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At the Ski World Cup Italy is playing today what is probably its best card in the week of technical tests: the female giant. After the zero titles of the parallels – and in particular after the rapid and surprising dethronement of Marta Bassino in the individual one: she already lost the title won in 2021 in the round of 16 and did not follow up on the beautiful success in super-G on Mribel’s Roc de Fer – back to hoping for the podium. And just Marta, eager for redemption, the first option. But there is a second one, of no less value: that of Federica Brignone, gold in the combined and ready to demonstrate that she has regained her role as top gigantist. For the last three days Federica has had a fever (even high) and her presence has even been questioned. Instead there will be and we trust that you can have your say. Alongside the two world champions, Italy lines up two accredited youngsters with an important future: Asya Zenerelaunched from eleventh place in the Sestriere World Cup event, e Beatrice Sola.

The mission of the two leading blues, however, will not be easy at all. To begin with, they will find Mikaela Shiffrin, who has not yet climbed to the main step of the podium (she did not finish the combined and was second behind Bassino in super-G) and who wants to fill this gap. Then there will be the debut of the Slovak Petra Vlhovawho gave up fast races to focus everything on technical tests (not in a great moment of form, but a talented skier), the defense of the 2021 title by Lara Gut Behrami, the ambitions of the Olympic champion Sara Hector, the threat of Ragnhild Mowinckel (leader of the Norwegians), the desire of the French Tessa Worley to hit the third gold medal between the wide doors on her home snow, thus bringing the balance of her career to 7 titles at the World Cup.

Appointment then today, Thursday 16 February, at 9.45 for the first heat and at 1.30 for the second. We remind you that all the races of the 2023 World Championship, scheduled between Courchevel (men) and Mribel (women), can be followed live TV and streaming on Rai and Eurosport. It will be possible to watch the matches free-to-air on RaiDue (digital terrestrial channel 2) and Rai Sport HD (DDT channel 58) and in live streaming on RaiPlay. There is also live coverage on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, channels present on the Sky decoder (210 and 211) and on the DAZN and Discovery+ apps.