World Super-G bronze medal for Renè De Silvestro

First world champion joy for the Cadorino in Lillehammer.

Rainbow joy. René De Silvestro climbs on the podium in the first race of the Paralympic ski world championship in Lillehammer.

For the athlete from San Vito, in the Sitting category, who had already shown excellent things in the World Cup, the bronze medal arrived in the super-G, behind the Dutch Jeroen Kampschreur (4.14 the gap), who repeated the gold yesterday in descent, and the Norwegian Jesper Pedersen (who finished 3.22 behind the winner).

«I’m happy, I made the podium despite a difficult and icy track; it’s my first world podium », comments the driver of the Ski club Druscié Cortina who at the World Championships three years ago at the World Championships in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, had conquered the fourth place in giant. «Maybe I could have risked a little more, I had a margin all along the track, but that’s okay. I’m not very happy that Kampschreur gave me 4 ”but he was really unapproachable. I have put away the first world medal, I can look forward to the next races with greater confidence, in which I know I can do even better ».

That of De Silvestro represents the third medal for the blue expedition to Lillehammer. In addition to the bronze of the boy from San Vito, in fact, the silvers of Giuseppe Romele in cross-country skiing and Jacopo Luchini in snowboarding arrived. In Lillehammer René is confirming the leap in quality, especially in terms of personality and self-control, already revealed in the first part of the season, with important results in all specialties.

We point out that every evening (around 11pm) on Raisport it is possible to see the summary of the day of the World Cup, by Lorenzo Roata.