Bertagnolli silver in Super-G, wins tenth Paralympic medal

“It’s a beautiful silver, it’s the second medal of these Games in two races. Sixteen cents of separation is nothingfor the way I attacked the track and how I got to the finish line it’s like gold for me but tomorrow we’ll have to take it seriously: I have the gold in my legs.” This is what was said byGiacomo Bertagnolliafter conquering thesilver medal nel supergianting della categoria visually impaired ai Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games. Tuesday 10th the Trentino skier from Cavalese, standard bearer of theYellow Flameswill be engaged incombined.

“It was a very nice race, it was afast super-Gbut we had to pay attention to some points, the snow didn’t help because it’s very hot – he addedBertagnolli at his tenth medalin three editions ofParalympics-. I can make a difference if there is hard snow but the Paralympics are always in March and the conditions are always these, we have to adapt.” Giacomo’s guide,Andrea Ravellihe then added, “we are not satisfied, we can do more, we have worked four years for these races, and it is a satisfaction to be here and to have brought thesetwo medals“.

The tenth medal and the history of para alpine skiing

Giacomo Bertagnolliwith the conquest ofsilver medal nel supergiantingreserved forvisually impaired (visually impaired) sulle nevi di Cortina d’Ampezzoinserts thetenth medal ai Winter Paralympic Gamesand rightfully enters the history ofItalian movement e del for world alpine skiing. Bertagnolli, 27 years old, from Cavalese in Trentino, standard bearer for theYellow Flamestra PyeongChang 2018 e Milan Cortina 2026he reached the podium ten times. Four times he conquered thegold medalnel 2018 in giant slalom e slalomin 2022 in Beijing insuper combined e in slalom.

Upcoming races and records to equal

Bertagnollitogether with the guideAndrea Ravellithey will take part in three other races aMilan Cortina 2026: combined (matedì 10), giant slalom e slalom. With two more medals, Giacomo would equal the record of the South TyroleanBruno Oberhammercapable of conquering12 medals(3 gold) in five editions of the Games betweenInnsbruck 1984(the bronze in combined was the first medal for Italy at theWinter Paralympic Games) e Nagano 1998in category competitionsvisually impaired. With nine medals, always in competitions forvisually impairedin third placeGianmaria Dal Maistroof Schio (Nagano ’98- Vancouver 2010).