Skiing: ‘jet men’ in Livigno. Debut in the cup for Giada D’Antonio

End of 2025 for the Italian alpine skiing in the name of young. Forty days from now Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Gamesthe last stage of the World Cup of the year will be a Livigno as regards men and others Semmeringin Austria, for women.

The ‘jet men’ will be busy tomorrow (11.30 am) in supergianting on the ‘Li Zeta’ track in Livignonew entry nel White circus and which replaces the ‘Stelvio’ slope in Bormio which is being prepared for the Olympic competitions. Women, led by Sofia Goggia and by some Italian skiing talents making their debut in the Cup – among them, the 17-year-old from South Tyrol Anna Trocker and the 16 year old Neapolitan Giada D’Antonio – will be engaged in one giant slalom (tomorrow) and in one special slalom (Sunday).

Giada D’AntonioNeapolitan from San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, nicknamed ‘Black Panther‘grew up on Abruzzo slopes of Roccarasoregistered for the Vesuvius Ski Clublives in Predazzo in Trentino, loves salsa and listens to rap music before competitions. Never in history one Neapolitan skier had competed in World Cup: second daughter of Fabio D’Antonio, dentist from Naples, and Sandra Cabezas Gonzalez, former Colombian model, on Sunday she will start from the same gate as her idol, the American Mikaela Shiffrin. “My role model has always been Mikaela, for hers ability to be resilient – said Giada D’Antonio – my path seems simple, but it was very challenging: I am stubborn and never gives up. Now I live in Predazzo but I have spent my whole life in a small town on the slopes of Vesuvius, truly far from the snow.”

The blue speed in Livigno

After the triptych of podi and Val Gardenathe blue speed starts again from Livigno. Just enough time to celebrate Christmas with the family, today the Azzurri became familiar with the ‘Li Zeta‘. Waiting for the Swiss Marco Odermattred bib of leader of the specialty with full points and Cup leader, but also for the nine Italians competing, Marco Abbruzzese, Benjamin Alliod, William Bosca, Mattia Casse, Giovanni Franzoni, Christof Innerhofer, Dominik Paris, Max Perathoner e Florian Schieder. “It’s a track that I like, there’s nice snow, maybe a bit aggressive like in North America, given the temperatures these days – he said Giovanni Franzoni that right in super-G in Val Gardena he conquered the first podium of his career – the jump is short but it’s a track I like. I expect reduced gaps precisely because of the type of snow and the not very high technical difficulty“. Dominik Paristhe other big of the Italian speedhe stated: “the snow is aggressive and we will have to be careful not to affect it too much with the edges, my hope is that we Italians will also be able to have our say: I am quite calm”.