Parallel mode is changed, South Tyrol is the venue for 5 races

Provided the application is also approved by the Council, there will be no more duels with just one run in the future. So that the format doesn't drag on, only 16 instead of 32 drivers qualify for the knockout runs.

The background to the adjustment is the realization that deviations between the courses due to the topography cannot be avoided, even if the gates are set out identically. In the women's parallel giant slalom in Sestriere, where only one run took place from the round of 17 onwards, the athletes prevailed in 20 out of XNUMX cases on the obviously faster blue course. With the French winner Clara Direz and the Austrian Elisa Mörzinger, two stark outsiders reached the final.

The FIS wants to stick to its original calendar for the coming season despite the still unclear effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The men's program has four parallel races on the program next winter. A task force was set up to develop a strategy for the potentially longer-lasting travel and spectator restrictions and to ensure fair conditions for all athletes. Date for Saslong classic confirmed The date for the two speed races in Val Gardena was also confirmed. On Friday, December 18th, the Super-G will take place at the foot of the Sassolungo, and on Saturday, December 19th, the classic downhill run will take place. Christof Innerhofer was a forerunner in Val Gardena last season. © APA/afp / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

This means that the legendary Saslong slope in Val Gardena will be the venue for the men's Alpine Ski World Cup races for the 53rd time. Before competing for World Cup points in Val Gardena on the last weekend before Christmas, the international ski aces will also complete a training run on Wednesday, December 16th and Thursday, 17th.

“It is a great satisfaction every year when the dates are confirmed by those responsible at the FIS as expected. We are also pleased that we will continue to appear in the International Ski Association's World Cup calendar in the coming years until the end of the 2022/23 season. This gives us, our employees and our partners security when it comes to medium-term planning,” explains Rainer Senoner, President of the organizing Saslong Classic Club.

However, due to the current global Corona crisis, the World Cup organizers will have to be extremely flexible in the upcoming season - including in Val Gardena. “As already indicated in some interviews, we are planning different scenarios this year. Ideally, we can run the races as usual. “But we will also be prepared if the number of spectators is limited or we don’t have to hold the races in front of any audience,” Senoner continued. Alta Badia and Kronplatz are also on the racing calendar In addition to Val Gardena, Alta Badia is also an integral part of the FIS World Cup calendar until the 2022/23 season. The races for the technicians on the Gran Risa will take place as usual after the Val Gardena speed spectacle. In Alta Badia next winter the men will also complete a giant slalom (December 20th) and a parallel race (December 21st). The third South Tyrolean organizer in the group is Kronplatz, which will organize a women's giant slalom again in the 2020/21 season (January 26th) after a year's break.

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Parallel mode is changed, South Tyrol is the venue for 5 races

The Alpine Committee of the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to adjust the mode for the parallel races at an online conference.

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