Author: Mario

Press Release 14 December 2017

VAL DI FIEMME TO HOUSE THE WORLD CUP
FIS NORDIC COMBINED WC IN LESS THAN A MONTH  

FIS Nordic Combined World Cup from 12 to 14 January 2018
Winterfest and Jump in the Breakfast are delicious side events
Norwegians dominate in Lillehammer. Italy's Pittin closes fifth
Italy's Val di Fiemme to host Tour de Ski finals and Nordic Combined in a row

Freshly covered in snow, Italy's Val di Fiemme keeps counting it down. The FIS Nordic Combined World Cup will land in the beautiful alpine valley on 12 January and the sport show will get on for three days in a row.
The updated programme reads as follow: after the Provisional Round on Thursday 11 January, an Individual Gundersen event (HS 135/10.0 K) is scheduled on Friday 12. A Team Sprint race (HS 135/2x7.5 K) will get on track on Saturday 13, while another Gundersen event (HS 135/10.0 K) is due on Sunday 14. Not to be forgotten: the Winterfest at the Sporting Center in Predazzo on Saturday night and the Jump in the Breakfast moment right before Sunday's race inside the Ski Jumping Stadium.
In the last World Cup leg, Norwegians delighted their own fans and conquered the entire podium in Lillehammer, both Individual's and Team's. Espen Andersen showed amazing skills on the jumping hill and eventually grabbed the gold medal, Jan Schmid took second and double Olympic champion Joergen Graabak rounded off a triple on the Gundersen podium. Italian fans could exult as well since Alessandro Pittin finished in fifth place.
A few days before the Nordic Combined WC events, Italy's Val di Fiemme will house the usual Tour de Ski finals with World's best XC skiers to compete along the terrific Final Climb uphill track of the Alpe Cermis (6-7 January).
Info: www.fiemmeworldcup.com