Italsci super for number of victories, even if in the ranking for nations we are "only" in 4th place

The first 26 races of the 2019/2020 World Cup signal very important numbers, with Switzerland alone in front in terms of podiums. Four extraordinary points, with Goggia ready to make a difference.

Monday 30 December 2019 4 minutes reading time

An amazing first part of the season, with two athletes in second place in the World Cup overall (Brignone and Paris, practically with the same points taken home), and the greatest number of victories between men and women, albeit on par with the United States by Mikaela Shiffrin ("supported" by the seal of Tommy Ford in the giant of Beaver Creek). The Italsci can smile and how, at a third or a little less than the journey of this 2019/2020 World Cup: 26 races (14 male, 12 female) out of the 85 overall at individual level, five successes with four different athletes, or the points of the movement that respond to the names of Dominik Paris (two wins), Federica Brignone, Sofia Goggia and Marta Bassino. If Norway, France and Austria have won only three games apiece, as the Italians are in second place at the podium. He leads Switzerland with fifteen top 3 (only two wins, four seconds and nine third places), followed precisely by Italy with 13 (5-6-2) and Austria with 12 (3-1-8 ). One thing to think about is the ranking by nations: Austria's leadership is in danger, even if after an uphill start, the Wunderteam is now again 150 points ahead of Switzerland, with Norway detached by almost 500 lengths and the Italian national team in 4th place, spaced 800 lengths from the primacy. The reason is easy to say: behind the four peaks, given that Bassino and Goggia are already abundantly above 200 points each (and Bergamo could make the difference between January and February in "his" races), we still struggle with Mattia alone Casse, Nicol Delago and Francesca Marsaglia who broke through 100. It is the male sector to suffer, as for a couple of years now in the technical disciplines, but now also in the speed with the many injuries suffered by the various Innerhofer, Fill, Buzzi and Marsaglia who have created an important void behind Paris, only partially filled by the good start of the season by Casse. The other "hole" is clearly about women's slalom, but that's an old story. For now, let's be satisfied. So to speak...

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