Emily Harrop was not fast enough to approach the alpine ski stage. But it is difficult to defeat the opposite direction.
The French was nicknamed the “Queen of Ski-Alininism” after this sport accepted at the age of 20. It will also be popular to win gold when this sport will make their debut in Milan-Cortina in 2026.
This season, Harrop won four events at the World Cup circuit, including the last Saturday, a test test at the Bormio Olympic site.
“It’s great to be able to come here a year before the game and try the course,” Harrop said after his victory. I think everyone surrounded this calendar test. I’m glad to get out of this day with a great deal of confidence. »»
Harrop was born from English parents, but grew up in France, on Saturday on Sunday at Thibault Anselmet on Saturday second place in Mixed Relais.
Harrop, Harrop is a four -time world champion in the relay and team tests. In the last three seasons, the Crystal Globe General and Sprint also won.
So what is ski alternativeism?
Athletes must first climb the mountain before it descends.
“It’s a bit like a combination of cross skiing and alpine skiing.” Before you descend to the Mini-Alpian ski goal, you have to descend to the Upper Mountains on top of the mountain, ”said American Cameron Smith.
In sprint races, the ascent is mainly made on specialized skis, whose surface in contact with snow is covered with leather, which increases adhesion. Part of the ascent is also done on foot. Once competitors are at the top of the course, they make a descent.
At the Olympics, 18 women and 18 men will compete for sprints and mixed relays. The difference in the relay is that there is another original origin that two team members alternate twice.
Sprint Race usually takes only three minutes. This is a much shorter version than other events of Alininism, vertical (output only) or individual race that can last after an hour. These two events are not in the Olympic Games program 2026, which means that athletes had to adjust their training to focus on the format selected for Milan cortina.
“My training has changed a lot because of shorter races.” We produce a lot of grammar schools and short intervals, said the Spanish Oriol Cardona Coll, who won the male sprint and a mixed relay with Ana Alonso Rodriguez. We have changed and our preparation and reporting IT. »»
Bormy’s journey will be at the foot of the iconic Stelvio Track, which will also host male alpine skiing events.
If races are fast, transitions where athletes have to download or put their skis or leather back in the way the mental preparation is as important as physical preparation.
“I tell people that we are training a lot to remove and return our skis back,” admitted American Jessie Young, who finished 10th.
Isn’t that a real ski?
Although the sprints are explosive and are a good show, some say they are not a real alinism of skis.
“I believe sprints are very interesting and easily accessible for viewers.” However, it remains a sport other than longer events, ”said American David Sinclair.
Several athletes he met in Bormia admitted that it was very different from traditional alternative races. But they also believe that sprints will be a good start.
“It’s like saying that 100 meters is not a real race.” It is true that when we go to run, we usually not only do 100 meters, but it is still the most watched event of the Summer Olympics, Italian Nicolo Ernesto Canclini noted. It was necessary to find a compromise that would bring alternaism to games. (…) Hopefully in the future there will also be classic tests. »»
When he asked him what his favorite test was, Canclini replied that her favorite “is the one who does not ask him to wear the number behind and I will only get into the mountains and stop the refuge to have a beer”.
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