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Levi (Finland) - Start numbers high, the state of a non-optimal except perhaps for a'' athlete, negative results in recent years between the "rapid gates": the premises, on the eve of the 1st season of the Slalom World Cup, Levi sembrererbbero not encouraging, but with the determination and desire for revenge can be overcome, if you will, any difficulty. Here, thanks to FIS, the words of the six Italian athletes engaged in tomorrow's race in Lapland. Only Chiara Costazza will be among the top 30 at the start.
Friday 15 November 2013 5 minutes reading time
An annoying wind and high humidity accompanied the stars of the women's slalom on Saturday November 16 (10 am and 13 live TV on Raisport1 and Eurosport1 HD) that during the day today have played in the skiing track on "Levi Black". The forecast for a possible snow in the morning of the race, the Italians took advantage to study every meter the slope. Here are their statements.
Chiara Costazza: "It took me two weeks to recover from the blow to the back remedied in the course of a workout, but now I feel pretty good. C'' is a great desire to bounce back after the disappointing results of recent seasons, the feelings are not the best, but I will try to attack. Partirò after the number twenty, the track is very nice and compared to previous years shows bumps more pronounced. "
Manuela Moelgg: "I played in the World Cup slalom in Schladming, so I'm missing a bit'' The competition atmosphere between the posts tight.'m Logically lag behind the others because I started a short time in this event and in the list starting I have lost a lot of positions.'m out of the second group, the first objective is to recover positions. "
Michela Azzola: "I do not feel in form,'' the injury to the thumb of his right hand this summer is cured, but there are still some'' of poles to find the right feeling. The skiing on the track did not say much, c'' was'' a bit of snow reported that surely will be cleaned up. If it will snow will not be a problem. "
Sabrina Fanchini: "After the giant Soelden I was very disappointed for not having qualified for the second round. Then I thought a cool head and I realized that after 11 months of stop for an injury I could not expect much more. So I participated in this pr slalom qualifications in a different spirit, pulling out the grit. And the same thing I have to do in the race even if will leave far behind. "
Sarah Pardeller: "I replace Irene Curtoni which is still recovering'' and I want to take advantage of opportunities that I have been given. I feel good, I hope to find soon the pace in the first part that is level and also keep on the wall ".
Benzoni Marta: "'' And the first time ever that I run here, the track is interesting and has two plans that I like very much. I hope to bring out the character."
Meanwhile, the women's group velocity is party between Malpensa and Innsbruck to Denver, where they will move to prepare the copper Mountain double date with Beaver Creek and Lake Louise. '' On the plane rose Elena Fanchini, Daniela Merighetti, Sofia Goggia, Verena Stuffer, Francesca Marsaglia, Camilla Borsotti, Nadia Fanchini, Johanna Schnarf, Elena Curtoni and Lisa Magdalena Agerer.
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