, and a certainty that we saw in these first races also among the Levi slalom, with the first points in the specialty, and the same parallel of Lech / Zuers that, last Thursday , saw her finish in 5th place. "Bax", a year later, could not look for an encore in "his" Killington, given that the pandemic prevented the white circus from flying to Vermont, but in front of him he finds many challenges, like the super-gs of Sankt Moritz that await you next weekend.

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