{"id":1813681,"date":"2026-03-07T22:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1813681"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:02:10","slug":"laura-pirovano-does-it-again-italian-wins-back-to-back-downhills-in-val-di-fassa-by-0-01-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1813681","title":{"rendered":"Laura Pirovano Does It Again: Italian Wins Back-to-Back Downhills in Val di Fassa by 0.01 Seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_394411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394411\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394411 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAIKAQMAAACJKGzeAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD9JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8G+lKgABsY159wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"522\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?resize=640%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?resize=1200%2C978&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?resize=600%2C489&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2931-e1772920527784.jpeg?resize=640%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"522\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From zero to hero: Laura Pirovano now has 2 World Cup victories to her name. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-77272304\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" 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data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-1-99752696\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">After yesterday\u2019s surprise World Cup victory by Laura Pirovano, the Italian ski racer backed it up with another win in the downhill in Val di Fassa, Italy.<\/strong><strong>The 28-year-old had never stood on a World Cup podium until Friday, March 6, when she claimed not only her first podium but in fact the victory on her 125th World Cup start.<\/strong> Today, Pirovano once again stood on top of the podium\u2014and once again relegated a rival to second by a mere 0.01 seconds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/breezy-johnson-3rd-in-downhill-as-emma-aicher-narrows-gap-on-lindsey-vonn-with-2nd-place-at-val-di-fassa-italy\/\"><strong>Breezy Johnson 3rd in Downhill as Emma Aicher Narrows Gap on Lindsey Von with 2nd Place in Val di Fassa, Italy<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>However, today it was not Emma Aicher joining her on the podium but rather Austria\u2019s Conny H\u00fctter<\/strong>. Rounding out the podium was Switzerland\u2019s Corinne Suter, who continues her comeback season, finishing just 0.05 seconds off the leader\u2019s pace.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/swiss-ski-racer-corinne-suter-returns-to-the-top-with-emotional-downhill-victory-in-soldeu-andorra\/\"><strong><em>Swiss Ski Racer Corinne Suter Returns to the Top with Emotional Downhill Victory in Soldeu, Andorra<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s a crazy sport,\u201d Pirovano said after the race.<\/strong> \u201cUnbelievable is the right word for today and yesterday\u2014to win two races as first podiums, and by one hundredth. I tried not to hold back, and when I saw the green light again with one hundredth, it was incredible.\u201d The Italian, who made her World Cup debut in 2015, had started 124 races without a podium before this weekend in the Dolomites.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394415\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394415 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAJBAQMAAADst5ZxAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAERJREFUeNrtwYEAAAAAw6D5U1\/hAFUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABwGbaRAAGd2BHRAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"577\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?resize=640%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1082&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?resize=768%2C692&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?resize=600%2C541&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"577\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2927-e1772920583726.jpeg?resize=640%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"577\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saturday\u2019s Downhill podium: Laura Pirovano 1st, Conny H\u00fctter 2nd, Corinne Suter 3rd. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The race was opened by Ester Ledeck\u00e1, who set a fast pace of 1:21.86\u2014yesterday\u2019s winning time had been 1:21.40.<\/strong> However, course and snow variations from day to day don\u2019t allow for direct comparison of times in ski racing, so it remained to be seen over the course of the race morning how the time would hold up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The next few skiers failed to pip Ledeck\u00e1, but USA\u2019s Breezy Johnson in bib 6 managed to undercut the Czech by 0.31 seconds.<\/strong> Johnson skied aggressively on the increasingly bumpy course and would hold the lead for the next four racers\u2014including Sofia Goggia and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/czechias-ester-ledecka-picks-snowboard-over-downhill-skiing-for-milano-cortina-2026-winter-games\/\"><strong><em>Czechia\u2019s Ester Ledeck\u00e1 Picks Snowboard Over Downhill Skiing for Milan-Corinta 2026 Olympics<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Then H\u00fctter launched into the lead by an impressive 0.63 seconds, setting what looked like a nearly unbeatable benchmark. <\/strong>\u201cI thought today it might be my day when I crossed the line and saw the dark green,\u201d H\u00fctter said later. \u201cBut Lolli [Pirovano] came in with one hundredth. That\u2019s racing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting 11th, Pirovano needed another near-perfect run on the demanding La VolatA course.<\/strong> Despite feeling fatigued from the emotional victory the day before, she kept her skis smooth through the ruts and powered over the finish line just 0.01 seconds ahead of H\u00fctter. \u201cYesterday took so much out of me,\u201d Pirovano admitted. \u201cHalfway down I felt so tired. But I just tried to keep attacking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394413\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394413 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAJ1AQMAAABzXNPKAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAEhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20MH6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAuBnHBQAB05FAdQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"629\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?resize=640%2C629&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1180&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?resize=768%2C755&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?resize=600%2C590&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"629\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2929-e1772920677370.jpeg?resize=640%2C629&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"629\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The elated Italian team with Laura Pirovano. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-4-16899344\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-4-16899344\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-3-23138373\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-3-23138373\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>All eyes were on the next skier, Emma Aicher in bib 12.<\/strong> After finishing second the day before, the 22-year-old rising star had a chance to move firmly into the lead of the downhill standings. However, she struggled to find speed on the top section and went wide lower down the course. She ultimately finished joint 12th, enough to move past Vonn in the standings earlier in the day but not enough to challenge Pirovano once the Italian secured the victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third place went to Suter in bib 18, who skied outside the top 15 ranked skiers, who benefit from a separate bib lottery, but the Swiss finished just 0.05 seconds behind Pirovano. <\/strong>The Swiss racer said the result reflects a renewed confidence as she returns to form after injuries. \u201cThe most important thing for me is to have fun again skiing,\u201d Suter said. \u201cRight now I am getting better, and it makes so much fun to race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team USA had another strong day despite missing the podium. <\/strong>Johnson finished fourth, narrowly missing the top three after setting the early pace. \u201cIt was a little bit scrappy,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI felt like I left it all out there and did my best. The field right now is very competitive as shown by the multitude of different winners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aside from Johnson\u2019s result, several Americans finished inside the points. <\/strong>Jacqueline Wiles claimed 15th, while Bella Wright and Allison Mollin finished 20th and 21st, just 0.10 seconds apart. Haley Cutler rounded out the American points scorers in 28th. Keely Cashman finished 37th, outside the top 30 that earn points, while Tricia Mangan and Mary Bocock recorded DNFs but were reported to be OK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wiles said she was pleased with another points finish despite a few costly mistakes. <\/strong>\u201cI was happy with most of my run, but had a couple mistakes that were too costly,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m really excited about the year I\u2019ve had and ready to end it on a high note in Norway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The speed race weekend in Val di Fassa concludes with the Super-G on Sunday, March 8, the last speed event before the World Cup Finals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394414\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394414 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAJ8AQMAAABUU4ICAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAElJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgCcDyTwAARM2tuEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"636\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=640%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1192&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=768%2C763&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=600%2C596&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"636\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-394414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2928-e1772920632603.jpeg?resize=640%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"636\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Pirovano now wears the red leader bib. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The result dramatically reshapes the race for the\u00a0FIS World Cup Downhill Crystal Globe<\/strong>. With another 100 points, Pirovano now leads the standings with 436 points, ahead of Aicher with 408. Injured American legend Lindsey Vonn sits third with 400 points. Aicher\u2019s teammate Kira Weidle-Winkelmann remains in contention with 351 points, while H\u00fctter now sits on 344.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The final downhill of the season will decide the globe at the World Cup Finals in Lillehammer on March 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The majority of the season\u2019s Crystal Globes will be decided at the finals in Lillehammer.<\/strong> One title, however, is locked up: Mikaela Shiffrin firmly holds the lead in the slalom standings with 780 points, while Camille Rast sits 288 points behind, making it mathematically impossible to catch the legendary American in the two races remaining.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394412\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394412 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAMbAQMAAADn1bZUAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFVJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADg1+4sAAWJOqsoAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"795\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=640%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=966%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 966w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=768%2C954&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=1236%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=600%2C745&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2930.jpeg?resize=640%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"795\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Pirovano wins two downhills on home soil. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From zero to hero: Laura Pirovano now has 2 World Cup victories to her name. | Image: FIS Alpine After yesterday\u2019s surprise World Cup victory by Laura Pirovano, the Italian ski racer backed it up with another win in the downhill in Val di Fassa, Italy.The 28-year-old had never stood on a World Cup podium [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1813681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1813681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1813681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1813681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1813681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}