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The Associated Press website reported that Mikaela Shiffrin has decided not to participate in the two descents on Friday and Saturday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, instead she should do the super-G on Sunday. Provided that these races can be made due to unfavorable weather forecasts.
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"Cortina was in the A schedule of the early season race calendar - says Mike Day, coach of the Colorado Martian - AP, but when you are tired at speed races you can not participate and right now Mikaela has both physical tiredness is mental fatigue ". Therefore, after tomorrow's giant at Plan de Corones, where obviously will aim to win (it was fifth in 2017 and came out in the first heat last year), Shiffrin will train in super-G to be ready for Sunday. Shiffrin has played 7 races on 19 days between Courchevel, Semmering, Oslo, Zagreb and Flachau, collecting 4 wins, 2 seconds and 1 fifth place.
Asked if the 23-year-old stars and stripes will participate in the super-G to the World Championships, Day replies: "There is interest in doing so, we have not yet decided the plan A but it is not easy to go to Sweden for the first event (is scheduled on February 5, the first day of the event, ed) and then wait for the technical races. We will have to make the smart choice and give it the best chance of success ". After tomorrow's race then a bit of rest and training waiting to see if it will really be at the start of the super-G on the Olympian of the Tofane ampezzana.
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