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Alberto Tomba Recasts His Legend in New Autobiography

He uses first-person recollections to counter tabloid caricatures.

Overview

  • The Italian ski icon publishes "Lo slalom più lungo" and discusses it in a Corriere della Sera interview reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  • He says his four-year relationship with Martina Colombari ended due to relentless media pressure and he avoids social platforms to prevent misquotation.
  • Tomba rejects labels like "Sex Bomb" and denies nightlife distractions, describing summers on 3,000‑meter glaciers and pre‑dawn sessions in the Andes at extreme cold.
  • He recalls a family episode in which authorities removed kangaroos his father raised, saying the animals died within a week of being taken away.
  • Asked about Milano‑Cortina 2026, he says he does not know if he will light the cauldron, praising the pistes but warning that road works look less convincing.