CRANS MONTANA (SVIZZERA) (ITALPRESS) – The descent of Crans Montana was definitively cancelled, valid for the Women’s Alpine Ski World Cup 2025/2026. Race started despite the abundant snowfall of the last hours in Switzerland and interrupted after only six pectoral ones. Of the six athletes, three fell. In the networks, without consequence, the Austrian Nina Ortlieb and also the American Lindsey Vonn. The 41-year-old Saint Paul, who remained stuck in the nets for a few minutes, managed to descend downstream on his legs but touching his left knee. To be evaluated the physical conditions of the U.S. outclass, a week from the Via dei Giochi Olimpici in Milan Cortina 2026. The worst was the Norwegian Marte Monsen, the protagonist of a ruinous fall and then transported to the hospital with the helicopter. Only the French Romane Miradoli, the other American Jacqueline Wiles and the Swiss Corinne Suter. Immediately after the fall of Vonn, sixth to descend, the race was interrupted and the track was tried with a Swiss opener.
50 minutes from the start of the test, the free was finally erased due to the impractical nature of the track and the intensification of snowfall on Crans Montana. The eight blues on the start list could not be dropped: the first would have been Sofia Goggia and Laura Pirovano, respectively with the pectoral number 9 and 10. In the top 30 also present Federica Brignone, n.16, Nicol Delago, n.20, Nadia Delago, n.22, and Elena Curtoni, n.23. Back Roberta Melesi with 37 and Asja Zenere with 45. Retraced for work on the track also the time trial of the male descent, scheduled on Sunday 1 February at 11.00. As for the Women’s World Cup, it is expected tomorrow (at 11 o’clock) always in Crans Montana a superG, but it will be to evaluate the climatic conditions and the Helvetic track.
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