by Giorgio La Bruzzo
MILANO (ITALPRESS) – The eyes of the Italian public will all be for the blue stars, from Arianna Fontana to Sofia Goggia, from Federica Brignone to Tommaso Giacomel, from Michela Moioli to Elisa Caffont, passing through the various Maurizio Bormolini, Federico Pellegrino, Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wiererer, Francesca Lollommergida and the curling nationals, with the dream But that of Milan-Cortina will be an Olimpiade where you can admire the other great champions of winter sports, for a part of roi that smells of history. The story that he wants to write for example Lindsey Vonn, who has put the skis back to 40 years played in November 2024 just in view of the Italian Games, his last dance where the special feeling with Cortina (12 career wins in the World Cup) could make the difference even if the fall of Crans Montana has questioned in recent hours his participation. But the U.S. also point to the big target with Mikaela Shiffrin, back to shine after the injury that affected the past season. Among the men, on the other hand, reflectors on the Swiss Marco Odermatt, who also dominates this year where he is already well addressed to the fifth General World Cup in a row and gold in a giant four years ago.
In the biathlon the power vacuum left by the Boe brothers could be filled by Quentin Fillon Maillet, already two holes in China and another 10 world conquered since then. But France also has other cards to play on all Lou Jeanmonnot, Julia Simon and Eric Perrot. Attention also to Sweden, with Sebastian Samuelsson and the Oberg sisters. The announced superstar of the bob – without forgetting the compatriot Laura Nolte – will be the German Francesco Friedrich, who at 4 or 2 knows only to win: doubled in Pyeongchang and Beijing and now the chance to enter the legend. Legend is already Johannes Klaebo, an alien in cross-country skiing: five Olympic holes and 15 world titles in his personal bulletin board, the Norwegian also aims to dominate in Val di Fiemme while the female star is Jessie Diggins, hunting for the third Olympics in a medal row. A Japanese-Usa duel in figure skating, starting from the challenge between Ilia Malinin and Yuma Kagiyama in the single male, while Kaori Sakamoto, at the last five-round show, will try to insidiate Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn in the female. In the dance, however, Madison Chock and Evan Bates do not seem to have rivals for gold. You say freestyle and think about Eileen Gu, two ori and a silver in Beijing and appeared in great growth in the last exits after the mysterious August incident.
Milan-Cortina will be the last stage of a myth like Mikael Kingsbury, the king of the moguls from the top of his 18 medals between Games and Worlds. But the Italian one will also be the Olimpiade of the return of the stars of the NHL, who lacked at the Games since 2014: Canada, USA, Finland and Sweden will play medals. It will be spoken Slovenian in the jump, where Nika Prevc and his brother Domen are dominating in the World Cup but troubles to underestimate the eternal Ryoku Kobayashi, while in snowboard there is great wait for the return of the two-time Olympic champion of the Chloe Kim Half. Search for ransom after Chinese disappointment the German sledging champion Julia Taubitz, for the short track pointed headlights, among all, on the Canadian star William Dandjinou, the American Jordan Stolz wants to win everything on the long track, in the female skeleton Kim Meylemans and Jacqueline Pfeifer are ready to fight. Among the possible surprises of these Games, the United Kingdom, which in the last four years has distributed to the Federations 32.5 million pounds with the aim of overcoming the record of 5 medals of Pyeongchang: in London they consider realistic the possibility of reaching 8, considering also the results arrived between World Championships (Mia Brooks gold at 16 years in 2023 in slopestyle, silver for Charlotte Banks in snowboardcross) and World Cup, where Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt are gianting in the skeleton.
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