Alpine Skiingmen's world cup
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After the postponement of 24 hours, in Santa Caterina Valfurva a drop in temperatures is expected to prepare a perfect "Compagnoni" again. Word to the referee of the men's cup and to the track director.
Sunday 6 December 2020 3 minutes reading time
A wise choice, to have a race as regular as possible and to safeguard the athletes first and foremost.
So already at dawn it was decided to move the second male giant of the World Cup scheduled in Santa Caterina Valfurva, from today to Monday, with the same times maintained (first run at 10.00, the second at 13.00) . Markus Waldner himself, chief race director of FIS, explained what happened in the last few hours, interviewed by Davide Labate (Rai Sport), with the rise in temperatures that made the snow very humid in the lower part of the Deborah Compagnoni track. . "Yesterday we were at the limit, but the coat was good on the competition line - the words of the South Tyrolean - We expected this rise and the humidity did not allow us to guarantee the safety of the athletes, it was not really conceivable to make the race both for the track conditions and for the visibility that would have become almost nothing after five doors.
Monday? The forecasts indicate less intense snowfall from the afternoon and tomorrow morning only sleet, with temperatures that will return to drop towards -7 °. At that point the hard base will come out and we will have a regular race, we are convinced ”.
Omar Galli also spoke to Rai Sport's microphones, explaining the program that the track director will prepare for the next 24 hours, assisted by Tino Pietrogiovanna and all those fundamental men for the success of what at this point becomes the three days Valtellinese. "We had to dismantle the entire track, letting the cats (six of them, ed) enter the outer edges where two meters of snow had accumulated - explained Galli - At 4 pm we will restore the technical part, then from 6 to 9 pm again in track with cats and the window of good weather should last for a good part of the night, helping the coat to regroup.
And tomorrow morning our 140 men will finish the job ”.
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