The German athlete performed very well and gained on two French athletes: Marion Bertrand and Tessa Worley. The Italian Irene Curtone arrived as fourth.

The Italian athletes were unlucky in the night slalom in Gressoney. Denise Karbon skipped a gate at the beginning and lost the second round even if she got a third position in the first one. If Federica Brignone had had not skip the last gate before reaching the finishing line, she would have got the second place with 1.42.38.

High level competition in Cogne

Cogne. Fifteen kilometres in a single breath; four passages on the finish line, short distances and a crowded audience urging on all the contenders. Cologna, the Olympic champion in Vancouver didn’t start, but the competition was fascinating. In the end the transalpine Vincent Vittoz won with 32’18’’90, with an advantage of 19’’46 on the Swiss Tony Livers, and of 31’’24 on the Friulian Carabiniere Giorgio Di Centa. Another French athlete gained the fourth position, Robin Duvillard, who reached the final line after 32’’85, and Ronny Andre Hafsaas arrived fifth with 44’’32. Other three Italian athletes follow: 6^th Pietro Piller Cottrer, 7^th Thomas Moriggl, and 8th David Hofer.

Two gold medal for the Asians and the first achievement for Radanova.

Courmayeur march 24, 2010. Despite the forced absence of the Vancouver Bronze Medal Arianna Fontana stopped for an injury, one of the stars present at the military games, the 1500m Short Track competitions at Courmayeur’s ice rink impressed the public.