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Here we will offer you the words of the blue skier Greta Laurent, born and raised in that athletically Gressoney-Saint-Jean. The Aosta Valley athlete has reached the pinnacle of his career winning the semi-final a few weeks ago in the sprint World Cup in Nove Mesto in Moravia.
Tuesday 21 January 2014 6 minutes reading time
How did you start your career as a distance runner?
I started skiing as a child, after trying both the bottom alpine skiing I decided to focus on cross-country skiing mainly because I wanted to follow the example of my sister Camilla and my dad George, are Raised in Skiing Club Gressoney then joining in 2012 in the Sporting Group Yellow Flames, this year I worked all summer with the team under 23 with Stephen Saracco, Peter Piller and Pierluigi Constantine. If it is I'm getting better with the help of my boyfriend and colleague Federico Pellegrino is Stephen Saracco know He is always giving me great ideas and advice, this allows me to run with a clear head and with the desire to prove to everybody what I am worth and improve all the time, I must not forget the support of my family who has always supported me and helped me in difficult times.
How do you rate your season so far?
So far I am satisfied with my season, I would definitely improved since last year and I think I've worked well in both summer with the under-23 in the last period with Stephen Saracco. Last year my main goal was to qualify, now after I qualified for the finals in almost all except Sprint Oberhof and Asiago birth with an ambition other than different, that of passing the quarter. On the other hand I think I still have to improve a lot in the corners and in the race tactics accordingly will continue to work to become the top.
What do you think has changed after the tour de ski, data exploits first in qualifying and then confirmed in Nove Mesto with the semi-finals?
At the Tour de Ski after the first stage of which I have had health problems, I never thought of making a 2nd time in qualifying and be able to pass the quarter ending 11. From there in the Sprint after I left with another head, a little more convinced''. Then I arrived in Nove Mesto with the goal of qualifying in another 10 to get the rightful place for the Olympics and there I made the concluding with a 7 time. Then the quarters I have not raced well and I finished 16th.
What are your goals from here to the end of the season?
My goals here at the end of the season are the World Under-23, the Sprintdi World Cup in Dobbiaco and definitely to be able to get a good placement in the sprint of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
How do you think can get the'' Italian Olympic appointment?
I am certain that Italy will arrive at the Olympic Games office, the Olympic goal is to bring home both good placements that some results worthy of note.
You hear about the Italian movement in crisis, what do you think?
In my cross-country skiing is not in crisis, we young people gradually able to regain significant results; After the withdrawal of various Follis, Longa and Genuin, especially in the women, the results are no more states. However, if we sprinter will continue to work in this direction we can definitely grow; Note from the example of Pellegrino, who despite being the youngest athlete of the national men's team is getting the tip, as a result, also to be noted in the field the growth of female Gaia Vuerich who has reached the 4th place in the Sprint in Nove Mesto.
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