Between Tour de Ski and the stages of the Cup for jumping and combined Nordic, the Val di Fiemme ready for a January of fire

At the Savini restaurant in Milan the presentation of ten days of great events for winter sports.

Wednesday 6 November 2019 7 minutes reading time

The cradle of Nordic skiing, that is Val di Fiemme, is in fact ready to host a January 2020 fire. Twelve World Cup races between Tour de Ski (3-5 January), Nordic combined and special jump (10-12 January), the best way to wait for the 2026 Olympics. Who attended Salt Lake City 2002 will remember the first final Olympic sprint of history, held on February 19, 2002, and now Cristian Zorzi is ready for a rematch with the "Tesero Lake City", a side event of the Tour de Ski that the Olympic champion presented at the press conference, launching a remake together to Hetland, Schlickenrieder and Lind for a historical re-enactment of the five-circle challenge, scheduled for January 4, 2020. "Hetland has always been my black beast, only he could have put the ski on my back -" Zorro recalled with a smile thinking of the final one - We will bring the Olympic challenge back to Lago di Tesero, I will train all winter to win " . Authorities and athletes were present in Milan, but if it is possible to carry out competitions of this type the merit is of the Trentino volunteers, as stated by Mauro Dezulian, vice president organizing committee and responsible for the volunteers. And Sport and tourism go hand in hand in Trentino: "The provincial government is always close to the Val di Fiemme", the words of the sport and tourism councilor Roberto Failoni, but the "cradle of Nordic skiing" has a woman in charge, Cristina Bellante, mother of two athletes of the combined national team: â€œVal di Fiemme never stops, it always looks for something new, confirming the jump after last season's success, and giving great news like the sprint in classic Saturday strongly desired by FIS , and the Final Climb online on Sunday. The Friday will also offer the 100th Tour de Ski race ever and the side events ". Caterina Ganz did a good job last year, especially on Final Climb, and she can't wait to run home again: "I'm proud to represent Trentino with my work, the Cermis ramp was hard but that day I was so happy to have my family there and to do it the first time ... We have finished a two-week gathering and now we will go to Davos for the finishing touches ". A video message also from Federico Pellegrino, who hopes to be there for the grand finale in Val di Fiemme: "There I have good memories, it will be a great opportunity". Who was present in Milan is Francesco De Fabiani: â€œAt the Tour de Ski I got two podiums in two 15 km in tc and with the mass start the Val di Fiemme ... satisfied me. The starting line will help me and there will be many points available: I dream of arriving in the top five of the Cup ". The blue dt Marco Selle agrees: "The athletes know they have a limited number of opportunities to excel, I see them determined and without particular ailments. They are ready". From the bottom to the combined with Alessandro Pittin, the best cross-country skier of the Cup in the last two seasons: â€œI'm going back to having fun even on the jump and this bodes well for the season. I know the organizational machinery of the Val di Fiemme and I hope to find myself ready in 2026. It would be the sixth Olympiad, the second in Italy, something extraordinary â€. "Good news" also from Samuel Costa, finally towards full recovery: "I no longer have knee pains, this means a lot. For me the most important goal is to be able to jump well to start ahead in the bottom â€. And Federico Rigoni, the jumpers' technician, given the approaching Olympic event looks to the future: "As a combination we have tried to continue the work done, Costa is in excellent shape and Alessandro has shown that he can stay ahead, while the young are growing . In the men's jump the numbers are not encouraging, but we are working to grow more every year. "

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