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16.11.2023

The Austrians "rock" the Gran Becca: Christina Ager achieves best time in the second downhill training

After the cancellation of Wednesday's training session, the time had come on Thursday: the world's best downhill skiers were able to celebrate their premiere on the "Gran Becca". Despite the large amount of fresh snow and the wind, the "Gran Becca" was in very good condition. The Austrian Christina Ager set a best time of 1:35.81. The athletes were very impressed with the first training run in the finish area afterwards.

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15.11.2023

New attempt: Isabella Wright opens the second downhill training session on Thursday

After the cancellation of Wednesday's training session due to the wind, the speed athletes should be able to have a training run on Thursday. At 11.45 a.m., the US American Isabella Wright will be the first skier to tackle the Gran Becca with a length of 2910 metres and a difference in altitude of 665 metres.

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15.11.2023

The wind is too strong: The first women's training on the Gran Becca is cancelled.

On Wednesday, Sofia Goggia, Corinne Suter & Co. were supposed to train on the Gran Becca for the first time as part of the Matterhorn Cervino Speed Openings. However, strong winds prevented regular training. The jury, which includes members of the FIS and the local organising committee, had no choice than to cancel today's programme.

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14.11.2023

Sofia Goggia, Corinne Suter & Co.: The world's best female ski athletes are about to make their debut on the «Gran Becca»!

The best downhill skiers in the world have arrived in Cervinia and will be taking on a completely new challenge in the World Cup circuit over the next few days. While a total of three training sessions are scheduled above Cervinia and Zermatt from Wednesday to Friday, the two races at the weekend are all about the first downhill World Cup points of the season and a total of no less than 400,000 Swiss francs in prize money.

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12.11.2023

The second men's downhill on Sunday has also been cancelled due to the heavy snowfall!

After Saturday's downhill, Sunday's downhill has also been cancelled due to the weather. The onset of snowfall in the early morning and the rising wind prevented the "Gran Becca" from being ready to race by 11.30 am. The safety of all those involved is not guaranteed in the current weather conditions.

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11.11.2023

Sander opens the Gran Becca premiere

The second attempt should be successful on Sunday: The German Andreas Sander will be the first to catapult out of the start house at 11.30 a.m. and thus open the first cross-border World Cup downhill.

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