News / 30.10.2018

SNOW FALLS EARLY IN THE "LITTLE TIBET" . VISMA SKI CLASSICS AND SGAMBEDA IN ONE MONTH IN LIVIGNO

Snow has fallen in Livigno – the cross-country trail is now 22 km long. The Ski Classics season will begin in one month. 30th November and 2nd December for Visma champions. 1st December “Sgambeda” for amateurs – entries until 28th November

Federica Pellegrini posted many images under the snow in Livigno. Exactly one month before the prestigious cross-country skiing events of Visma Ski Classics scheduled for Friday 30th November and Sunday 2nd December – with the "Sgambeda" for amateurs on Saturday 1st December –, the organizing committee of Livigno has a 22 km trail thanks to the snowfalls that made it possible to extend the first cross-country skiing trail of the season.

The Italian teams of cross-country skiing and Nordic combined, which are respectively led by Federico Pellegrino and Alessandro Pittin – the only Italian Olympic medallist in the discipline –, have completed their training session in Livigno. But there are still several cross-country teams in Livigno and in the coming days the Japanese biathlon team will arrive as well (from November 10th).

Snow falls early in the "Little Tibet" and the "altitude training" allows athletes to improve their performance. In this period, Livigno has seen a real parade of champions, including the swimmers Federica Pellegrini and Gregorio Paltrinieri and the cross-country skiers Federico Pellegrino, Francesco De Fabiani and Dietmar Noekler, just to name a few. The long-distance specialist Anders Aukland was also present and tested the trail in view of the exciting Visma Ski Classics season. These days, the Italian Ski Mountaineering team – with Robert Antonioli and Alba De Silvestro – arrived to train and breathe the fresh air of Livigno.

Cross-country skiers will start their ski marathons’ season with the Pro Team Prologue of 15 km in classic technique (November 30th) and the Individual Prologue of 30 km (December 2nd) always in classic technique. Amateurs have the chance to participate in "La Sgambeda" on Saturday 1st December in free technique: entries are open until 28th November for 60 euros, including a race pack and all race services.

For further information: www.lasgambeda.it





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