Alpine Skiing - Madonna di Campiglio
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It ends with the slalom in Madonna di Campiglio the tour de force in Trentino-Alto Adige, which saw the men's World Cup play 5 games in 5 different disciplines in 7 days.
Wednesday 21 December 2016 4 minutes reading time
Madonna di Campiglio is one of the largest ski resorts in the province of Trento. Belonging to the municipality of Pinzolo, organizes alpine skiing events since the 50s, and since 1967 it has played there Slalom valid for the World Cup. Despite the great tradition, in the early 2000 the FIS expressed a wish not to organize more this test, so that between 2005 and 2012 was not disputed. In 2014, however, it was reinstated - for now - finally, becoming the last men's race before Christmas.
In all, 33 held on the Slalom Gully Miramonti Madonna di Campiglio and valid for the crystal ball. The palm plurivittorioso up to the greatest performer of all time in this discipline, Ingemar Stenmark, that between December 17, 1974 and December 20, 1983 was imposed for 5 times. Behind him, another champion of the tight poles, Alberto Tomba, winner of 3 times (December 16, 1987, December 11, 1988 and December 19, 1995), while Finn Christian Jagge is the only other skier able to repeat a success there being imposed on 17 December 1991 and 13 December 1999.
As for podiums, Tomb reaches Stenmark: both have closed for 7 times in the top three; Curiously, in addition to the victories, they only got second places, 4 for Emilia, 2 for the Swede. Behind them at a height of 6 there Bojan Križaj (1 win, 2 seconds and 3 third places).
Not only Tomb, are different satisfactions obtained by the Azzurri in the Slalom of Madonna di Campiglio. They won in fact Gustav Thöni (10 January 1971), his cousin Roland (17 March 1972), Piero Gros (17 December 1972), Fausto Radici (19 December 1976), Ivano Edalini (16 December 1986) and Giorgio Rocca (December 12, 2005 ), even podiums for Paolo De Chiesa and Konrad Kurt Ladstätter. Throughout Italy it boasts 9 wins, 10 seconds and 3 third places in this race when he had value of the World Cup.
Slalom in Madonna di Campiglio will be held Thursday, December 22. First heat scheduled at 17:45, the second at 20:45.
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