Marcel Knapp and Nikola Fricova win the Giant Among the Bellunesi, Facchin 12th and Margherita Mazzoncini who finished in ninth place
CORTINA
The German and Slovak flags are waving in Cortina, in the first of the two days of the World Cup of grass skiing, an event that returns to Ampezzo after two years and which is proposed by the Ski Club Cortina, in synergy with the Ista and lifts company. with GtBell1. Yesterday, on the Roncato track, in Socrepes, the giant was on stage and the German Marcel Knapp and the Slovak Nikola Fricova climbed the top step of the podium. Knapp preceded Edoardo Frau from Vicenza by 37 cents while Austrian Hannes Angerer completed the podium. Good 12th place for the Pontalpine Jacopo Facchin. In the pink match, Fricova preceded the Austrian Kristin Posch by 42 cents and the Czech Eliska Rejchrtova by 1 ”87. The first blue was Ambra Gasperi from thirty, sixth at 3 ”64. Top ten for Margherita Mazzoncini from Belluno, ninth. Out of ten for just 4 cents Monica Ferrighetto, 11th.
“We have successfully archived the first day, despite the intense rain of the night and early morning complicating things a bit”, explains Luigi Umberto Sommavilla, historical “engine” of Belluno and Italian grass skiing and race director in Cortina, “the great work done in the previous weeks on the race ground has however ensured that the track held up well and the race ran smoothly”.
“The hope is that the appointment with the World Cup of grass skiing can become a classic in the Cortina summer”, says Michele Di Gallo, organizational manager of the Cortina Ski club, “the commitment is important, also considering the need to manage the entire event in accordance with current Covid guidelines. There are about fifty volunteers involved, demonstrating the great involvement of associates and friends of our association, and the wonderful collaboration with GTBell1. After the great challenge of the National Criterium for puppies last March, we are working hard on the two summer events: the World Cup of grass skiing this weekend and the Italian Cup of roller skis on 10 October. For this intense program we thank the municipal administration in particular ».
Male giant: 1. Marcel Knapp (Czech Republic) 1. 24. 64; 2. Edoardo Frau 1. 24. 71; 3. Hannes Angerer (Germany) 1. 24. 81; 4. Martin Bartak (Czech Republic) 1. 25.05; 5. Lorenzo Gritti 1. 25. 44.
Female giant: 1. Nikola Fricova (Slovakia) 1. 29.53; 2. Kristin Posch (Austria) 1. 29. 95; 3. Eliska Rejchrtova (Czech Republic) 1. 31. 40; 4. Daniela Krueckel (Austria) 1. 32.31; 5. Sarka Abrahamova (Czech Republic) 1. 32. 56. –
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