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First day on the snow, thanks to government concessions, for the new group led by Michael Pircher and Ferdinand Hirscher. What will the other nations do? Swiss-Ski is moving too, but ...
Thursday 7 May 2020 4 minutes reading time
It was the Austrian gigantists who ideally opened the 2020/21 season. As is known, the OESV had all the necessary permits, applying a rigid test protocol, to start track training already this week, taking advantage of the excellent conditions of the home glaciers.
And so, the team entrusted by a few weeks to the former reference technician of Marcel Hirscher, the Styrian Michael Pircher, supported by Ferdinand Hirscher himself, who had already followed some young people in the past season, began to work on the snows of the glacier of Kaunertal, in Tyrol. First day, that of Wednesday, just to resume the feeling with the presence of elements of the World Cup giant team, from Roland Leitinger to the emergency Patrick Feurstein, but also with some young people from the European Cup technical disciplines group.
"We have found a glacier to work at its best - said Leitinger, vice-world champion in St. Moritz 2017 - It will take time to start pushing again, but for us it is a good opportunity for tests and training with this new group".
What will other nations do? France will have to wait at least June, Italy hopes for the reopening of the Stelvio but there are many unknowns and the Val Senales itself has already announced the closure until September. The Swiss federation has officially moved in the past, with the resumption of training scheduled for the athletes from 11 May, but with the preparation on the snow that will not start before July. "We are aware of the great responsibility that we have as one of the largest sports associations in Switzerland - commented the Swiss-Ski sports director for Alpine skiing, Walter Reusser - The priority will be not to expose yourself to pandemic health risks ”, With the federation that will carry out special training courses to guarantee maximum protection for card holders.
Switzerland that has already decided not to face the trip to the southern hemisphere: “We will train between Saas-Fee and Zermatt - confirmed Reusser - and we are happy to give added value to our country, in this difficult moment, working on our glaciers ".
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