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Cortina -100, today an event with Goggia and Paris. Roda admits: "We are moving towards the World Cup without an audience"

At 5.00 pm live streaming with the two Italian champions, while the federal number 1 explains to Rai Sport the probable decision to be taken in the coming weeks.

Friday 30 October 2020 7 minutes reading time

Cortina World Championships behind closed doors? We are definitely moving towards this path, as the federal president Flavio Roda himself stated in an interview granted to the news of Rai Sport. The number 1 in via Piranesi will speak today, starting from 3.00 pm on the social channels (Facebook and Instagram) of the FISI, to answer all the questions relating to protocols and the situation linked to the possibility of skiing among young people, amateurs and the agonists themselves. "I think we are heading towards a World Cup behind closed doors, considering the current situation - Roda told Rai Sport (remember that the online sale of tickets started last October 19, ed) - It is clear that we will do everything to safeguard this great event and no, I have no regrets for having kept it in 2021. The concomitance with the Olympics would have been impossible ”. World Championship in the heart of the Dolomites which will be presented again to the public this afternoon, with a live streaming event starting at 5.00 pm, on the Cortina 2021 and FISI facebook pages, as well as on the YouTube channel of the Cortina organization itself. 100 days before the world championships, scheduled from 7 to 21 February 2021, the sports journalist Zoran Filicic and Jacopo Pozzi, of The Owl Post, will put on an exciting show, retracing together the stages of the path that will lead to the highlight of this winter competitive season: the fil rouge of the story will be the number 100 and the protagonists will be the Azzurri champions, Sofia Goggia, Ambassador of Cortina 2021, and Dominik Paris. Both will talk about what these “-100 days” at the World Cup mean for them, the emotions, the ambitions and the expectations towards the world championships. "We are facing these last weeks with determination and confidence that separate us from our world championship goal - declared Alessandro Benetton, President of Fondazione Cortina 2021 - We certainly did not wish to face this last phase in the midst of a pandemic, but we are making every effort to organize the event in complete safety and be able to bring the beauty of Cortina and the sporting strength of our country to the international limelight. We continue to analyze all the opportunities on a daily basis, preparing for all the possible scenarios that could arise between now and next February, in order to face every eventuality in the most effective and timely manner possible. However, these -100 days at the World Championships are a sign of the resistance, resilience and stubbornness of the Cortina 2021 team and of the great confidence of the whole territory in this long-awaited event ". "We are proud of the work done so far: the World Championships represent a long awaited and desired event by our entire community - comments Gianpietro Ghedina, Mayor of Cortina d''Ampezzo - We face this last phase with mixed feelings of concern and emotion, but we have such organizational skills that in any scenario we will be able to honor our country and make Cortina look good ”. "The serious pandemic crisis we have been facing since March of this year has not slowed the efforts of the Cortina 2021 Foundation, FIS and the Government to reach the finish line by celebrating this important international event - said Valerio Toniolo, Commissioner for the works of Cortina 2021 Alpine Ski World Championships - Thanks to this work of great synergy that involved the whole territory, Cortina is now ready to host the World Championships with sports works that have aimed at relaunching the territory, urban regeneration and environmental sustainability. There is no doubt that the emergency we are experiencing pushes us to reconsider the approach to major events through the use of digital technology and new technologies in compliance with the distancing rules, while preserving the primary good of health. of which sport is an indispensable vehicle ".

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