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On Monday (10 and 13 the two heats) the fourth giant of the season in Lower Austria, where the top Italians never got on the podium. The Aosta Valley, red bib after Courchevel, has recovered physically and Bassino is also fine. "I really want to confirm myself".
Sunday 27 December 2020 5 minutes reading time
Ready to attack, to look for another podium (so far at least one of the two has always finished in the top 3 in each of the first three specialty races) in the all-blue giant. The fourth World Cup race between the wide doors sees Federica Brignone and Marta Bassino obviously starting among the big favorites, for the appointment scheduled for Monday morning in Semmering; at 10 and 13 the two heats on the "Panorama", in fair conditions and with temperatures just below zero, even if rain mixed with snow could arrive in the early afternoon.
There will be nine blue in the race, with the Aosta Valley specialty red bib and the Cuneo woman just 5 points away, while Sofia Goggia, Elena Curtoni, Valentina Cillara Rossi, Lara Della Mea, Luisa Bertani will also try to take home heavy points. Laura Pirovano and Roberta Melesi. With the common goal of filling a vacuum of successes that has lasted since 2002, when Karen Putzer was to establish itself in the Austrian town; just think that none of the current Italians has ever reached the podium (the last to do so, Manuela Moelgg in 2016), and the World Cup holder herself has never gone beyond sixth place. "From Val d''Isère I put my skis on just one day (in the middle of the week in Courmayeur, ed), it allowed me to improve a lot from a physical point of view, it took a little rest because 'winter has just begun - Fede explained to physi.org - I have not competed many times here in Semmering, but I remember that the upper part is rather flat, but below it is quite demanding, you have to keep giving up and trying to ski.
Two years ago I finished sixth, I am quite determined to make this track also nice ”.
Marta Bassino, fifth as best result in the two giants of 2016 and tenth in 2018, will try to find the thread with the podium after the two successes of Soelden and Courchevel and the exit door from the finish line in the bis appointment in Savoy . "I became Pietro's aunt a few days ago, it was a fantastic gift - tells the Cuneo woman from Borgo San Dalmazzo - I managed to do two days of training at home, one in giant and one slalom, here I have a great desire to confirm the '' excellent start to the season.
I immediately turned the page after the release of Courchevel, I am skiing very well in general also in the other disciplines. We have a great team, we are led by the right people, the races are the result of what we have done before and we want to continue like this ”.
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