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The leader of the World Cup, who lost the red bib in giant with today's 17th place, minimizes on a race that he has seen in very great difficulty.
Tuesday 17 December 2019 2 minutes reading time
"No matter of materials, it is sometimes the fault of those who guide them".
Mikaela Shiffrin is sincere and honest even on a very difficult day, the worst for her among the wide doors of the giant for many years now. Except for a few releases, the last one on January 23, 2018 at Kronplatz, the American star did not capture such a negative result since March 7, 2014, when it was 24th in Are.
Today's 17th place in Courchevel, the track on which he had won the last four races (two giants, a slalom and a parallel between 2017 and 2018), cost Mikaela the leadership in a giant and a narrower margin also overall Federica Brignone. Dramas? No one, with Eagle's 24-year-old who made the best of it in front of ORF's microphones: "I'll surpass her, it's not the end of the world - smiled Shiffrin - It's not a matter of life or death, it's ski races and it can go wrong like today. They go all strong, very strong, is not always so simple to keep this level in all conditions. "
And to those who asked about her separation from mother Eileen, Mikaela ruled out difficulties related to this aspect of her team, now devoid of the one who had always followed her daughter on all the tracks in the world. "As you know, it was a normal choice, based on a series of commitments. No problem".
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