Ski, Italy World Champion in the team race

Italy of alpine skiing conquers the gold medal in the first race of Saalbach-Hinterglemm World Championships in Austria. The Azzurri graduated world champions in the team race (Team Event) beating Switzerland By detachment. Gold on the neck of Giorgia Collomb, Filippo della Vite, Lara della Mea and Alex Vinatzer. The latter was the one who equalized the series (2-2) and beat Thomas Tumler of 61 cents (45 cents the overall detachment). Bronze to Sweden who beat the United States (3-1).

Tricolor evening and hymn of Mameli in the parterre of the ‘Ulli Maier’ track of Saalbach-Hinterglemm for Italy’s gold in the team race, format introduced in 2005 and which in practice is a parallel giant slalom. For Della Mea and Vinatzer it is the second medal in the Event team after the bronze of aare in 2019. The blues after having easily eliminated Ukraine in the round of 16 (4-0), in the quarterfinals they had the best of France (3-1 Net the success of Della Mea) and in the semifinal Sweden (2-2).

Against the Swedes a thrill Because the Italians, ahead in the series for 2 to 1 in the fourth challenge, Fabian Ax Swartz defeated the screw of 46 cents but in the overall time trial of the four heats Sweden remained out for just a penny. In a very good final Giorgia Collomb capable To beat the strong Switzerland Wendy Holdener in the first run of six deceases (had been gold in 2019).

In the second duel, The Swiss Luca Aerni had beaten 29 cents screw, In the third Delphine Darbellay had trimmed 1 “55 A of Mea. In the fourth and decisive heats Vinatzer was able to keep the nerves firmly leaving the tumler of 61 cents. At the end, Italy won over time of 49” 91, 45 cents less than Switzerland.

For Vinatzer, the one conquered in the first race of edition number 48 of the World Alpine Ski championships is the third world championship: the South Tyrolean as well as the bronze of 2019, in 2023 at Courchevel 2023 he had conquered bronze. Tomorrow the Saalbach World Championships will continue with the second time chronomette of the female free descent (10 am) and the first of the male one (12).