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While Franz Julen still hopes for the women's speed opening (decision tomorrow), his brother Max, Olympic champion in giant in Sarajevo '84, admits that "for the next few years we will have to re-discuss the dates with the FIS".
Monday 24 October 2022 4 minutes reading time
A future to reflect on, given that in particular in this summer-autumn period of a very hot 2022, nature has sent very clear signals on the emergency affecting our glaciers.
The Zermatt-Cervinia project, prepared to organize the first cross-border descents in the history of the World Cup, will also be reviewed as they admitted, after the cancellation of the men's races scheduled for the weekend of 29-30 October on the new "Gran Becca" , some insiders and above all Markus Waldner, the chief race director of the FIS for the men's circuit.
Franz Julen, head of the organizing committee of the "Speed Opening Matterhorn Cervino", still hopes in the dispute of the two women's descents on November 5-6, even if the fate seems to be sealed as nothing has changed in terms of conditions in these 48 hours (since snow control of the FIS for the men's appointment, last Saturday) and probably not even in the next 24, until the last check of the International Federation scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Temperatures will remain very high for the whole week. Meanwhile, Max Julen (Franz's brother), Olympic giant champion at the Sarajevo '84 Games, spoke to the "Blick" about the future of an event that may no longer open the season of speed, as instead planned for the next seasons. : "We cannot ignore or reject climate change - his words - Two years ago, in the month of October, a training similar to a race also took place in the lower part of this track, but realistically it will not be easy to prepare in the future too. a descent in this period.
This is why we are available and more than open to discuss a new date with the FIS ”.
While Michel Vion, FIS general manager, spoke in the post cancellation about seeing a future for the speed opening, Markus Waldner was far more drastic, speaking at the captains' meeting on Saturday afternoon in Soelden. "It is probably too early for competitions of this type, we need to rethink the planning of the event - clarified the director of the men's cup - We hope to be able to offer that unique descent of its kind already next year, but later in the season".
There are those who speculate directly in the spring, considering that the idea of the double North American trip between November and March will continue.
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