2 women in Åre, 12 men in Kranjska Gora

Two slaloms are planned for the 2019 World Cup venue. The recently strong Martina Peterlini from Rovereto and Irene Curtoni are the only Italians making the trip to Sweden. Other athletes who could fill the gap left by the injured Marta Rossetti and Lara Della Mea were not taken into account. Probably because Curtoni and Peterlini are the only ones who qualified for the World Cup final - alongside the junior world champion Sophie Mathiou. Although: Peterlini still has to score points in order to be there. However, the duel in the overall World Cup is more interesting than the Azzurre's unused contingent. With the giant slalom victory in Jasna, Petra Vlhova reduced the gap to Lara Gut-Behrami to 36 points. Everything indicates that the Slovakian will travel to the World Cup final in Lenzerheide with a cushion. The question is how big this will be. In any case, the 25-year-old feels comfortable in Åre, which she made clear with the bronze medal at the 2019 World Cup. She also won a slalom at the same location in 2015. The omens are good that Vlhova will score big and perhaps distance Gut-Behrami decisively. Pinturault versus Odermatt A preliminary decision can also be made for the men this weekend. Alexis Pinturault and Marco Odermatt, separated by 81 points, are fighting for the big ball. And although the Swiss has had better form recently, there is a lot to be said for his opponent from France. Because in Kranjska Gora there will be a giant slalom on Saturday and a slalom on Sunday. The latter discipline could tip the scales. Odermatt, for his part, will try to keep Pinturault away in the giant slalom. From a South Tyrolean perspective, Alex Vinatzer, Manfred Mölgg, Tobias Kastlunger, Hannes Zingerle, Alex Hofer and Riccardo Tonetti should do it on the Podkoren. What are their chances of qualifying for the World Cup final? SportNews summarized here. The schedule Friday March 12nd: Women's slalom in Åre (13.30:16.30 p.m./XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) Saturday March 13rd: Men's giant slalom in Kranjska Gora (9.30/12.30) Women's slalom in Åre (10.30:13.45 p.m./XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) Sunday March 14th: Men's slalom in Kranjska Gora (9.30/12.30)

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2 women in Åre, 12 men in Kranjska Gora

When the last World Cup races take place in Åre (Sweden) this weekend before the season finale in Lenzerheide, only 2 Italians will be at the start. At the same time, 12 athletes were nominated for the men's races in Kranjska Gora (Slovenia).

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