Finally Pellegrino, it's a party for the first podium: "Long road to the Olympics, the condition will come"

The second place in the Sprint in Dresden, where he has already won twice, gives confidence to the Aosta Valley who tells of his different preparation for the Olympics.

Saturday 18 December 2021 3 minutes reading time

He was missing from the appeal, who is the symbol of blue cross-country skiing, and if we want the biathlon colleagues, still looking for the first podium of the season. Federico Pellegrino, on his own, put things right by unlocking himself today in Dresden, with a great 2nd place in the Sprint that was already his, in the heart of the German city, in 2018 and 2020. Only the Norwegian Taugboel resisted to the comeback attempt of the Aosta Valley, who had experienced a very complicated start to the cup, with the eliminations in series in the first battery between Ruka, Lillehammer and Davos. "I am very happy to be back on the podium - his first words via the FISI press office - It was a different start to the season than usual, in which in December I am usually in top condition while now I am still a little looking. This weekend was very important to me, after last weekend of not 100% racing. Arriving in Dresden, a low-altitude skating race where you have to be smart and fast, was just what I needed to find feeling and get back on the podium. There is still a long way to go, but I'm giving it my all. Patience is the best gift a champion must have, so I'm not worrying too much about individual results but about listening to my body. This year I changed my preparation and training method (joining Cramer's group of Russians together with Francesco De Fabiani, ed), so it's not easy to immediately feel at ease in these conditions. I know that there is still a long way to go until February, but I am very confident because I have worked hard and well and slowly during the season the condition will improve more and more ”. Up to Beijing and the great goal of Olympic gold.

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