TESERO (ITALPRESS) – Italy dreams of the podium for three fractions, then it must surrender in the bracket 4×7.5 km female of the Nordic ski. The blues close in 6th position, in the race dominated by Norway.
The Scandinavians take advantage of the double fall of Sweden and fly towards the triumph in solitary. Ninth Norwegian gold, therefore, in the time of 1:15:44.8, while the Swedes manage to reassemble and center a silver that has a bitter taste (+50.9). Bronze to Finland (+1:14.7), Italy closes 6a (+1:59.7): fatal the fall of Federica Cassol, who had left third after the very good remonta of Martina Di Centa. The daughter of art and Iris de Martin Pinter, second after the first fraction, had dreamed of a relay that could also count on a solid Caterina Ganz (4th at the change).
“My teammates did a superlative race, for a few minutes we really believed in the medal. I’m not at the top on this distance yet, but I’ve given all of myself. The sixth place remains an important result, we touched the company and wanted to give the honour of podium to my companions. Now we will continue to work, we will never stop dreaming of a medal and we think it is reachable in the future”. So Federica Cassol, last relay of the 4×7.5km bracket that closed sixth, to the microphones of RaiSport. In mixed zone there is also Martina Di Centa, who had left the witness after three fractions with Italy in third place: “We tried, I believed it until the end – explains the blue. I tried to do mine, I dreamed for the whole race.”.
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