What a show Garda Trentino with Norway's champions: Kilde & Co. in training for 6 days

First block of work for the men's national team, with the winner of the downhill and super-g cups together with Foss-Solevaag, Braathen and McGrath among a thousand activities on the shores of Lake Garda.

Wednesday 25 May 2022 7 minutes reading time

Garda Trentino is the destination of excellence for those who love outdoor activities, at all levels, and even the giants of sport worldwide cannot resist the call of this territory. Nine years after the last time, the Norwegian men's alpine ski team strongly wanted to return to the Trentino shores of Lake Garda for a short but intense summer retreat, from Thursday 19 to yesterday, Tuesday 24 May. , in view of the next winter season. Among the ten athletes present stand out the names of Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the slalom champion Sebastian Foss-Solevaag, and the terrible youngsters Lucas Braathen and Atle Lie McGrath, both winners in slalom in the World Cup in 2022. The athletes led by coach Michael Sutti Rottensteiner spent intense days carrying out a well-diversified physical activity program to make the most of the infinite possibilities that Garda Trentino offers to live and play sports in the open air. A meeting with the press was held at Pier 44 of the "Du Lac et Du Parc Grand Resort" in Riva del Garda, in the presence of the Director of Garda Dolomiti Azienda per il Turismo S.p.A., Oskar Schwazer, and the Councilor for Sport of Riva del Garda, Silvio Salizzoni, who greeted the city: "It is a real honor to welcome athletes of this caliber to our city: we hope that the environment and climate of Garda Trentino will bring benefits and still great victories to this team ". As it happened nine years ago for the group led by two giants like Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud, the "Attacking Vikings" immediately found their feeling in Garda Trentino, putting themselves to the test between different disciplines, between physical preparation and pure fun in a still prodromal phase of the journey towards the 2022/2023 season. In their activities, the Norwegian athletes have delighted on the road bike, crossing the village of Tenno and climbed to admire the beauty of Punta Larici in Mountain Bike, they challenged each other with Windsurfing at the Circolo Surf Segnana and with the Via Ferrata of Rio Ruzza (or "Lady of the Waters"), as well as having fun by the lake between volleyball and basketball. “Spending time with my team in Trentino, between Garda Trentino and Paganella is a fantastic experience: here we found everything we could wish for in terms of activity, as well as fantastic weather. We had very busy days but we had a lot of fun, ”said Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. On the other hand, the retirement of the strongest alpine ski team in the world only confirms the long tradition that associates athletes at the highest levels with Garda Trentino: a story that over the years has seen Bayern Munich football and football as protagonists. of basketball, the Italian road cycling team as well as the blue of the Nordic combined, and many others. "It is a great honor to have the Norwegian National team in our territory because it underlines how Garda Trentino is the ideal destination for practicing outdoor sports in an exceptional microclimate - commented the Director of Garda Dolomiti S.p.A., Oskar Schwazer - Having athletes of this level practicing sport here is a further stimulus for us to work on our outdoor product. We hope that in the next retreat in Garda Trentino the athletes will be able to find a territory that is even more attentive to their needs ”. “It is always a pride when great champions choose Trentino for their preparation. After the winter competitive season, when the Norwegian national team is at home in the Paganella ski area, the athletes also choose Trentino for their summer training. From Garda Trentino to the Dolomites, the team has pedaled, raced and tried out new activities such as windsurfing or via ferrata in a triumph of sporting multidisciplinarity. We wish the Norwegian national team to continue to be a protagonist at the highest levels, in the wake of the fruitful collaboration that has linked us to these champions for many years ”, concluded the managing director of Trentino Marketing, Maurizio Rossini.

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