Shiffrin makes a vacuum on the "Eclipse", the last test that sees Suter at high altitude and Goggia who has to hold on

World Cup Finals: in Courchevel the leader of the general is very fast in the last pre-descent training on Wednesday, when Sofia Goggia and Corinne Suter will play the crystal ball. The Bergamo-born, today 15th at almost 2 seconds: "I have ... my tongue on the ground, but I trust in the video analysis and in a lot of concentration to do well tomorrow". Fall without consequences for Nadia Delago.

Tuesday 15 March 2022 7 minutes reading time

A test on the times recorded yesterday, but in slightly different snow conditions, and a sumptuous Mikaela Shiffrin who wants to close the accounts for the absolute World Cup as soon as possible. The American is the fastest and in a very clear way, in the second and last test of the descent of these finals in Courchevel, where on Wednesday (11.30) on the “Eclipse” the crystal ball will be awarded as regards the queen discipline. Just the one who is the only one who can compete for the trophy with Sofia Goggia, or Corinne Suter who has to recover 75 points from Bergamo, today she leveled up closing at 75 cents from Shiffrin, second and fast especially in the upper part of smoothness, even if many athletes seem to be able to attack it in the “heart” of a track which then becomes very technical. Like Romane Miradoli, yesterday first and today third at 94 cents from the top, Ragnhild Mowinckel herself (one cent from the French) and a perky Ester Ledecka, fifth ahead of Priska Nufer and the best of the blue, Elena Curtoni 7 ^ to 1 " 22. After Haehlen there is Petra Vlhova, 9 ^ at 1 "44 in front of Federica Brignone (+ 1" 51), while Sofia Goggia lost quite regularly in every sector (but she didn't push at all), doing record the 15th time at 1 ”94 from Shiffrin. Falling without consequences for Nadia Delago, here she already seemed in difficulty yesterday like all the Austrians, Marta Bassino instead finished at 2 ”20. "I'm fine, after the Olympic run-up I am now a bit 'in debt of energy but we have to hold on and they are very important twenty-four hours - said Goggia in the post training through the FISI press office - After a first part of the season crazy, with an incredible advantage, now the points are what they are and Suter is skiing very strong, perhaps even loaded with Olympic gold. On the other hand, I have my tongue on the ground for a moment: today I will do a nice video analysis with the coaches, I trust them a lot and in my concentration. Tomorrow I will do my race but it is a track where many can win ”. Elena Curtoni confides: “It is a pity that we will not compete on this track at the World Championship next year, because I find it very beautiful, almost more suited to us than to males. At these finals I ask what I asked of all the races this year, I will try to do them with a clear mind by concentrating on my skiing as I have always done and we will see how it goes. In the supergiant I still have a good position to defend, so I can't sit on my laurels ". Nadia Delago explains that she “got a little squeezed in the compression and I fell. I like the track and it's a shame because I missed a goal yesterday and I don't know how to deal with that point. I'll take a good look at the video and I'll improvise a bit tomorrow. It would be nice to close well, but I'm sorry for these two tests ”. Federica Brignone: “It's a new track where I had very good sensations, especially yesterday in the first test. Today I struggled a bit more, with the snow so soft, in which I didn't always manage to do everything I wanted. I was able to ski a little better downstairs yesterday and I hope it will be colder tomorrow in order to find a tougher track in order to be able to make a greater difference. There is a bit of everything, sliding sections where the skis have to go, where maybe I'm still a little too stuck on the edges and I can't make speed. Then there is the curve and then with the more technical piece which is very nice. I'll try to do my best starting tomorrow and I also really like the super-g track: not that Méribel's is less beautiful, but it's fun to be able to compete on the men's track. We do not do the upper part, but it will be a really nice and complete track ”.

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