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The analysis of the composition of the teams in the US Ski Team, with Mikaela joined in team A by the sprinters Wiles, McKennis, Johnson and Ross
Friday 17 May 2019 3 minutes reading time
It is certainly not the most flourishing period in the recent history of the US Ski Team, which after losing Lindsey Vonn retired with the world bronze in the descent of Are to the neck, clings substantially to Mikaela Shiffrin (and sorry if it is little) to get top results.
Between injuries and athletes over the years, as in the case of Ted Ligety who wants to continue at least for another season, the US team is suffering a bit in all the specialties, even if the women's speed team should best to recover important protagonists.
Having formalized the names of the 38 athletes chosen for inclusion in the national teams, it can be seen that alongside the winner of the last three World Cups there are only four sprinters in team A, namely the returning Jacqueline Wiles, Alice McKennis, Laurenne Ross and Breezy Johnson.
As for the men's sector, at age 34 Ligety is looking for a very difficult renaissance: the 3 times world champion among the wide doors has achieved the best results in the past season, two eighth places in the first (Beaver Creek) and in the last (finals of Soldeu) giant, not climbing the podium from the Garmisch race in January 2018. With the Salt Lake City ace, here in the team To another specialist like Tommy Ford, constantly entered in the second sub-group of merit giant and several times close on the podium, in addition to the sprinters Travis Ganong, Bryce Bennett (in decisive growth last season and promoted by team B) and that Steven Nyman who, at 37 and after the serious injury suffered in Garmisch in January 2018, also looks for him to return to the top at least downhill, where he has already proved to be close to the top in "his" races.
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