Covid alarm and trip suspended for now in Wengen, while on Tuesday evening in Flachau fifth slalom women of the Cdm season after the two of Levi, Semmering and Zagreb.
On the not difficult track named after the great local champion Hermann Maier we will see with almost absolute certainty yet another clash between the Slovak Petra Vhlova and the American Mikaela Shiffrin, with the first heat at 6 pm and the second at 8.45 pm.
The winner of the past two editions is in fact Petra Vlhova, while Mikaela Shiffrin triumphed three years ago.
But Shiffrin this season has not yet managed to establish herself in her favorite discipline.
He therefore looks forward to doing so.
In addition, after a duopoly of the two champions that lasted uninterruptedly for three seasons, at the end of last year, in Semmering, the victory of the Swiss Michelle Gisin came as a surprise, as if to prove that even Petra and Mikaela are not unbeatable.
Italy - which in this discipline continues to hiding and is painstakingly rebuilding a team - will be at the start with six athletes.
In addition to the colluding Irene Curtoni (13 / a presence, with a ninth place in 2016 as best placement), and Marta Rossetti, Martina Peterlini and Lara Della Mea, there will be the young Serena Viviani and Anita Gulli returning from good races in the European Cup.
As for Wengen, this is a twist in view of the men's Cdm competitions, over the weekend: due to the high numbers of Covid infection, Fis this morning invited the athletes not to leave yet for the Swiss location.
Just yesterday afternoon - after the organizers and the Swiss health authorities, faced with the concern of the teams for the spread of the virus in Wengen, they had ensured the safety of the three races from next Friday to Sunday - Fis had given the ok at the event.
The news of the temporary stop pending further checks was confirmed by the coach of the Italian sprinters Alberto Ghidoni.
The various teams are still partly in nearby Adelboden, where they competed until yesterday in the technical disciplines, and the athletes' arrival in Wengen was scheduled for today as tomorrow there would be the first downhill test.