Surprise break by Alberto Tomba at the presentation of the slalom of Madonna di Campiglio in Bologna

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Here is the press release regarding the presentation of the Men's World Cup slalom in Madonna di Campiglio last night in Bologna as part of the 3Tre On Tour, with the welcome and unexpected arrival of Alberto Tomba, three times winner of this race, which he has nicely dueled with Giorgio Rocca, the last Italian winner in 2005 on the Canalone Miramonti.

Wednesday 7 November 2018 8 minutes reading time

There was a time when, on the occasion of every 3Tre, a river of enthusiasts started from Emilia to the Brenta Dolomites, with a heart full of hope to see the son of their land conquer the umpteenth laurel of a career unmatched. Twenty years have passed since the last articulated poles knocked down by Alberto Tomba, but every time "La Bomba" arrives, the atmosphere in the dining room changes and enthusiasm, memory and passion come on. Alberto gave a special emotion to the fans who arrived on Tuesday 6 November at the Audi Zentrum in Bologna for a new appointment with the 3Tre on Tour, the promotional tour with which the committee led by President Lorenzo Conci turns Italy from the North to the South . Speaking of 3Tre in Bologna always has a special flavor: a fascination lit up by those years of the Tomba myth, but which continues to feed itself as the reflectors of Canalone Miramonti, which since 2012 (date of the return of the 3Tre in the FIS World Cup after a few years of absence) illuminate the night slalom slope of Madonna di Campiglio, the only Italian event among the men's men's podium. As usual in recent years, the edition number 65 of the 3Tre will be held on Saturday 22 December 2018, at times slightly earlier than the last edition for television needs: it will start at 15.45 with the first descent, while the verdicts will be issued in the second run starting at 6.45 pm Present at the presentation were the President of the Italian Winter Sports Federation Flavio Roda, the President of the FISI Committee of the Emilia Apennines Giulio Campani, the Vice Mayor of Tre Ville Tullio Serafini and the 3Tre Giorgio Rocca testimonial. The biggest guest arrived unexpectedly, just as the historian of 3Tre Paolo Luconi Bisti told the two descents that led him to the first success in Campiglio, dated 1987. It turns out surprisingly, Alberto, and is immediately ovation. Capture everyone's attention, comment on his own deeds, joking with the other winner of the 3Tre in the room, Giorgio Rocca: the score is 3 to 1 for the Bolognese, which does not fail to repeat - with a smile - to livignasco . And the beauty is that even a great champion like Giorgio Rocca finds himself, in the presence of Tomba, a little child: "Now we look more like him, but as a child he was the athlete I was looking at, he was my idol. Being next to him today, joke with him, is something that moves me. "It was Rocca who was the last Italian to wave the Tricolor on the first step of the Campagnolo podium, in the 2005 edition. The last Italian podium instead to 2016, signed by the Trentino Stefano Gross: in front of him the two dominators of the last editions, the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen (winner of 2015 and 2016) and the Austrian Marcel Hirscher, king of 3Tre in 2012 and 2017, as well as the last seven editions of the General World Cup. A little over a month and a half after the appointment, for the 3Tre came the words of praise from the President FISI Flavio Roda, who of the 3Tre has praised not only the organizational quality, but also the commitment to bring around the 'Italy the culture of skiing. "The 3Tre is an appointment of inimitable tradition, and represents a pride for Italian skiing and sport." A compliment that is welcomed as an incentive by the President 3Tre Lorenzo Conci: "Our push is based on the belief that the success of our movement can not be separated from the commitment to bring our sport to many people, bringing them closer to the mountains, starting from the young . In this sense, our work is synergistic with respect to that of the Federation: we all work for the same objective. " About the young people working, and a lot, is the Committee of the Emilia Apennines FISI, which this year will bring a hundred young people to deal with the CombiRace that will be organized in Madonna di Campiglio on the morning of 22 December. "For our kids, the experience of 3Tre is always an extraordinary emotion - says the President of CAE FISI, Giulio Campani - from which they return with an incredible enthusiasm." If among them there will be a new Tomb, who knows . But for sure, the future of skiing also passes from here.