In Skipass many blues launch the Junior World Championships in Val di Fassa 2019

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Elena Curtoni, Stefano Gross and Dominik Paris were part of the lion as testimonial of the world championship in Trentino, but at the Trentino stand were also Giulio Bosca, Chiara Costazza, Irene Curtoni, Luca De Aliprandini and Martina Peterlini. Below is the press release of Val di Fassa 2019.

Monday 5 November 2018 9 minutes reading time

"We hope it will be a World full of medals for Italy". This was the final wish of the vice president of Fisi Angelo Dalpez and of the three World Cup athletes, who today have told their emotions in the world of the press conference organized by the organizing committee of the Alpine World Junior Championships Val di Fassa 2019 all 'inside of "Skipass", the exhibition dedicated to tourism and winter sports in Modena. The South Tyrolean champion Dominik Paris, the Fassano Stefano Gross and the Valtellina from Elena Curtoni thought about the launch of the Trentino mondialino on the Fisi stand. Three big, who have an excellent memory of participation in the maximum world event under 20, given that they have a total of five medals and a fourth place on the bulletin board. For the organizing committee the honorary president Tiziano Mellarini and the executive president Davide Moser have illustrated the latest news. "I participated in two editions of the World Championships - said Paris - in 2008 in Formigal and the following year in Garmisch: the year of my consecration, given that I brought home two downhill and combined silvers and a bronze in super-G, also taking part in the giant with a 20th place and in the slalom with a 28th place, for me it was the winter of the qualitative leap.I had obtained podiums and victories in the European Cup and the World Cup became the passport for the World Cup. I know the Val di Fassa well and the La Volata track is our strategic weapon when we prepare the combined races, a complete track, ideal for hosting the Under 20 world championships ". At Formigal Paris, on the other hand, he obtained a fifth place in giant and a 19th in downhill. Those with the Junior World Championships had an extraordinary feeling and also a small record is the Valtellina of Morbegno Elena Curtoni, given that he participated in four editions, even centering a gold medal in super-G in Crans Montana in 2011, while in Garmisch Partenkirchen in 2009 obtained a combined bronze. He also took part in the review of Megeve 2010 with an eighth place in slalom and two ninth places downhill and combined, then to Formigal 2008 with a 24th place in giant for best result. Remember the world? "The gold medal in Switzerland - Elena highlighted - gave me an extraordinary joy, a strong emotion and a springboard for my career, where I hope to collect a lot more ... I envy the young blues who will compete on the slopes of home: winning a medal in front of your audience must be fantastic and I'm sure the Val di Fassa will organize a great World Cup ". To do the honors of the house could only be Stefano Gross, a slalomist who grew up right on the Aloch track and where last year he won a European Cup victory. Track that will host the technical competitions at the World Championships next February. "In my career - Stefano pointed out - a few cents would have changed so many things: it happened at the Sochi Olympics and it happened in Canada in 2006, when the bronze medal missed me in the special slalom, finished in fourth place behind Norwegian Bjoerge, the Austrian Baumann and the Swiss Villetta.It is clear that it is destiny.I took part in the World Championships in Bardonecchia in 2005 with an 8th in slalom and a 27th in giant.In my valley I am very enthusiastic about this event, I am proud that is hosted on our slopes and I am convinced that my countrymen will amaze everyone ". The presidents of Val di Fassa 2019 Tiziano Mellarini and Davide Moser explained the news of the event, which will take place from 18 to 27 February, highlighting that despite the disruption caused to the territory by bad weather in recent days the tracks will be ready for the world championship : technical competitions in Pozza di Fassa, fast races in Passo San Pellegrino. "We hope that also for the Fassa Valley these Junior World Championships may represent a launching pad towards the World Cup circuit" was the comment by the Executive President Davide Moser. The Trentino stand also ended the three days "Crono Slalom Fassa 2019 - Challenge the champions", the unusual race on the ski simulator, which featured Luca De Aliprandini, Martina Peterlini, Stefano Gross, Irene Curtoni and Chiara Costazza. and Giulio Bosca. On the slalom track the best time was recorded by Irene Curtoni, in front of Chiara Costazza and Stefano Gross, then Giulio Bosca, Luca De Aliprandini and Martina Peterlini. Sunday afternoon there was also an out of program, with the star Kristian Ghedina, testimonial of the World Cup Cortina 2021, who wanted to wear boots and challenge the blues in activity. And let's say that he also surprised on this occasion, setting a better time (albeit only slightly) by Giulio Bosca and Luca De Aliprandini. As for the event that involved the visitors of "Skipass", giving away a bib Val di Fassa 2019 and a good Qc Terme Dolomiti to the male and female challenger whose time on the simulator was closer to that of the champion day, Laura Veroni, Beatrice Sola and Benedetta De Rossi were awarded in the women's field, then Alessandro Ghiddi, Federico Taccetti and Mattia Furlanetto among the males.

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