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Justin Kowalczyk was a big fighter.

Jasmine Paolini?

Goggia was seriously thinking about ending her career after her last injury Her current form is a big mystery.

But how many of those 60 million live in the mountains? Do you think anyone in Sicily or Naples skis? Tomba came from Bologna and that was already a rarity but he had a wealthy father who paid for his training.

In 2019 they gave us the games in Cortina. Then there should be a plan to be strong then. We should hire good coaches and invest a lot of money. Then there would be medals. Nothing has been done, and our best coaches work in Switzerland or in private teams.

France will has the winter games in 2030 and believe me, they will be ready, just as they were ready for the summer Paris. However, we are not able to use such big events at home. After 2006 and Turin, our winter sport experienced the worst period in the 21st century. Now it will be similar, when Goggia, Brignone, Paris etc. leave.

We had Giorgio Rocca, Manfred Moelgg, Guliano Razzoli- Olimpics Champion from 2010. They weren't stars like Tomba, but top skiers. Now we have no one. Vinatzer is not good for slalom. In speed skiing there is also Paris, who is 35 years old. The situation is tragic. Norway, Switzerland, Austria have entire teams of great competitors, France has Noel, Amiez and we have no one. Without radical changes we will soon be at the level of Bulgaria or Poland.

Besides, the real drama will be when Brignone and Goggia leave and that can happen at any moment. We will be left with only Bassino in the giant slalom/supergigant (she also has 30 age) and 2-3 good skiers in the fast disciplines, like Pirovano, Delago sisters etc., but on a completely different level than Goggia and Brignone. Then there will be cry... Especially since our brilliant federation cut Colturi to Albania...

The training methods in our slalom team don't work. It's not a coincidence. It's not even that we don't have 1-2 stars, like Tomba in the past, or later Moelgg but there's a general lack of a few solid skiers under 30 who would regularly score points and improve their starting positions. The same goes for our girls - for 2 years, only Peterlini has been making regularly points but there's no talk of fighting for the podiums either. A sad picture.

Saccardi skiing well but he crash. Sala and Gross aren`t fit for the World Cup with this form. Gross used to be good but his time has passed. Same with Razzoli. The problem is there is no one young to replace them.

We wasted many years counting on only one Vinatzer, who is not suited for slaloms with his style of riding. He should focus on giants and maybe super-Gs? The rest of our team is non-existent. We need to get rid of this whole gang, with coaches at the front and start all over again. It should have been done in 2019 when we got the games in Cortina.

And 0 Italians in 2 runs...

Italy must wait for its Sinner in slalom...

Gross and Kastlunger actually 26 and 27... We are in danger of missing at one 1 rider in the 2nd run...

The Italian men's and women's slalom staff should simply be fired. It's getting worse and worse every year, except that now it's too late. In 1 year we have the Olympics and it will be the embarrassment of the century. If Juventus Turin were in the relegation zone the decision would probably be quick, right?

The guy is almost 25 years old and for several years he has not been able to finish 2 slaloms in a row. I am tired of reading about his potential. With his riding style he is not suitable for slaloms. He has made progress in the giant slalom and regularly finishes there, but not enough to stand on the podium. The problem is that Italy - an Alpine country with the Olympics in Cortina in 2026 - has no one else. When was the last time an Italian stood on the podium in a technical competition apart from Vinatzer's 3rd place in 2020? No one. We are at a lower level than Great Britain or Croatia.

Great Britain, Bulgaria and Croatia are already better than us, so maybe we should get coaches from those countries, since we ourselves have not been able to train 1 athlete to the top group in slalom for several years.

I don't understand how you can fall so low with the home games in a 1 year. What's worse the same is in women. No progress is visible. What good is it that Vinatzer has good moments if he doesn't finish more than half of his runs? I don't expect another Tomba, Rocca or Moelgg but for God's sake let there be at least a solid group of 4-5 skiers who will probably qualify for the 2nd run and fight for the podium from time to time. In my opinion, it was long overdue to change the team in technical competitions: since 2022, there has been no progress in slalom, and in the women's giant slalom, the experienced Brignone and sometimes Bassino are still saving our asses.

They will miss the times of Hussein if things continue like this. Hussein didn`t change this law...

At the end of the 90s there was also a good period: qualification for the 1997 World Cup and the 1998 European Championship (held in Italy). Given the weak Italian league, the best solution is to send as many players as possible to Germany, Austria, France, etc. Then there is a chance that handball in Italy will not die after a few years. For now, the key is to play regularly at major events and that this qualification for the World Cup next year is not a one-off.

Her mother has represented Italy in veteran competitions for many years. She was last in the Polish national team in 1991, from what I've read. Then she went to Italy, she has a husband here, a job: a club and the Italian federation for a few years ago. Her daughter was born in Italy and went to school here. The situation is similar with Jasmine Paolini. I don't know what kind of connections her doughter has with Poland but her first option was definitely Italy. Maybe in the future she'll look at Poland if the Italian squad is unavailable to her. I don't even know if she has a Polish passport. You'd have to ask her.

Her mother has lived in Italy for over 30 years and competes for us in veteran competitions. Additionally, she worked in the Italian federation in the epee training staff from 2006 to 2014.

But Fiamingo and Santuccio will return this season? What hurts the most is that Federico Vismara ended his career at the age of 27. Marco Fichera did the same after Tokyo 2021. Such fencers will be missed. As for women's sabre the Italian coach from Bologna led the Ukrainians to gold at the Olympic Games in Paris. Sure, they have Kharlan and we don't but the rest of the team is pretty average. Maybe the coaching staff for the girls should change, because something has clearly not been right in recent years.

1st and 2nd place in women's epee + 2nd and 3rd place in men's epee. Importantly, for men they are very young guys. Unfortunately, Federico Vismara ended his career at the age of 27, just like Marco Fichera did a few years ago at a similar age. This is a bit of a problem, because these were fencers at the ideal age for this competition: 27-28. It's a shame to lose such people, but it's important that there are young people behind them.

Unfortunately, sabre and especially women's sabre is our worst competition. The crisis is big and there is no chance of overcoming it.