Franzoni now wants to try to win the European Cup: "I'm gaining my head, I'm very happy"

Second in the giant bis of Zinal, the Brescia player commands the general and will continue to manage the calendar also competing in the giants of the World Cup (next in Val d''Isère). "The injury had taken away my certainties, now I have regained my confidence".

Friday 3 December 2021 4 minutes reading time

Many insiders indicate him as the future of blue skiing and it cannot be a coincidence if, at the age of 20, he has already reached the podium in the European Cup in three different disciplines. He hadn't done it in giant yet, more by chance than anything else, but today Giovanni Franzoni has also fixed this box, in the last of the four races in the Zinal one that had already given him his first victory in the continental circuit, last Tuesday in super-g. The second place today, behind an unstoppable Cédric Noger (even if the Swiss risked in the 2nd, reducing the gap on Franzoni to just 21 cents and the Belgian Maes, second ex aequo), also means the top of the general classification with 207 points, 27 more than that Lukas Feurstein with whom he battled in the last World jr, gold and silver for both between super-g (where the blue won) and giant, when he was the Austrian to precede the 2001 class of Manerba del Garda. Yes, now Giovanni's goal is to fight for the final victory in the continental circuit, to guarantee himself a permanent place in all disciplines for the 2022/23 World Cup, that of the real entry among the "greats" even if, already this year, the Azzurri will participate in practically all the giants of the top circuit, from Soelden to next December 11 in Val d''Isère. It is not easy to fit the commitments, so much so that he will have to skip the two descents of the next CE weekend in Santa Caterina Valfurva, competing however in the super-g on the “Deborah Compagnoni” on Monday 13th. “I am always feeling better in the giant - explains Franzoni to physi.org in the post race - In the first heat I made a small mistake at the entrance to the top floor, in the second I only thought about attacking. I am gaining momentum, I am very happy for this start of the season after the injury last summer that had taken away many certainties (with the fractured collarbone remedied in training in Les Deux Alpes, ed). Now I look to the future with great confidence, my next appointment will be the giant of the World Cup in Val d''Isère, then I will return to the European Cup in Santa Caterina Valfurva ”.

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