Stage 4 in Toblach/Dobbiaco (ITA)
TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 - Stage 1
Men´s Sprint Freestyle:
1. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo
2. Lucas Chanavat
3. Janik Riebli
Full Final Result HERE
TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 Provisional Standing After Event 1/7 HERE
She was supposed to start already here in Semmering, but got a flu or something which stopped her return for now, As far as I know she will skip also the new years stages in Kranjska Gora, probably will return in Flachau or Kronplatz
Stage 4 in Toblach/Dobbiaco (ITA)
TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 - Stage 1
Women´s Sprint Freestyle:
1. Jessie Diggins
2. Jasmi Joensuu
3. Nadine Faehndrich
Full Final Result HERE
TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 Provisional Standing After Event 1/7 HERE
How many points could she gain? 15? And that's always a risk of injury. I have no doubt, however, that Brignone is still our best slalom competitor, looking at the misery of the others, but since she doesn't train slalom much, it's not worth risking for a few/dozen more points.
Diggins is strong thanks to her determination and strong head. None of our young skiers have the right mentality. That's why they all fall in the quarter-finals, basically without a fight. In the USA, every athlete exceeds their maximum in the knockout phase. That's the difference. Someone who won the qualifications certainly had the strength to advance to at least the semi-finals, but the mentality is bad.
Jess Diggins just cannot help herself. I'm sure she was thinking about a top 10 place this morning,but as soon as the opportunity arrived she grabbed it.
In the knockout phase everything went back to normal: one Pellegrino in the semi-finals and the rest out. What`s worse Pellegrino is no longer in such great shape and does not stand on the podium anymore. I don`t see any hope. Everything has been based on one Pellegrino for 15 years Other teams are introducing young players: USA, Switzerland, USA and we haven`t been able to stand on the podium in the women's team since 2011... Let Cassol stand on the podium 1-2 times at the beginning, even in 3rd place, then we can have hope.
In alpine skiing it's the same, there's the great Brignone at 34, then Bassino around 30 and then there's the problem of advancing to 30. Look at the results of today's giant slalom.