Jole Galli turned on the afterburners in the small final.

The Azzurri came out on top in the bronze medal match.

The Swedish resort of Gällivare delivers a solid, albeit slightly bittersweet, result from the Azzurri's point of view at the start of the Skicross World Cup finals.

March 28, 2026

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With Jole Galli and Federico Tomasoni, the Italians celebrated two fifth-place finishes. This result demonstrates consistency but also shows how close they came to the podium. Tomasoni, the Olympic silver medalist, showed nerves of steel, especially in the small final. After losing in the semifinals to strong competition including American Tyler Wallasch and overall World Cup winner Reece Howden, he confidently defeated the Frenchmen Evan Klufts and Nicolas Raffort in the battle for fifth place. The day's victory went to Sweden's David Mobärg in front of his home crowd.

For Simone Deromedis, the day was far less fortunate. In the quarterfinals, while in a promising position for the lead, he was eliminated by an illegal move from Duplessis Kergomard. Although the Frenchman was subsequently penalized, Deromedis only managed ninth place – a result that hardly reflects the course of the race. For Dominik Zuech from South Tyrol, the competition was over after the round of 16.

Galli kicks into high gear one more time

Jole Galli put on a strong finish in the women's race. The Livignese native left no doubt in the small final, dominating the race for fifth place ahead of Thompson and Berger Sabbatel. Victory once again went to the outstanding Swede Sandra Näslund, who secured her tenth win of the season and clinched the overall World Cup title early. Daniela Maier and Hannah Schmidt completed the podium.