Shortly before the Olympics: Big mystery in Italy's ski team

The reason for this is Mattia Casse. As is well known, the downhill skier was not nominated for the Olympic Games and then vented his anger on social networks ( SportNews berichtete ). On Thursday, however, a note made the rounds that caused a stir: several media outlets unanimously reported that the speed specialist is on his way to the Olympics despite everything. According to reports, Casse traveled to China on Thursday and will spend a few days in Beijing before moving to the Olympic Village in Yanqing Journal of Sport . As the pink sheet speculates, the 31-year-old will be used in the Super-G on Tuesday. The Italian winter sports association is (still) keeping the Casse case a secret; so far there has been no statement from FISI. Has a quota place become available? So it's a mystery. Officially, Italy still only has 7 starting places available for men's skiing. Casse would only be considered for speed races in which Christof Innerhofer, Dominik Paris and Matteo Marsaglia are seeded. All three have on Downhill training on Thursday disputed, therefore they are neither injured nor infected with Corona, which is why a subsequent nomination would make no sense here. A different scenario is more likely: at the last minute a quota place became available somewhere, which the Italian now takes. Said quota places are highly controversial. As a result, many athletes from exotic skiing nations were able to get a starting place for the Olympics relatively easily, while proven countries like Italy were only allowed to send 7 runners instead of the maximum of 11 for the men. It is feared that exotic skiers have cheated together in races to make it easier to get an Olympic ticket. That's why the International Olympic Committee launched investigations in the last few days. Luckily for Mattia Casse? The next few hours will bring clarity.

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Shortly before the Olympics: Big mystery in Italy's ski team

The Olympic Games in Beijing are just around the corner. Italy's ski racers are also ready for the spectacle in the Middle Kingdom. Shortly before the start, there was confusion in the Azzurri camp.

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