Now all that's missing is the snow: Nucia target curve finished

The Nucia finish curve was the last missing section on the now modernized and widened Saslong. While the section from the Nucia curve to the finish was widened and secured 15 years ago, the curve itself and thus the entrance to the finish line remained the same as the original route from 1968 until three weeks ago. After today's completion After the work, it is now widened and secured with a six to eight meter high wall made of reinforced earth.

The adjustment of the Nucia curve not only serves the safety of the athletes, but also ensures more flexibility in the route: “The expansion and stabilization of this section of the route allows us to set a more generous course that sets itself apart from the fall line,” explains the FIS race director Markus Waldner, who took a look at the “new” Saslong on site a few days ago.

During the course of the work, the so-called Canalino was filled with around 1800 cubic meters of earth. It leads into the finish curve and has been a problem child for the organizers in recent years: “We always lacked snow in the Canalino,” says race director Rainer Senoner, “now we can use additional snow cannons here and thus ensure snow security.” Because the track is now wider around the target curve, additional camera positions can also be set up here. This year, for the first time, there will be even more spectacular television images of the approach to the finish line.

The fact that the final work on the Saslong has now been completed is thanks, on the one hand, to the lift company Saslong AG, which bears the entire cost itself, and, on the other hand, to the landowners who have given their consent to carry out the work. Thanks to the work of the last few years, the Saslong is now once again one of the most modern, safest and still the most varied and spectacular downhill slopes in the entire World Cup. And that has an impact on the entire valley, confirms FIS race director Waldner: “The fact that Val Gardena has become famous as a tourist destination is also thanks to the World Cup races and the constant investments in the Saslong.”

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Now all that's missing is the snow: Nucia target curve finished

With the completion of the work to widen the Nucia target curve, the modernization of the Saslong has been completed. In recent years, all bottlenecks have been eliminated and all security measures have been brought up to date. The organizers announced this on Friday.

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