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The number 1 of the French federation, member of the FIS, confirmed that it is now certain (as for the other winter disciplines) that alpine skiing will not compete in the women's CdM competitions at the end of February in China. And the Aosta Valley town could recover them.
Friday 27 November 2020 4 minutes reading time
One year after the cancellation of the men's speed races, which should have represented the test on the Beijing 2022 Olympic tracks, the Women's World Cup is also about to raise the white flag in relation to the downhill and super-g scheduled for February 27-28. 2021 (with three tests starting from 24).
As reported by Ski Chrono, the president of the French federation, Michel Vion, spoke about the issue during the “Esprit Montagne” program, practically removing all hope of the white circus's journey to China. "It is practically all settled for the cancellation, the Chinese authorities do not want to take any risk," said the transalpine executive, who is also a member of the FIS board.
If we do not compete in Yanqing, as it seems, the hypothesis of recoveries in La Thuile is far from unlikely. The Valle d'Aosta town, already a candidate for years as a venue for the competition in case of cancellations by others, does not yet have a permanent place in the World Cup, but enjoys wide credibility within the International Federation for the quality of the organization. More generally, Italy (with the decisive contribution of the FISI) has shown that, in terms of organizational skills and preparation of the slopes, it is really second to none. The umpteenth demonstration came in the last few hours, with the announcement of the recoveries in Santa Caterina Valfurva regarding the male giants jumped in Val d''Isère.
So, here is the "3 Franco Berthod" could once again give a great show, as in 2016 and last February, when a super-g was disputed at Federica Brignone's home, while the combined was canceled due to ... snow.
Returning to the Chinese pre-Olympic theme, after biathlon and sledding news are also expected for bobsleigh and skeleton races, but we are moving towards the total cancellation of events including the snowboard and freestyle World Championships, scheduled in Zhangjiakou, and the Cup finals World relative to cross-country skiing.
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