After renouncing the descent, the World Cup leader will return to the race only during the year-end technical tests in Austria. And Brignone sees it ...
Thursday 19 December 2019 3 minutes reading time
The news is surprising and confirms an obviously not exceptional moment, after the renunciation of the parallel slalom of Sankt Moritz and the 17th place in the Courchevel giant.
Mikaela Shiffrin will not take part in the stage of Val d''Isère in its entirety, not only to the descent, as by now already certain after not having registered for the test staged today; the World Cup leader has indeed announced that it will not be in Savoy, so nothing combined on Sundays in the Alps, the first of the season and a decidedly important appointment if we consider the possibilities of the American champion in this race.
No physical problems, but the will to recover at best and opt for a calendar with fewer races, as happened in the last few years and therefore giving up almost definitively the dream of playing all the specialty cups. "I was excited at the idea of running the program that included my presence in Val d''Isère, but I have work to do and I will see you then in Lienz. Merry Christmas to all ", confirmed Mikaela giving appointment to technical competitions in Austria next 28-29 December.
With Federica Brignone 165 points away from the top of the overall standings and ready to play it in Sunday's combined, the dream of seeing an azure play for the World Cup is perhaps no longer so unlikely ...
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