Vlhova exults: "A crazy race". Bitter Shiffrin: "Happy with skiing, but that penny ..."

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The Sestriere giant saw the top three dominate the general classification, but if the Slovakian wins the fourth of the season, the balance for the World Cup leader is negative.

Saturday 18 January 2020 4 minutes reading time

The top three in the general cup classification, then ... the rest of the world. The giant from Sestriere gave another indication of those who are dominating the 2019/2020 season, so as to divide the beauty of eleven successes in a practically fair way. Federica Brignone gave herself the victory number 3, Petra Vlhova the fourth (third consecutive in the technical races after the slalom in Zagreb and Flachau) and Mikaela Shiffrin ... there was only a lot of anger, still stuck at 4 after the brace by Lienz in late December. The American was decidedly unlucky in the challenge on â€œKandahar G.A. Agnelli â€, bent for a single cent by the Italian-Slovak couple, but can certainly complain about a not perfect first run, with those 42 cents granted to Brignone (and 25 to Vlhova) then decisive results. "I'm happy with my skiing, but certainly finishing third for a single penny is not the best - bitterly smiles Mikaela in the post race - It was a good second heat, I felt positive sensations, I have to settle for the podium and these points ". Points that obviously mean keeping a good margin on the direct pursuers in the overall, but be careful because Vlhova is now 233 points away, while Brignone chases at -281 and precedes him by 61 points in the specialty classification, of which Shiffrin is the holder of the trophy. If Shiffrin can have regrets, Petra Vlhova smiles and now she seems to have returned to her level even in giant, after a start of the season all uphill especially between the wide doors: "When I saw the green light with a penny on Mikaela it was already something incredible - confesses the pupil of Livio Magoni - then Federica arrived and we even finished three in a penny. A crazy race, in which I pushed to the limit. The goal was the maximum, the victory, and it came in the most unexpected way ".

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