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The Slovakian still has a red bib in parallel, while Mikaela is content to earn her some points ... but she recriminates for the track disadvantage.
Sunday 19 January 2020 3 minutes reading time
They are in some way the defeats of the day, even if in an unpredictable race like the parallel giant of today in Sestriere, defining them disappointing would be at least ungenerous.
It was clear from the qualification phase that, between the two, Mikaela Shiffrin had certainly adapted better to the track of the Kandahar G.A. Agnelli compared to Petra Vlhova, who the day before had mocked her for a penny in a giant ... unrepeatable.
In the end, however, both came out early: the American in the round of 16, on dry heats against the future winner Clara Direz, who in the challenge against the World Cup leader took advantage of the blue track that, in the long run, seemed definitely the most favorable. To Rai microphones, in fact, Mikaela confessed that today's elimination was more bitter as a result than 24 hours before, as not dependent only on her abilities. “I think it was more difficult to win on the red track, but these are the rules and that's how it went. Too bad, because I had prepared well and I had the speed to play it. "
Shiffrin however gained 16 points on Vlhova, losing 21 from Brignone, increasing the margin on the second overall in the general to 249 points, before the fast races of Bansko of the next weekend which, unless surprises, will see her protagonist on the "Marc Girardelli ".
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