-200 Days to the Nordic skiing world championships "Fiemme 2013"

waiting on the pedals in the last kilometer was Cristian Zorzi, a former national team has accompanied them to the stadium. The blues came along the cycle of Fiemme, where winter passes Marcialonga, and waiting for them at the center of the back was the president of the FIS along with Flavio Roda Vice President Alberto Piccin, Federal Councillor and Guido Carli President of the Nordic Ski Fiemme Peter De Godenz. Photo

rite under the arch of arrival, interviews, a rich pasta party to supplement the energy costs to rise in Val di Fiemme on the pedals and, after a private conversation with Flavio Roda, which reiterated the great attention of against FIS Nordic skiing and youth activities and to Fiemme 2013 World Championships, the athletes have come to know and altimetry detailed plans of the new tracks. Someone even wanted to photograph the details, others are etched in mind profile and development. There is no doubt that the tracks are very demanding Fiemme, and blues will be able to test them in the race Dec. 22 at the Italian Championships with a 10 and 15 km in free technique, just as the World Championships in February.

There were two teams A and sprints in full force, with Valerio Checchi, Roland Clara, Giorgio Di Centa, David Hofer, Thomas Moriggl, Fabio Pasini, Frederick Pellegrino and Fulvio Scola and female Agreiter Deborah, Elisa Brocard, Veronica Cavallar, Virginia Topranin De Martin, Greta Laurent, Marina Piller, Silvia Rupil Vuerich and Gaia, as well as the technical director Silvio Fauner, the head coaches and three coaches Gianfranco Pythian Paul Riva (males), Alfred Stauder (women) and Stephen Saracco (sprints).

Two teams are relatively young, with only Giorgio Di Centa and Valerio Checchi ready to return to track after the 2003 World Championships Fiemme, disappointing, then, as a result.

"Our expectations - said Roda - are those of a nation that hosts a World Cup, then at the federal level we want to be on the side of the organization Fiemme and be supportive because this is an important time for the World the whole of Italy. Another expectation is that our athletes appear well, in this sense, the Federation has tried to do our utmost to support all disciplines of Nordic skiing, and sought to provide more r ESOURCES in these areas to strengthen them. Three World Cup in Val di Fiemme means that the location is central to the world of Nordic skiing, means that the organization is up to the task because it has never happened to have a three times world champion in the event same place. For us it is a great pride to have high-level organizing committees that have suitable facilities for events of high prestige. "

Silvio Fauner added: "The goal is to bring the World Cup athletes in the best conditions to make sure that you play the better their chances. We will focus on events more suited to us, the 15 km and 10 km skating, the men's relay and the team sprint, I think these are the races where we have more chance of getting results and on which we have to concentrate. "< / p>

"There are 200 days to World Cup - said De Godenz - from the structural point of view we are comfortable, there is a great desire to make a" bang "and make this a positive event in the best possible way. We expect a fall of preparation, full of meetings, conferences, presentations and various initiatives, it is important for us to propose a high-profile event so that not only the Fiemme but also Italy bait in a positive way by this experience & rdquo ;.

down the road now, in short, with the countdown to August 29 announcing also the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix.