Tonetti and the continuous run-up to the podium: "I'm there, but I have to improve a little to make it"

The Bolzano player, interviewed by sportnews.bz, spoke about his prospects and the possible Milan-Cortina 2026 target. "It will also depend on the family".

Sunday 19 July 2020 4 minutes reading time

One hundred twenty-five bibs in the World Cup, with the dream of the first podium in the maximum circuit yet to be achieved, always and only cherished with a great performance especially in the last two seasons, when Riccardo Tonetti has established himself as one of the best combinatists in circulation. Twice fifth and once fourth in the three combined races of last season, fourth in the final classification of specialties and always at the foot of the podium in the Are 2019 and Bansko (in CdM) world championship race a few days later. The 31-year-old from Bolzano confessed to SportNews colleagues that “yes, clearly it is annoying to always be there without getting on the podium, but it means that I have to improve a little to make it. At the same time, it is good to know that you have the level to stay steadily ahead in the combined season ". If the short-medium term objective can only be the medal hunt both at the World Championships in Cortina 2021 and at the Beijing Olympics 2022, with the much discussed Alpine combined confirmed in the program, with a precise question on the possibility of continuing up to Italian games of 2026, the blue is clear. “If I can say to aim for Beijing, it is clear that as far as Milan-Cortina is concerned, it could be the ultimate goal of the career, when I am 36 years old. I can only be there if everything goes well, that is, without injuries and with a certain competitiveness, but also my family will have to agree for this possible choice ". Married to Angela, with whom he had little Alessandro in the summer of 2018, Tonetti is pursuing a master's degree in management to look ahead, beyond his career on the track. “Now I am completely focused on skiing, but in the post I would like to do a job where I can make an important contribution. As a coach? I don't think so, but it is said never to say never in these cases ”.

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