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Press Release 17 November 2017

VAL DI FIEMME PUSHES HARD
TOUR DE SKI, NORDIC COMBINED AND ROLLERSKI CUP

Italian winter events unveiled officially in Milan on 14 November 
FIS Tour de Ski (6 and 7 January) and FIS Nordic Combined WC (from 12 to 14 January) 
Superchampions Cristian Zorzi and Kristian Ghedina to join the show
Italy's Val di Fiemme to house the Rollerski Cup in September

The eventual FIS Tour de Ski legs in Val di Fiemme might be viewed as the climax of the XC Skiing World Cup season. The Italian alpine valley will be hosting the tough and spectacular two-day long event on 6 and 7 January, and a few days afterwards (12-14 January) it will be time for the Nordic Combined World Cup to compete amongst the majestic Dolomites. In addition to this, rollerskiers will also be invading Val di Fiemme at the end of next summer (15-16 September), as it was presented in detail last 14 November in Milan at the  opening press conference. 
'It's a great pleasure to see such a big crowd here today – said Nordic Ski Fiemme OC Vice President Mauro Dezulian. 'As a committee we have organised around 300 World Cup events so far and our volunteers represent the real engine of any activity. Our agenda reads winter events but also the Rollerski World Cup Finals along with the Guide World Classic Tour finals and the so-called Final Climb on the Alpe Cermis: we plan to create some sort of Marcialonga on the roller skis.' 'We have big sport names competing in our events - Cristina Bellante, senior member of the OC added – but we want to create as much interest as possible with side events too for anyone, past parties, Fiemme Folk, Tour del Gusto and Winterfest, just to mention a few. We face new challenges every time, and next will be Women Ski Jumping events, hopefully soon enough.'
The FIS Tour de Ski finals in Val di Fiemme offer the 'Rampa con i Campioni' promo event for all XC skiing lovers, amateurs and former champions such as Cristian Zorzi and downhill superstar Kristian Ghedina who announced to face each other in a unique experience, as Zorzi himself named it at the presentation event in Milan.
'Tour de Ski events are the most popular TV races of all, especially in the Scandinavian peninsula – Infront chairman Tito Giovannini claimed – with 8 Norwegians out of 10 glued to the TV. Nordic Combined has good appeal as well. Let me just say long life to World Cup events in Val di Fiemme.'
Info: www.fiemmeworldcup.com