Dec
29

BORMIO ALPINE COMBINED: WORDS BY THE PROTAGONISTS

ALEXIS PINTURAULT (#1 – Fra) “I’m happy with the victory, but most of all with the DH race on a really difficult slope. It was decisive for my victory. It was a fight because in both cases you had to attack, in the DH for its difficulties, in the slalom for that final flat part that could help the downhillers. I’m in shape, now I hope to win in the city event in Oslo. The Combined is a race I like even if it it’s not among my priorities: with such a dense calendar it’s difficult to do a specific training”.

PETER FILL (#2 – Ita): “When I arrived at the finish line I was surprised: I did little slalom training and I didn’t think I was so fast. I wanted to do something better after yesterday’s DH race. I’m old but I still have to learn. Thursday I didn’t understand the snow, how to deal with it. Today it was icy and things went much better, and that gave me confidence. Congratulations, however, to the organizers who after the snowfall on Wednesday made a real miracle. In this Combined, after the DH part, I said to myself: try to attack and see how it goes. I wanted to finish the year well and I did it. I haven’t been lucky in the World Cup so far, I hope that this podium will change things for me. Olympic hopes in the Combined? I will go to South Korea to win the DH. The rest will come”.

KJETIL JANSRUD (#3 – Nor): “I was tired, I threw away the chance to win in the DH part, I did too many mistakes. But I’m happy with the podium even if it didn’t help Paris and Kriechmayr … Thinking about it: I skied a lot better in slalom, even if it’s not my specialty anymore. Now I will compete in Oslo, but I don’t know if I will go to Adelboden. I have a very hard month ahead of me and the Norwegian expectations for the Olympics are high, it won’t be easy to satisfy them. Delete the Combined from the calendar? It’s a fun race, but there are already many races on the calendar, and better city events in big cities that raise people’s interest in our sport”.

Dec
29

PINTURAULT WINS THE ALPINE COMBINED IN BORMIO FILL SECOND AND JANSRUD THIRD

The French Alexis Pinturault wins the Alpine Combined in Bormio and gets nearer to the Austrian Marcel Hirscher in the Overall World Cup standings (Hirscher preferred to have a few days off before the marathon of races leading to Winter Olympics in PyeongChang). Of course he won with a great slalom race, after a thirteen place in DH (+1″65 from Dominik Paris). Seems a lot, but not for those who can count on the automatisms of this particular specialty, which is a dance between the narrow poles. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec
29

ALPINE COMBINED DH IN BORMIO – PARIS FIRST PLACE, FILL IS THIRD

Dominik Paris continues his domination on the Stelvio in Bormio. After dominating in yesterday’s World Cup DH race ahead of Svindal and Jansrud, the “Azzurro” is still the fastest in the Alpine Combined DH. It was much colder, the snow was therefore more icy and fast. The start was lowered to Canalino Sertorelli (about 10 seconds less than yesterday) and Dominik finished his race in 1’48 “71.

He is ahead of the Olympic champion, the Austrian Matthias Mayer (+21/100) and of Peter Fill (+50/100). Peter finally skied just like he knows, after yesterday’s opaque race. It’s a good sign for the entire “Azzurri” speed team, but Christof Innerhofer still has to regain confidence: he had an eleventh place (+1 “22). Fourth place for the other Austrian, Vincent Kriechmayr (+52/100), ahead of the German Thomas Dressen (+62/100).

The favorite racer for the Alpine Combined, the French Alexis Pinturalt, got an18th place (+1 “65 from Paris) while the Norwegian Jansrud got a 7th place (+97/100). Paris and Fill still can be on the podium after the slalom. Emanuele Buzzi is in the first 30 racers too, he’s 23rd (+1 “79).

Of course Paris is satisfied: “This result gives me confidence. I needed to be a bit advantaged thinking of the slalomists because I trained little in that speciality. I need more courage in slalom than DH. Celebrations after the DH success? Very little, just a beer with friends. I will celebrate on New Year’s Eve … ”

The slalom starts at 3pm with first DH 30 racers starting on reverse order, followed by the others who finished the first race.

Dec
28

BORMIO DH – WORDS BY THE PROTAGONISTS

DOMINIK PARIS (#1): “It’s a very important victory that lifts spirits. When you’re faster that the Norwegians you know your performance was a great one. 0,04? It’s enough…This result gives me strength on my way towards the Winter Olympics, I only hope that this good feeling continues in January and in February in particular. No, mine was not a perfect race: on a slope like Stelvio it’s practically impossible to be perfect, but it was a beautiful fight. Tomorrow I will take part in the Alpine Combined “.

AKSEL SVINDAL (#2): “I skied well, I have nothing to blame myself. This slope has always been very difficult and in the past I learned to ski on ice right here. This time the snow was softer and I could be more aggressive. Being behind Paris is not something strange: one who wins twice in Bormio and Kitzbuehel is a great downhiller, that’s for sure.”

KJETIL JANSRUD (#3): “I’m happy, this third place is a great result, it tells me I’m in good shape. Because this is a difficult slope, perfection isn’t possible, but I didn’t make big mistakes. This time Stelvio was not as frozen as it was in the past, and they did a miracle to prepare it so well after the snowfall. Congratulations to Paris, it’s not a surprise at all. Indeed, Dominik is sometimes an underrated athlete. Taking part in the Alpine Combined tomorrow will give me the possibility to grow in condition”.

PETER FILL (#13): “In spite of it all I skied pretty well, but I never felt fast. I have to try to make better in the Alpine Combined “.

CHRISTOF INNERHOFER (#14): “It wasn’t my snow, it was different from the training. I lost constantly, from top to bottom: it means that either the set-up of the materials or my technique haven’t been enough”.

Dec
28

DOMINIK PARIS IS THE KING OF STELVIO

FIRST PLACE AHEAD OF “ATTACKING VIKINGS” SVINDAL AND JANSRUD

It’s a memorable day for the “Azzurri” world. It’s a come back to victory for Dominik Paris and it’s a come back that closes the seasonal lack of victories for the Italian guys, 13 races that were becoing a heavy one. What a wonderful race the one by the guy from Santa Valpurga, in Val d’Ultimo, which shows a great growth in condition, just almost a month from the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Paris already won in Bormio on December 29, 2012 together with the Austrian Hannes Reichelt, but this time the taste of victory is even more intense.

Power, class, courage. They’re all components of the race by the “Azzurro”. A dive of about 3250 m. and a vertical drop of 1010 m. that left without breath. He was aggressive from the start to Praimont, amazing on the curves of Fontana Lunga and Pian dell’Orso, high line in the Carcentina passage. Paris lost balance only in the San Pietro long jump, but kept position with an acrobatic gesture that prevented him from falling and losing speed before the final curves which are always decisive. From La Konta the “Azzurro” built its triumph, and believed it until the last meter. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec
27

DH RACE IS TOMORROW AT 11.45 – MEETING WITH THE “AZZURRI” IN THE AFTERNOON


It snows in Bormio but the white blanket doesn’t cause too much worry. That’s what emerged tonight during the team captains’ meeting before the bib pick of the Men’s DH race starting tomorrow morning at 11.45. The weather forecast says that the perturbation will leave Bormio at the end of this night and all the snow is going to be removed in time for the race start. Let’s hope the wind won’t be there. Alpine Combined is still scheduled on Friday, December 29 (DH at 11.30 and slalom at 13). Read the rest of this entry »

Dec
27

BORMIO DH – SECOND TRAINING CANCELED

The second official training in Bormio has been cancelled after being postponed from 11.45am to 12.30pm. The athletes inspected the course because the Stelvio was cleaned after last night’s snowfall but the organizers and Fis decided to cancel it due to the lack of visibility in the upper part of the Stelvio.

Weather conditions are expected to be better tomorrow from the early hours of the day, so the program of the Men’s World Cup in Bormio remains unchanged: the DH race will take place at 11.45. The day after tomorrow will be Alpine Combined time with the DH scheduled at 11.30am and the slalom at 3pm.

Dec
27

AFTER THE DH RACE IT’S FUTURE JET MEN TIME!

Tomorrow in the late afternoon, after the DH World Cup event, the final part of the Stelvio will host a possible future situation. The “Vitalini Speed Contest” taking place at 5pm is a competition for boys and girls aged 9 to 12 belonging to ski clubs in Lombardia and organized by the former Italian downhiller. It is not a DH race, it’s a speed test. The part of the pistinvolved will be from the World Cupfinish area to the first part of the woods. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec
26

BORMIO MEN’S DH – SECOND OFFICIAL TRAINING

After this morning’s official DH training and the domination of the “Azzurri” Fill and Innerhofer, the second official training will take place tomorrow morning on the Stelvio in Bormio at 11.45am. According to the weather forecasts heavy snowfalls are coming to Bormio. The staff is ready to clear the pist but – in any case – should the training be cancelled, the DH race will regularly take place on Thursday 28 at 11.45am. The next day will be Alpine Combined time (DH at 11am, slalom at 3pm).

In the meanwhile, good news from the hospital in Sondalo where two of the three athletes who fell this morning were admitted during the first official training. The Austrian Johannes Kroell, who arrived at the finish line with his skis, asked the doctors to be taken directly to his hotel. The young “Azzurro” Matteo De Vettori, who fell just after La Rocca jump, was released tonight after negative feedbacks. The Chilean Henrik Von Appen was instead hospitalized. The doctors found no fractures, but a deep wound in the left forearm with vascular problems that could require surgery.

Start List: http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/AL/0027/2018AL0027SLT2.pdf

Dec
26

FIRST DH TRAINING IN BORMIO IS IN THE SIGN OF “THE AZZURRI” BORMIO

In spite of a visible slowdown at the finish line Peter Fill was the fastest during the first official training of the Bormio DH race scheduled on December 28. With 1’57 “06 he preceded the team mate Christof Innerhofer with 8/100 and the Austrian Matthias Mayer with 18/100. It’s a raking of great nobility with Hannes Reichelt 4th place (35/100), Dominik Paris 5th place (52/100), and Frenchman Adrien Theaux 6th place (71/100). All athletes, apart from the Austrian Mayer, trained last week in the upper part of the Stelvio and therefore have been able to enjoy greater confidence with some of the most technical parts on the track. Read the rest of this entry »

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