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The world champion in slalom could be the big surprise of the race tomorrow ...
Friday 25 October 2013 3 minutes reading time
Sölden (Austria) - As always, the eve of the opening Rettenbach'','' the question that circulates in the air is the same and if they also pose the athletes themselves: how fast we'll be in the race?
"'' It's impossible to know now where you stand compared to her friends / rivals, at least until you cross the finish in Sölden," said Mikaela Shiffrin, who tomorrow will compete on the Rettenbach for the second time in his career . "But this - he added - is what makes it so exciting races and this one in particular, here in Austria, so unnerving. At this time, I feel really good even in the giant." With her other American Julia Mancuso will be present and Megan McJames.
The Canadian Marie Michele Gagnon, Marie Pier Préfontaine and Erin Mielzynsky round off the North American athletes.
Here is yet Shiffrin: "I feel that things are beginning to turn in this Discplinary, I made huge strides, thanks to my staff and good set-up with the materials. I love the giant, I only say that five years ago I was much stronger in this discipline over the slalom. know I can be competitive even in giant slalom is simply clicked in my mind before winning a mechanism. " The best result obtained by Shiffrin in this discipline is the sixth in the World Championships in Schladming 2013, but the last'' have also collected three placings in ten World Cup. And even more interesting is the fact that on these occasions he always did score one of the first three absolute times in the second round.
Julia Mancuso is still waiting for his first victory in this discipline, after the'' gold at the 2006 Turin Games: "I feel good, but, in fact, no one knows exactly how it is before this race. I think I can ski fast , but I'm here waiting for a victory tomorrow. Though, you never know ... ".
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