4 Azzurri in the 12 in Campiglio, missed a breath for the podium. Vinatzer: "I got high ... too soon"

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4 Azzurri in the 12 in Campiglio, missed a breath for the podium. Vinatzer: "I got high ... too soon"

The blue smiles in the post-race, with Razzoli 7th, Maurberger's return to the top ten and Sala replicating Val d''Isère, while "Vinny" is fourth but is already thinking of Zagreb.

A really important team performance, despite the disappointment of the first heat due to the lack of qualifications of Manfred Moelgg and Stefano Gross. The other blues of Jacques Theolier thought of exalting themselves on the night of Madonna di Campiglio, with 4 places in the first 12 and the only podium really missed by a whisker from Alex Vinatzer, even just 26 cents from the victory (which in Italy missing since 2005 on Canalone Miramonti, signed by Giorgio Rocca) after the mess made by Clément Noel. The Gardena smiles anyway for a good result, given that a 4th is anything but to be thrown away considering the Val d''Isère exit, but admits he was deluded: "I got gassed ... too soon - he told Rai Sport microphones, referring to the exultation once he crossed the finish line, convinced that the podium was there - I thought that we were ahead of 6 tenths, but I am still satisfied and happy to have reacted after the 1st heat and even in the difficulties of the second. Noel at the last door almost like me? Today it was treacherous, you tended to go long on the last bump and it's a moment to make a mistake. However, I did two good races, apart from the error of Val d''Isère, there is skiing and we can calmly prepare for Zagreb (where he won one of his two podiums in CdM, ed) ". Giuliano Razzoli is still there, stainless at the age of 37, for a very heavy 7th place: “Those 6 cents from Meillard burn a bit, but I did a good heat, albeit with a couple of imperfections. It was scored and you had to try hard, I'm satisfied ”. And then there is Simon Maurberger, tenth, recovering himself in the second heat (six positions): “We needed a result like this, especially here and with the public that really gave me an extra boost, I felt them. It's the best race of the year, I'm very happy ”. Tommy Sala, 12th, was able to repeat Val d''Isère: “I struggled in the first part of the second heat, the snow had polished and changed a bit, then from the diagonal down it went better. A good result that gives me confidence ".
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