SkeletonVideo-Interview
A few days after the start of the new skeleton season, we interviewed Mattia Gaspari and Valentina Margaglio the two leading athletes of the Italian national team.
Thursday 21 November 2019 3 minutes reading time
The former Alexandrian brakeman who made his debut in the World Cup circuit last year is ready to start right from the top of the skeleton series, "Last winter I only did some Cup races, but this year I will start to do the whole season. I will certainly be at the start of the North American tests on tracks where I still have a lot of experience to mature. "
"The summer training went very well, I'm refining the driving technique and for the first time we trained on the Sigulda track, a very demanding track where the European championships will take place."
But in the world of the Italian skeleton there is great curiosity in seeing Mattia Gaspari on the track, an athlete who until two seasons ago was in full launch ramp with 4 placings in the top ten in the World Cup and an extraordinary world bronze at the junior world championships , then unfortunately a long ordeal due to an injury to the Achilles tendon that forced him to go under the knife twice.
However, the 'Focchme Azzurre' bearer never lost his optimism, he trained a lot, he changed the pushing technique and on the eve of the new season he is very motivated, "I finally returned to my natural habitat - Gaspari began to our microphones - I'm still proceeding step by step but I have to say that I am very satisfied with my fitness and how I trained during the summer, I had to change the starting side to avoid stressing the injured tendon. It was not easy to find the new automatisms but I did some specific training and between this and next season I will be at the top even in the push. "
"My season will start from the European Cup and then once we have acquired the necessary points we will evaluate moving to the Intercontinental Cup and then if it goes well we will go up again ..."
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