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The Audi FIS Ski World Cup
After three wonderful editions on the Deborah Compagnoni slope of Santa Caterina Valfurva, the World Cup circuit will back on a slope where the history of alpine skiing was written. The appointment is on December 28th and 29th with the Men’s Downhill race and the Men’s Combined race on the Stelvio slope.
The Stelvio slope is almost 3,230 meters long with a 986-meter vertical drop and a maximum gradient of 60%. The start is breathtaking. Two really fast turns lead immediately to the Rocca jump. Then it’s straight into the Canalino Sertorelli, where the skiers gather speed. Then, once past the Fontana Lunga turn, the skiers meet the insidious Ermellini turns, which lead them to the Carcentina diagonal, one of the most spectacular parts of the course.Just a few seconds to catch their breath and from the Ciuk, they hit the fastest part of the course, the San Pietro jump, which opens up like an chasm under their skis. After the flat stretch they are into the woods where the course is on a counterslope, with big, fast and demanding turns that leave no room for error. Competitors reach more than 100 km/h as they approach the last jump and then fly under the finish banner.
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