Karoline Pichler is vice junior world champion

Double victory in giant slalom for the Italian national ski team at the Junior World Championships in Jasna, Slovakia. Bassino beat South Tyrolean Karoline Pichler by 1.52,86 seconds in 0,27:XNUMX minutes. The Austrian Rosina Schneeberger took third place. The Bassino/Pichler duo were still in the lead after the first round and showed no nerves in the decision.

For Pichler, who had already won a medal in the team event two years ago, the silver medal at the Junior World Championships is the greatest success of her career. In the European Cup she made it into the top ten five times. She was on the podium twice last season, namely in a giant slalom in Sochi and a downhill in St. Anton. She came third in both races.

“I had to miss a lot of races this year due to back pain. Fortunately, the situation has improved a little in the last few days and I was able to train fully. It was a great duel between me and Marta. But we are not competitors, we always support each other. The slope had a lot of bumps, especially in the second run, but I just thought about attacking hard. Giant slalom is my discipline. Now I'm concentrating on the slalom, even though I still have some difficulties there," Karoline Pichler was quoted as saying in an initial statement by the Italian winter sports association FISI.

At the Junior World Championships, two other local racers, Tatiana Nogler Kostner and Nicole Delago, were at the start. Delago was eliminated in the first round and Nogler Kostner was disqualified.

For Italy, Bassino's victory was the seventh gold medal at the Junior World Championships after Nadia Fanchini in 2005 in Bardonecchia, Karen Putzer in 1997 in Schladming (AUT) and 1996 in Hoch Ybrig (SUI), Sabina Panzanini in 1991 in Geilo (NOR), Deborah Compagnoni in 1987 in Hemsedal (NOR) and Claudia Giordani in 1973 in Ruhpolding (GER ).

FIS Junior World Alpine Ski Championships in Jasna (SVK) - women's giant slalom:

1. Marta Bassino (ITA) 1:52.86 2. Karoline Pichler (ITA/Petersberg) +0.27 3. Rosina Schneeberger (AUT) +1.73 4. Elisabeth Kappaurer (AUT) +2.02 5. Jasmina Suter (SUI) +2.41 6. Paula Moltzan (USA) +2.58 7. Candace Crawford (CAN) +2.68 8. Magdalena Fjaellstroem (SWE) +2.79 9. Simone Wild (SUI) +3.12 10. Patrizia Dorsch (GER) +3.13

18. Roberta Melesi (Ita) +3.54

eliminated among others: Nicole Delago (ITA/Wolkenstein) and Ida Giardini (ITA). Disqualified in the first round: Tatiana Nogler Kostner (ITA/St. Ulrich).

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Karoline Pichler is vice junior world champion

Great success for the 19-year-old ski racer from Petersberg. Karoline Pichler came in second in the giant slalom in Jasna, Slovakia, narrowly beaten by her teammate Marta Bassino.

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