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Directly from the refuge now managed by her brother Marco (in the splendid Valle Gesso at an altitude of 2400 meters), the blue champion talked about herself last night on "Viaggio in Liguria", a broadcast of Primocanale. "I will still bet on giant and super-g, but I won't give up slalom and downhill". Saturday the big party in the square in Cuneo.
Thursday 3 June 2021 4 minutes reading time
Days of preparation on a physical level, but with the opportunity to still dedicate herself to the family, the fans and her territory, to which she is very attached. For Marta Bassino, who on Saturday 5 June will be celebrated in the square (in the former Foro Boario) in Cuneo, starting at 5.30 pm with an event organized by the ATL del Cuneese, yesterday was a bit of an evening '' particular. The winner of the Giant's World Cup, in fact, connected herself from the 2,388 meters altitude of the Refuge This to intervene live in Primocanale, during the program “Viaggio in Liguria”.
Just a few days ago, in fact, the youngest of his brothers, Marco, acquired the management of the historic refuge located in the heart of the Parco delle Alpi Marittime, in the splendid Valle Gesso above Lake Portette.
Marta climbed to altitude with her family, in an area she knows well since her older brother Matteo works in the summer in a mountain hut just a stone's throw from the Refuge. "I am here to help my brother, who has decided to take over this refuge and, after two weeks of vacation to completely disconnect, I have already started preparing for ten days", told herself Marta, who confirmed the '' intention to focus mainly on giant and super-g in the Olympic season, although ...
"I don't want to leave out the downhill and slalom, but in the latter case it is a separate matter since it really takes a lot of training to do well - the explanation of the 25-year-old from Borgo San Dalmazzo - that the giant is my main discipline and that I am also competitive in super-g. Doing all the races is very demanding, there will also be the Olympics which will be an important focus, but I want to be ready for the World Cup events ”.
Marta also spoke about her Genoese colleague Serena Viviani, from the 2021/22 vintage in the CdM slalom team. “She is a good specialist who can grow well. Even if we didn't do a lot of training together, I remember her from Levi on her debut and she immediately seemed like a very determined athlete ”.
During the broadcast, the special message from Gustav Thoeni also arrived: “I wish Marta a great season, she just has to continue on this path given how she skied last winter”.
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