Usually, when the big event is over, the adrenaline also drops and everything quiets down. The Tour de Ski for the 18th time in its 18 years history ended in Val di Fiemme. On the snow of Fiemme, the Mass Start of Lago di Tesero and the spectacular Final Climb of Cermis, the competition that the cross-country skiing world initially believed impossible and which is now being tackled also by amateurs on narrow skis, were staged.
Beyond the successes, on the podium of Doss dei Laresi in the several rankings were athletes from France, Germany, United States, Norway, Finland and Poland. It is also important to assess the television impact of the Final Climb that showed the thrilling climb of the Olimpia III, a completely snow-covered Val di Fiemme and the Cermis slope that is habitually frequented by many alpine skiers from all over the world. Also significant was the podium of Poland in the “Rampa con i Campioni” with Justyna Kowalczyk who came back after her four victories in the Tour de Ski.
Sunday the Cermis races have been seen in Latin America, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States and Switzerland, and on Eurosport frequencies in all Europeans and Asians countries. Almost all broadcast live, some deferred also due to the time difference, but the Final Climb of the Alpe Cermis is always one of the most watched ski races ever.
To applaud Harald Amundsen and Jessie Diggins, the two fantastic winners of the Tour, there was also one of the inventors of the formula, Jürg Capol, with the entire FIS management to congratulate with the organizing committee led by Pietro De Godenz, because in Val di Fiemme professionalism, although expressed by many volunteers, is always at a high level. No flaw and no problem before the arrival of the Tour, when the snow was not much, as was the case in all Europe, and then with the races “under” the snow. A remarkable operational machine. Surely, the final on the Alpe Cermis is the classic seal that puts the event in the myth and history. One has only to look at the list of the winners of the Tour de Ski, almost all of whom are world and Olympic champions, and the various executives of the International Federation have said, “The Tour de Ski is Val di Fiemme” and that it could not exist without it.
This is also proven by the fact that the Tour de Ski will take place in 2025 as a pre-Olympic race, but more importantly, it is also scheduled for 2026, a fact that is out of all predictions. The Lago di Tesero Stadium would be off in the month preceding the Olympics games, according to the IOC. For Val di Fiemme was made an exception, the Tour de Ski will also be present in the Olympic year to spark the enthusiasm of millions of sportsmen who will watch the races of Lago di Tesero and Alpe Cermis from all over the world, thanks to the television production of InFront.
The next season will be particularly intense for the committee of Val di Fiemme, the cross-country skiing competitions will be joined by the ski jumping and Nordic combined events for men and women, testing the new ski jumps in Predazzo and the new courses of Lago di Tesero.
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