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Thursday (10.30) the first of two timed tests on the Oreiller-Killy. All eyes on "Domme", who will be back in the race on Saturday (weather permitting). Eight blues entered, Dressen and Casse were absent. Also returns Hannes Reichelt.
Wednesday 9 December 2020 5 minutes reading time
It will be 327 days, when he comes out of the starting gate of the "O.K.", from the last bib worn in the race in Wengen, when he was second in the Lauberhorn descent on January 18, 2020.
Dominik Paris is ready to dive back into his natural habitat, the descent, for the first test ahead of Saturday's race in Val d''Isère, on the Oreiller-Killy one that he will host on Sunday, weather permitting as the forecasts are all '' other than good, even the first super-g of the season.
Thursday at 10.30 am (same time as the races) the jet men's vintage will officially start with the first of the two timed tests and, clearly, lots of attention will be given to the colossus of Val d''Ultimo, upon returning after the crash at the crusader of the right knee arrived three days after that last podium in Wengen. "Domme" has trained very well in recent weeks in Cervinia and, even if it is clear that something in terms of feeling will necessarily be missing, with the cancellation of the North American stages and a few more days of work we already expect him in more than discrete.
He chose (from fourth in the WCSL downhill) the number 15 for his return to the track tomorrow in practice, a couple of starts before Beat Feuz, winner of the last three crystal balls in the queen discipline and at the start with the 17th. the cancellation of today's training, good weather is expected for both scheduled tests, which obviously will not see the two absent luxury Thomas Dressen and Mattia Casse at the start, for various reasons ended up under the knife in recent weeks and eager to return in time to the Cortina World Cup.
On the other hand, Hannes Reichelt and the French Adrien Theaux and Brice Roger will return after a long time and their respective injuries of last season, but Mauro Caviezel has also come back from a long stop due to a summer injury to the Achilles tendon, while immediately after 30 we will see Odermatt and Pinturault engaged, the two cup leaders who will throw themselves into speed even if the Swiss will also make the descent, while the transalpine will only opt for the super-g on Sunday.
73 are registered for the first test, with eight Azzurri on the track: Christof Innerhofer will be the first at the starting gate with number 2 (before him Janka, immediately after Mayer), all the others after thirty with Buzzi and Marsaglia in sequence , with bibs 34 and 35, Tonetti with 40, Cazzaniga 43, Prast 62 and Guglielmo Bosca with 64.
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MEN'S DESCENT - VAL D''ISERE
Startlist 1st round: 1 Janka, 2 Innerhofer, 3 Mayer, 4 Bailet, 5 Caviezel M., 6 Danklmaier, 7 Kilde, 8 Theaux, 9 Muzaton, 10 Cochran-Siegle, 11 Clarey, 12 Bennett, 13 Kriechmayr, 14 Hintermann , 15 Paris, 16 Kryenbuehl, 17 Feuz, 18 Reichelt, 19 Jansrud, 20 Ganong, 34 Buzzi, 35 Marsaglia, 40 Tonetti, 43 Cazzaniga, 62 Prast, 64 Bosca.
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