FIS gives the green light: World Cup at Kronplatz can come

The International Ski Association carried out a final snow check on the Erta slope at the weekend and gave the definitive green light. The world's best giant slalom runners are once again chasing the coveted winner's crown, with Mikaela Shiffrin also having the chance to fix the sole World Cup winner's record. And twice as much. Because the news is only a few days old: This year there will be two World Cup giant slalom races on the Erta, after a race from the Czech Republic will be taken over on January 25th. For the first time, there will be two days of skiing at Kronplatz. Since January 10th, piste manager Daniele Clara and his team have been spending their days (and sometimes nights) on the Erta racing piste in St. Vigil. For 7 years now, it has been their job to ensure fair racing conditions. “Every year we know that hard but exciting work awaits us. The weather conditions are always different, as are the temperatures and all other external influences, so the end result is never certain in advance,” says Clara, who is responsible for the slopes. “Now all that’s left is the finishing touches.” Race director Klaus Kastlunger On Sunday, those responsible for the FIS women's races asked Daniele Clara and race director Klaus Kastlunger about the current situation and received good news. “Today we can guarantee fair racing conditions for all athletes. At the beginning of the season there was real snow, now all that's missing is the finishing touches and the mobile structures for the start and finish," said the race director. The snow control has therefore been positive, while the slopes will remain open to “normal” skiers and young athletes until this Wednesday. Many national teams are currently training both on the race track and on their new twin slope Soréga, such as Italy, Poland, Slovenia, the USA with Shiffrin, Slovakia with Petra Vlhova and Albania with the young Lara Colturi. Erta will receive the icing on the cake on January 20th or 21st, as soon as the piste team arrives with the ice beam to harden the route with water. After that it will be quiet until the first of the two racing days on Tuesday, January 24th. Up to 15.000 spectators After two years marked by health restrictions, the problem no longer arises this year. “We are assuming that 10.000-15.000 spectators will visit us again, including 1.000 invited guests in the VIP zone,” said OC boss Danny Kastlunger. On the first day of the race, Tuesday, the first round starts at 10.30:13.30 a.m. and the second at 18:XNUMX p.m. The award ceremony and start number assignment for the second race will take place on Tuesday evening at Bruneck's town hall square. It starts at XNUMX o'clock. On Wednesday the race times will remain the same as the day before.

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FIS gives the green light: World Cup at Kronplatz can come

There are only eight days left until the 6th edition of the women's giant slalom in St. Vigil am Enneberg. Now the final test has been overcome with regard to the first World Cup double pack.

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