Giuliano Razzoli second on the Gran Risa. Vince Marcel Hirscher
FOTO: Alta Badia 2011/12How nice to see Italy celebrate on a home track, so loved daggli skiers and athletes themselves, as the Gran Risa. Yesterday we celebrated the return of Massimiliano Blardone in giant slalom. Today we celebrate the return of Giuliano Razzoli in slalom. In the past season were the most time I went out that those who had remained in the race. A bit 'for the weight of having his neck a gold medal Olympian, a little' due to an unfortunate accident of a hand. Yet the true champions always come back. Rocket is one of them.
Someshoulder problem that forced him to stop a few days, but that does not mean you can not always be at high levels. Today, Julian, before an audience of 7,000 spectators, took second place on the podium behind by 56 cents from the winner Marcel Hirscher and 4 cents ahead of the German Felix Neureuther.
"I did not expect to get on the podium today - says Giuliano Razzoli happy after the race - I was not in very good condition and until a few days ago I could not even beat up the stakes. But, come the race, I have purposely designed the shoulder pain I had and I threw myself on the attack, the track was damaged enough so I did not want to risk too much to not make mistakes. I skied well but not too much in the last door I felt the fatigue in the legs. The last twenty-five days for me have been suffering from treatment and rehabilitation. We wanted this podium because I struggled but I held firm and it helped. That's fine and I'm happy for the second place because it was not easy in my condition. "
great success not only for Julian, but also for the rest of the Azzurri. Patrick Thaler is back to being competitive and he recovers in the second round 19 finishing seventh position behind team-mate Cristian Deville, sixth. Also excellent performance of Stephen Gross, eighth, which this year begins to grasp the important points to improve the pectoral base. Too bad for Manfred Moelgg who errs in the second half of the race and exit. But does not qualify for the second round rookie Roberto Nani. With today's victory
Marcel Hirscher rooms at the top of the World Cup overall with 425 points in front of norvese Aksel Lund Svindal, second at 416 points.
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