Great day for the Italian jet girls in the Austrian downhill of Altenmarkt-Zauchensee. After Friday's crash in the super-G, an emotional Sofia Goggia won in 1.46.47. For her it is the 24th success in her career, thus returning to join Federica Brignone as the most successful Italian in history - in 1.46.47 (''I did a solid race, even if a bit of wind conditioned me at altitude''). Then for Italy there is the third place of Nicol Delago from Val Gardena (''I competed with my heart''), the fourth podium of her career and who was second in Altenmarkt two years ago, ex aequo with the Austrian Puechner in 1.46.81.
In second place in 1.46.57 the other Austrian Stephanie Venier who undermined Goggia's success until the last meter.
Disappointed and angry with herself, Federica Brignone, the fastest in the only timed race, who made a lot of mistakes (''I did all sorts of things: I wanted too much'') almost taken by the desire to overdo it trying to win for the first time in this discipline, and finished only 14th in 1.47.86. In front of her Laura Pirovano in 1.47.73. Further back Nadia Delago in 1.48.47 and even more Marta Bassino in 1.50.85 after a serious initial error.
We competed with the sun and a perfect surface on a technical track and a spectacular start in the style of flying km with then several jumps marked by various falls and curves to be pulled to perfection with the right line to develop maximum speed.
Tomorrow the Austrian stage closes with a super-G, the fourth of the season.
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