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Press release 18^th January 2020

SKIRI TROPHY FOR MANY YOUNG X-COUNTRY SKIERS 
OPENING TODAY IN VAL DI FIEMME FOR 1,300 ATHLETES

First day with Baby and Cuccioli in front of a large crowd in Lago di Tesero
Nicole Falanelli and Gabriele Carrara won the Baby race
Biondini and Stimac (CRO) triumphed in the Cuccioli race showing a great determination!
The “Revival” race was won by Massella and De Grandi. Tomorrow another day of races

As usual, Val di Fiemme was invaded by many young ‘squirrels’ for the first day of the Skiri Trophy XCountry organised by G.S. Castello at the Cross-Country Stadium in Lago di Tesero.
This youth cross-country trophy is named after the squirrel Skiri, mascot of the Fiemme World Championships, and acts as a springboard for many young talented athletes, as it has happened in the last 37 years of its history.
Today there were the races with the youngest athletes, Baby and Cuccioli categories, and the competition with many former participants in Trofeo Topolino and then in Skiri Trophy, the ‘Skiri Trophy Revival’.
It was an awesome day with a big crowd and 1,300 participants, coming mostly from Italy but also from abroad. The Baby F race was the first competition of the day in classic technique. Nicole Falanelli, from Modena, started very strong and crossed the finish line alone enjoying the beautiful moment and receiving the laurel wreath from the Skiri Trophy coordinator Nicoletta Nones. Siria Benassi, also from Modena, finished second while Lana Sobol, from Croatia was third.
The following saying applies among the very young athletes: ‘it runs in the blood’! In fact, Gabriele Carrara, S.C. Val di Sole, is the son of the former cross-country skiers of the Italian team Bruno Carrara and Veronica Cavallar and won today’s race with 16” on Marco Combi, from Lecco, and 17” on Giuseppe Brunelli, from Verona.
Right after the Baby M, there were the Cuccioli races and the clouds in the sky threatened snow. Michela Biondini won the Cuccioli F race. Biondini is a well-known family name in Sci Club Piandelagotti, many Biondini athletes left their mark over the years. This time Michela won ahead of Maja Delugan, from Tesero, and Ula Kuhar, from Slovenia.
Matija Stimac started very strong in the Cuccioli M race taking the lead, with Thomas Maestri and Alan Antognoli just behind him on the first lap. Stimac was able to cross the finish line first ahead of Maestri, from Val Rendena, and Michel Zanaboni, from Valtellina.
The ‘Revival’ athletes entertained the crowd with an incredible race. Alex Massella, from Verona, won ahead of Tiziano Conti, from Val di Fiemme, and of Andrea Bompard, from Belluno. Verena De Grandi, from Belluno, triumphed with 19” on Maria Sole Cona, from Verona, and 33” on Ana Smole, from Slovenia. Today there were many events, and tonight everyone will be in Castello di Fiemme for the welcoming ceremony and the parade of nations.
Tomorrow morning there will be the Ragazzi and Allievi races, always in classic technique, but they will face a tougher course. Skiri Trophy XCountry is part of the Kinder Joy of Moving initiatives with a special focus on the young cross-country skiers.

For further information: www.skiritrophy.com   

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Baby F
1. Falanelli Nicole A.S. Olimpic Lama 5.36,7; 2. Benassi Siria Sci Club Sant'annapelago 5.53,2; 3. Sobol Lana Ski Association Pgz 5.55,4; 4. Gasparac Lea Ski Association Pgz 6.06,3; 5. Debertolis Heidi U.S. Primiero A.S.D. 6.14,2; 6. Borgelli Greta A.S. Olimpic Lama 6.16,5; 7. Busca Leticia S.C. Gressoney Monte Rosa 6.22,4; 8. Merlini Maria Sci Nordico Terme Euganee A.D. 6.23,4; 9. Occhi Sara S.C. Alta Valtellina 6.25,6; 10. Carletto Elena S.C. Alpi Marittime 6.26,8

Baby M
1. Carrara Gabriele S.C. Val Di Sole 5.24,2; 2. Combi Marco S.C. Primaluna Giovanni XXIII 5.40,6; 3. Brunelli Giuseppe S.C. Orsi Bianchi 5.42,0; 4. Viviani Samuel Asd Sporting Club Livigno 5.43,1; 5. Grigi Davide S.C. Primaluna Giovanni XXIII 5.43,3; 6. Corradini Giovanni Battista G.S. Castello 5.46,8; 7. Pedranzini Nicolò S.C. Alta Valtellina 5.48,4; 8. Panizza Raffaele Asd Sporting Club Livigno 5.51,8; 9. Spechenhauser Matteo S.C. Alta Valtellina 6.00,1; 10. Chadel Johann S.C. Gressoney Monte Rosa 6.00,7

Cuccioli F
1. Biondini Michela S.C. Piandelagotti 9.18,1; 2. Delugan Maja A.S. Cauriol 9.20,2; 3. Kuhar Ula Tsk Jub Dol 9.27,8; 4. Miraglio Magalì S.C. Alpi Marittime 9.29,7; 5. Polo Chiara S.S. Fornese 9.39,4; 6. Gasparac Chiara Ski Association Pgz 9.41,1; 7. Invernizzi Aurora Nordik Ski Asd 9.46,3; 8. Baricevac Nives Ski Association Pgz 9.49,6; 9. Zivanovic Paola Ski Association Pgz 9.49,8; 10. Paoli Elena Marzola G.S.D. 9.50,1 

Cuccioli M
1. Stimac Matija Ski Association Pgz 9.44,7; 2. Maestri Thomas U.S. Carisolo 9.46,1; 3. Zanaboni Michel S.C. Alta Valtellina 9.47,3; 4. Zanoli Matteo S.C. Alta Valtellina 9.56,1; 5. Antognoli Alan Asd Sporting Club Livigno 9.56,6; 6. Barale Giacomo S.C. Valle Stura 9.59,3; 7. Segala Filippo S.C. Rovere' Veronese 9.59,4; 8. Nagode Ivo Tsk Valkarton Logatec 10.02,9; 9. Mosca Massimiliano U.S. Carisolo 10.04,9; 10. Clementi Dario S.C. Alta Valtellina 10.06,3

Revival F
1. De Grandi Verena Sci Nordico Marmolada 12.25,2; 2. Cona Maria Sole S.C. Bosco 12.44,4; 3. Smole Ana Tsk Valkarton Logatec 12.58,4; 4. Menegazzi Alice S.C. Bosco 13.10,6; 5. Vagretti Gioia S.C. Ski College Veneto 13.18,2; 6. Sepic Zala Tsk Triglav Kranj 13.30,6; 7. Debertolis Maria Eurosia S.C. Sesvenna Volksbank 13.47,9; 8. Pellegrinon Mariastella S.C. Val Biois 13.50,1; 9. Beri Paola Nordik Ski Asd 13.55,4; 10. Cignitti Camilla Gr. Sciatori Subiaco 14.03,4

Revival M
1. Massella Alex S.C. Bosco 10.48,7; 2. Conti Tiziano U.S. Cornacci 10.49,7; 3. Bompard Andrea S.C. Ski College Veneto 10.51,5; 4. Brancaleone Luca S.C. Val Biois 10.53,3; 5. Costantin Davide S.C. Val Biois 11.13,3; 6. Vagretti Alberto S.C. Val Biois 11.13,7; 7. Martinelli Alan S.C. Alta Valtellina 11.13,8; 8. Tomio Lorenzo G.S. Castello 11.13,9; 9. Stander Matteo S.C. Bosco 11.14,5; 10. Giovanelli Luca U.S. Stella Alpina 11.15,0