Alpine Skiingmen's world cup
2021 Getty Images
Italsci men still at the foot of the podium, but today's race in Val Gardena can only give hope for Bormio. Crates, super in 7th place: "My first time in a downhill top ten, strange to do it here ...".
Saturday 18 December 2021 4 minutes reading time
A really good team result, with two athletes in the top 7 and three in the 17, precisely in the technical context on the most difficult paper for Italjet.
From the descent on the Saslong, Dominik Paris, Mattia Casse and even Christof Innerhofer can leave with a smile, even if the first podium from the men's sector has not arrived this season, with the task "entrusted" to Luca De Aliprandini in the giants in Alta Badia and then to the slalomists on the night of Campiglio, next Wednesday.
Sixth in super-g, fourth today, Paris can only be happy to have regained a competitiveness that was practically missing in Val Gardena since that double podium in 2014. "Today I tried, giving my all: I hoped for it until bottom and I had a feeling like never before on this track - says “Domme” in the post race through the FISI press office - My skiman did everything perfectly and I too managed to put myself well in the race.
It is more confidence that I will try to bring myself to Bormio ”. His track, where he has been crowned King of the descent on the Stelvio five times, adding a pearl in super-g (and this year there will be two ...).
Mattia Casse amply achieved the best result of his downhill career, with a fabulous seventh place, starting with bib 34, after a difficult super-g: "I had been waiting for years to do a good performance, maybe I got into trouble from only doing it here in Gardena - laughs the Piedmontese - We'll have to repeat ourselves, it's the first time in our career in the top ten downhill and I'm happy. Three good races arrive, which I really like, let's keep our foot down and proceed step by step. Today we made one forward but let's continue like this, with our heads down ”.
Christof Innerhofer, at the end 17th but with a reduced gap: “I should have done better than a few tenths, I didn't ski at my best - his analysis - I did some pieces well, while in others a bit sprawled. I tried to push the corners, trying to get speed and making some mistakes on the jump and on the final part, which cost me a few tenths. Today I could stay in the top ten, I enjoyed it but I was a bit tired, I spent a lot of energy in recent days to find the ski I competed with yesterday in super-g. On balance, perhaps it was not worth it ".
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Social media engagement
Downhill Male Val Gardena-Groeden (ITA)
BENNETT Bryce
STRIEDINGER Otmar
HINTERMANN Niels
men's world cup
Paris after 4th place downhill: "Today I felt a feeling like never before on the Saslong"
Saturday 18 December 2021
men's world cup
Crazy descent on the "Saslong": first triumph for Bennett, Kilde throws it, Paris what regrets ...
Saturday 18 December 2021
men's world cup
LIVE from Val Gardena: at 11.45 the start of the descent, Paris and Inner try against the giants
Saturday 18 December 2021
men's world cup
Friday 17 December 2021
men's world cup
Kilde and the magic of Saslong for a stunning poker: "No secrets, here I am wonderful"
Friday 17 December 2021
men's world cup
For Felix Monsen a sigh of relief: there is no damage to the head, visit to Innsbruck for the knee
Thursday 16 December 2021Ultimi in Sport invernali
Slittino su pista naturale: a Formia si conclude il lungo raduno dello squadrone azzurro
Con lo start di Coppa del Mondo in programma il 19-20 dicembre a Obdach, la nazionale di Moroder sta lavorando duro con 12 atleti impegnati sino a domani nel centro di preparazione olimpica del CONI.
419