There are eighteen blues, equally divided between men and women, who will take part in the Nordic World Ski Championships scheduled in Planica, Slovenia, from 21 February to 5 March.
Among the nine athletes the star is Federico Pellegrino, in his seventh participation in a world championship.
But there is no shortage of young people, for a mix of rookies and veterans.
The women's team
: Anna Comarella;
Iris De Martin Pinter (born in 2004, newcomer);
Martina Di Centa, Francesca Franchi, Caterina Ganz, Nadine Laurent (2003, newcomer), Nicole Monsorno, Cristina Pittin (1998, newcomer), Federica Sanfilippo (1990, newcomer).
The men's team
: Elia Barp Elia (2002, newcomer), Simone Daprà, Francesco De Fabiani (fifth world), Davide Graz, Simone Mocellini, Dietmar Noeckler, Federico Pellegrino (seventh participation with a gold in the sprint in Lahti, two silver in the Seefeld sprint and in the Lahti sprint team and two bronzes in the Falun sprint team and in the Seefeld sprint team), Giandomenico Salvadori, Paolo Ventura.