Italian Championship: 5 medals for South Tyrol at the start

Surprisingly, Matteo Marsaglia secured the Italian championship title in the downhill on the new Vertigine slope, where the world champion will be determined in 2021. He narrowly beat the two South Tyroleans Christof Innerhofer (+0,04 seconds) and Dominik Paris (+0,05 seconds).

Marsaglia had to tremble for a long time at the finish with start number 2: Innerhofer was still three hundredths of a second ahead of the new Italian champion at the last split. Paris, on the other hand, lost a lot of time, especially in the upper section. The man from Ultimo pushed hard on the accelerator in the lower part of the route, but in the end he had to be content with the bronze medal. This means that Paris has to continue to wait for its first Italian downhill championship title.

Marsaglia, on the other hand, secured his third Italian championship title in the premier discipline after 2011 and 2015. The triumph of the 33-year-old native of Rome came as quite a surprise, as he had only finished in the top ten in the downhill race in Kitzbühel this World Cup season.

Innerhofer wins combination gold Innerhofer won the Italian championship title in the combination, also because Paris and Marsaglia decided not to take part in the slalom. The morning descent was counted as the first part of the combination. Two other South Tyroleans, Alexander Prast and Florian Schieder, secured silver and bronze.

The Italian Championships in Cortina continue on Friday with the men's Super-G and the women's slalom. Italian Championships in Cortina: The downhill Pos Name Country Time 1. Matteo Marsaglia ITA 1.26,19 Minutes 2. Christoph Innerhofer ITA/Gais +0,04 seconds 3. dominik paris ITA/St. Walburg in Ulten +0,05 4. Henri Battilani ITA +1,00 5. Mattia Casse ITA +1,02 6. Florian Schieder ITA/Castelrotto +1,18 7. Alexander Prast ITA/Bozen +1,19 ... 9. Werner Heel ITA/Walten +1,65 13. Hugo Mittermair ITA/Olang +2,22 20. Dominik Zuech ITA/Lana +3,69 Italian Championship in Cortina: The combination Pos Name Country Time 1. Christoph Innerhofer ITA/Gais 2.04,09 Minutes 2. Alexander Prast ITA/Bozen +0,55 seconds 3. Florian Schieder ITA/Castelrotto +0,71 4. Mattia Casse ITA +0,75 5. Henri Battilani ITA +1,51 ... 11. Dominik Zuech ITA/Lana +3,63

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Italian Championship: 5 medals for South Tyrol at the start

On Thursday the men's downhill skiing and combination were on the program at the Italian Championships in Cortina. There was an unexpected winner in the downhill.

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