Alpine Skiingmen's world cup
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Saturday (11.45 am) ends the two days of the World Cup in Val Gardena with the most awaited race: "Domme" to dispel a taboo, Kilde for the historic five starting with 11. Seven blues at the gate.
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A Saslong who will show up with her best dress, after today's super-g, also for the downhill number 3 of the World Cup, scheduled for 11.45 on Saturday (live on Eurosport 1 and Rai Sport).
An uncertain and spectacular battle between the jet men who are delighting us in this first part of the season, even if a point of reference exists and is called Aleksander Aamodt Kilde; the Norwegian champion could reach double figures of maximum successes, half of which obtained in Val Gardena, signing the double that he already managed in 2020.
AAK has chosen bib n ° 11 for his assault and will be the first among the big favorites at the gate, even if already with Franz, Hintermann, Baumann, Ganong and Clarey, in series from n ° 5 to n ° 9, there will be important answers.
After Kilde, we will see with n ° 13 Dominik Paris, in search of that podium that he has been missing on Saslong for 7 years (he was third in the 2014 descent) and more in confidence, after not very brilliant tests, with the 6th place conquered in super -g. Beat Feuz will try to regain the red bib by shooting with the 15, just before Christof Innerhofer and Vincent Kriechmayr (17), but they will be thrilling at least until the couple formed by Matthias Mayer, downhill leader who opted for the number 19, and Ryan Cochran-Siegle (20) who was very fast in the two trainings on Wednesday and Thursday.
Certainly it is not the most suitable track for its characteristics, but with n ° 27 there will be a Matteo Marsaglia eager to redeem the test in super-g (33 °), Lele Buzzi (bib 32) must find himself from whom a signal is expected, with Mattia Casse (34), Guglielmo Bosca (45) and Pietro Zazzi (58) who will aim for the points in a match that, at least on paper, will not be easy for Italjet.
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MEN'S DESCENT - VAL GARDENA
Startlist: 1 Striedinger, 2 Cater, 3 Sander, 4 Bailet, 5 Franz, 6 Hintermann, 7 Baumann, 8 Ganong, 9 Clarey, 10 Bennett, 11 Kilde, 12 Kryenbuehl, 13 Paris, 14 Hemetsberger, 15 Feuz, 16 Innerhofer, 17 Kriechmayr, 18 Allegre, 19 Mayer, 20 Cochran-Siegle, 27 Marsaglia, 32 Buzzi, 34 Casse, 45 Bosca, 58 Zazzi.
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