12 Azzurri are in the starting blocks in Carezza

Even the gray sky on the Karerpass could not dampen the “Azzurri’s” great anticipation. Roland Filehner and Aaron March go into the parallel giant slalom at the foot of the Rosengarten with the self-confidence of a first and second place at the World Cup opener in Cortina last Saturday. “I hope that many people will keep their fingers crossed for us from their living rooms.” Roland Fischller “I know the Pra Di Tori piste very well,” said Fischnelller, “and I assume that the snow conditions are good. I hope that I can perform as well as I did in Cortina. Two gondolas of the Hubertus lift are already decorated with my name, now I'm hoping for the third," he said, referring to his two World Cup victories on the Karerpass (2011 and 2014). “No athlete has been able to try out the slopes this year, such are the special circumstances. We have to adapt to it – and we can,” said Fischnelller, who misses the fans on the slopes. “Unfortunately the spectators can't be here, but I hope that many people will keep their fingers crossed for us from their living rooms. The organizers here have done a good job.” March: “Give it some gas again” Aaron March is also looking forward to the race. “I started the season very well in Cortina. Everything starts again here, we have to step on the gas again, because it's not enough to rest on Cortina's performance. I can hardly wait to get into the race and give it my all.” The “Azzurri” skipped snow training on Wednesday and instead completed an athletics unit. By the way, Filehner and March are not the only racers from the Italian team who can hope for top results. Mirko Felicetti (Trentino), Edwin Coratti (Graun) and Daniele Bargozza (Gröden) finished fourth, fifth and sixth in Cortina and are also among the closest favorites in the second home race. The Italian national team is completed by the athletes of the B team Marc Hofer (St. Martin in Passeier), Fabian Lantschner (Bozen) and Gabriel Messner (Villnöß). Ochner knows how to win at the Karerpass The women are also looking forward to it. “Yesterday we had a piste to ourselves in Petersberg, so everyone could prepare ideally. Today many of us had a day off to prepare as best we could for tomorrow’s race,” said Nadya Ochner. The Burgstaller knows how to win on the Pra Di Tori slope: in 2018 she celebrated a much celebrated victory here. “Of course the memories are still very nice, but now it’s starting from scratch again. I feel good and I'm ready. Although we have not tested the slope yet, I rely on the organizers who have certainly done their best.” Things didn't go so well for the 27-year-old in Cortina, she was eliminated in the round of 15 and had to settle for 13th place when Czech Ester Ledecka won. Things went better for Lucia Dalmasso in Cortina (9th). The “Azzurre” team is completed by Jasmin Coratti (Graun) and Giulia Gaspari (Cortina). The four of them will be aiming to qualify for the knockout duels of the best 16 runners on Thursday from XNUMX a.m. Ledecka will be missing in Carezza as she is in action at the Ski World Cup in Val d'Isere this weekend. The two parallel giant slalom races as part of the World Cup in Carezza must take place behind closed doors due to the current safety regulations. South Tyrol's snowboard fans can still be there up close and watch the thrilling finals live from 13 p.m Rai Sport or Eurosport 2 track. Besides, transfer too ORF Sport + , RTV Slovenia , Bulgarian television BNT , the Equipe in France on the web, and Polish television POLSAT and the US broadcaster NBC on the web in real time. Numerous other TV stations will report on the races in Carezza in various news and magazine formats. Snowboard World Cup in Carezza: The program Thursday: 9 a.m.: Qualifications 13 p.m.: Finals

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