was supposed to be the day of redemption blue, the race that everyone had expected for months, the most important event - at least for our colors - the entire Olympic program Alpine skiing. It was necessary to start from the bloody February 20, 2006, Sestriere, Olympic Games, and quell'opaca Blardone performance that earned him a sad 11th place. Four years have passed since that giant, four years and three days to be exact, and the script is identical. Same disappointment, the same 11th place. Only regrets are different, and this time are also higher: the awareness of being fully in the fight for a medal (4 ° to 20 cents from the peak just after the first run), certainty (or almost) have lost a train five circles that may have been the last of a glorious career. The captain fails, and fails the whole team, without exception. Male Ploner (18 °), male Simoncelli (19 °), male Moelgg (22 °). All in two seconds or more, the positions of head, and dreams of glory faded from the first intermediate in the first round. Results and times are hard to explain to a team that, according to statistics, in recent years has proved to be the nation to beat the most competitive, the most present. Finishes such as rain, many podiums, win some ... rhetoric, however, are used to melt like snow in the sun when the stakes in the form of a medal.
But the one who knows neither fear nor pressure is a very talented young man from Switzerland, and the fact that it is nicknamed the Iceman it is clear testionianza. Carlo Janka by Obersaxen, 23 years, unknown to most until November 2008, or before: in just 14 months he won six races in the CDM (including the historic hat-trick of Beaver Creek in three different disciplines), won six other podiums, wins a gold (giant) and a bronze medal (downhill) to the World Val d'Isere. Today yet another gem of a career already staordinaria: best time in the first round, the third partial recovery, and Olympic gold medal ever in question. Are both in Norwegian flags to surround the red cross in the top of the podium: silver Kjetil Jansrud (+0.39), bronze with an unstoppable Aksel Lund Svindal (+0.61), which can match, in number and color of medals won at these Games, the phenomenal Bode Miller. Still
empty-handed Austrian squadron and the news is surprising. We have tried so many today, practically everyone, but the rewards are the same: Marcel Hirscher (4 °) is mocked for only 8 cents, Romed Baumann (5) fails to confirm second place won after the first heat , Benni Raich (6 °) is forced to abdicate the throne in Turin's Olympic giant won four years ago. Ted Ligety also disappoints (9th), classifies the current leader in CdM discipline, while bitter is the last Olympic appearance for Didier Cuche (14 °) is completely unrecognizable on the slopes of Whistler after the good show put on in the month of January. Last work to
Men planned next Saturday between the posts tight slalom. In the hope of seeing a Manfred Moelgg levels of his competence, confident that Julian Razzoli can finally give a smile to the blue shipping. In the meantime, we rely on the fair sex: Karbon, Gius, Moelgg Brignone and giant engaged in tomorrow's first race at 19.00, second at 22:15. Hope it is permissible ...
David Collareta
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