by Giorgio La Bruzzo
CORTINA (ITALPRESS) – The day of fasting comes after the busy. Day without medals for Italy at the Milan-Cortina Games, not without any regret. Starting from the male combination of teams that turns out bitter despite a Giovanni Franzoni in great dust in the descent: the fresh Olympic silver closes the first part of the race but in slalom Alex Vinatzer is not up to the partner and the team Italia 1 even closes seventh, behind also the pair Paris-Sala that ends fifth. It dominates Switzerland making gold with Van Allmen (bis after descent) and Neuf and silver with Odermatt and Meillard even if former aequo with Austrians Kriechmayr and Feller. The medal if they play it tomorrow Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini in the double blend of curling, but it will not be the most precious one: After fighting in the morning the American couple formed by Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin for 7-6, in the evening they surrender to the same Americans (9-8) and will not defend tomorrow the Olympic title conquered in Beijing in 2022. They will try to console themselves with bronze, however, as long as they exceed that Great Britain of Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat who had dominated the round robin (basing also the blues) except then yield to Sweden.
The girls of hockey, meanwhile, continue to make the story: after the first ever win at five circles, the blues beat 3-2 Japan and exceed the columns of Hercules of the group landing at the quarters. “Now we want to dream and to do it all the way then why not hope to win a medal?”, the captain Nadia M attivi unbalances. In the female slopestyle, where the Swiss Gremaud confirms the title four years ago in front of the Chinese Gu, tenth final place for Maria Gasslitter. The Dutchman Jutta Leerdam dominates the 1000 speed skating with a lot of Olympic records, with the blue Maybritt Vigl 25th. Only Italian in the final, Giovanni Bresadola is placed 19th in the final jump from the small trampoline (gold to the German Raimund). Medal openings in the female toboggan where Verena Hofer and Sandra Robatscher are fourth and sixth respectively after the first two runs: for gold and silver will be German derby between Taubitz and Fraebel but the Latvian Bota, third, has only 60 cents advantage over the Hofer.
Tomorrow eyes on the short track, with the debut of Arianna Fontana in the batteries of 500 and the mixed bracket that will hunt for a medal, while after the splendid bronze in the team event will return on the ice Matteo Rizzo and Daniel Grassl in the short male. Sofia Goggia will also return to action, engaged in the combination of teams of Cortina in pairs with Lara Della Mea, in the background eyes on Federico Pellegrino in the sprint while Tommaso Giacomel seeks glory in the individual of Anterselva.
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