Team bronze for Maurberger, Vinatzer and Tonetti

The South Tyroleans came up trumps in the team competition on Tuesday evening: Alex Vinatzer and Simon Maurberger won all of their duels, as expected against Finland in the round of 0,02, and in the quarter-finals against Norway it was close for the “Azzurri” for the first time, but Maurberger prevailed in the decisive run XNUMX seconds against Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen.

Heart-stopping final against Austria The semi-final against Austria ended 2-2, but the Austrians were 0,29 seconds faster in overall time and made it to the final. Crime thriller in the small finale In the fight for the bronze medal, the “Azzurri” met Germany. Lara Della Mea made up for her mistake from the semifinals and confidently beat Christina Geiger. Simon Maurberger didn't give Anton Tremel the slightest chance and put his team ahead 2-0. Irene Curtoni also lost her fourth duel against Lena Dürr, Germany reduced the score to 2-1. This meant that the medal decision was made in the duel between Alex Vinatzer and Linus Strasser. Both athletes fought a thrilling neck-and-neck race before Vinatzer retired shortly before the finish. Germany celebrated bronze at the World Cup too early because Strasser had already scored after a few goals and was disqualified. Because Vinatzer was eliminated after Strasser, the point and World Cup bronze went to Italy.

Podium team competition © APA/afp / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

First World Cup medal Simon Maurberger, Alex Vinatzer, Lara Della Mea and Irene Curtoni won the first World Cup medal of their careers. For Maurberger it is the second World Cup, for 19-year-old Vinatzer and 20-year-old Della Mea it is the first World Cup, while for 33-year-old Curtoni it is the fifth World Cup participation. There was also a World Championship medal for the two substitute drivers Riccardo Tonetti and Marta Bassino.

In the grand finale, Switzerland (Wendy Holdener/Aline Dainoth/Daniel Yule/Ramon Zenhäuser) secured the gold medal against Austria (Katharina Liensberger/Katharinarupp/Michael Matt/Marco Schwarz), and here too, with the score at 2:2, everyone's overall time decided four runners.

For the “Azzurri” it is the first World Cup medal in the team competition, while defending champions France were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Germany.

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Team bronze for Maurberger, Vinatzer and Tonetti

Nervous thriller at the World Ski Championships: In the team competition, the “Azzurri” with Simon Maurberger, Alex Vinatzer, Riccardo Tonetti, Lara Della Mea, Irene Curtoni and Marta Bassino won the bronze medal.

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