Della Mea's exclamation point: "I said to myself: 'Basta'!"

World Championships are a rollercoaster of emotions for Lara Della Mea. In 2019 in Åre she won the bronze medal in the team event, her greatest success to date. Two years later she wanted to attack at the home World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, but then she seriously injured her knee in the team event. Torn cruciate ligament, end of season! And now, two years later, the 24-year-old from Tarvisio is ensuring that there is hope again in Italy's slalom team.

Della Mea raced to 8th place in the pole forest of Méribel. This is her personal best in the premier ski class - and the best result for the Italian slalom women since March 2021, when Martina Peterlini came seventh in the World Cup.

Best running time in the second round Above all, the way in which Della Mea's result came about is special. After the first round, the Friulian was in 26th place, then she set the fastest running time in the decision. This catapulted the Italian to 8th place.

The technician was correspondingly euphoric after the race in the mixed zone. “I’m over the moon today,” she told us SportNews . “Not just about the result, but also about how I skied. I really had fun.” Of course, she didn’t expect this result. “I came here and wanted to attack fully. I said to myself: 'Basta, I don't want to do any more bad runs.' I never thought it would happen like this.”

Della Mea is also aware that Italy's slalom team is going through a difficult time. “But we are working well and are on the right road. We have what it takes to achieve good results.” By the way, World Cup gold went to the sensation Laurence St-Germain.

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Della Mea's exclamation point: "I said to myself: 'Basta'!"

The last World Cup ended in a nightmare for Lara Della Mea. Now she is becoming a beacon of hope with her performance.

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