Overview
- The Italian won back-to-back slaloms at Schilthorn on her FIS debut this week.
- She started with bib 82 on Wednesday, placed fourth after the first run, then won; she won again Thursday from bib 63.
- FIS technical director Dierk Beisel called the performances sensational and predicted she could soon break into the Europacup top 15.
- Italian federation president Antonio Barulli said the results confirm expectations and could lead to competition at European and world level.
- Reports say the two victories directly qualified her for the Europacup opener on Dec. 1 in Zinal, a step above the FIS circuit, which is the sport’s third tier.