Following the spectacular Junior World Championships, which concluded last Friday on the FISI 50 slope at Colomion, the international elite of “free-heel” skiing took centre stage again today in Bardonecchia for the first day of the penultimate round of the FIS World Cup.

In today’s Parallel Sprint event, the athletes competed in a high-tension format that saw the following triumph:
Women’s Race: victory for Norway’s Eriksen Goril Strom, who finished ahead of France’s Bourbon Camille.
Men’s Race: victory for Switzerland’s Michel Nicolas, followed by France’s Petex Charly.

The highlight is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday 16 March, with the eagerly awaited Classic race. The course will wind its way along the Colomion piste, finishing against the backdrop of Pian del Sole, easily accessible to the public on foot via the chairlift from Campo Smith.
The weather forecast for tomorrow confirms a day of fine weather and sunshine, the ideal setting to bring this week dedicated to top-level international skiing in Bardonecchia to a spectacular close.

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