"When someone is going faster one day in training, then you try to understand she does so you can improve yourself. When you have a group of strong athletes willing to train and test themselves, everyone is motivated to keep a high level. It helps the athletes to improve, it helps the whole team to continue to be strong. "Of course, a strong team is helpful for everyone. "I admire them because they always try to improve, to raise the bar and that’s what makes you a better skier. They are two very strong athletes, very determined and hardworking. The 2014 junior world champion said, "It's always been an honour to be able to train with them and be part of their team. This is how I developed last season, you just need to adapt your style to other disciplines."īassino has been training with Italy's elite team which includes PyeongChang 2018 downhill gold medallist Sofia Goggia and Federica Brignone, GS bronze medallist in Korea and last season's overall World Cup winner. "In slalom and speed, it doesn't come that natural like in giant slalom, but with a lot of work, training and small adjustments I know I can be competitive there too. If I can do well there, if I ski 'balanced', then I can do well also in the other disciplines. So how has this GS specialist become an all-rounder in such a short time?īassino told Olympic Channel, "Everything starts from the giant slalom for me. The 24-year-old has already claimed two victories, both in her favoured giant slalom at Soelden and Courchevel, as well as her first points in slalom (in Levi, Finland). That included her first win, in the giant slalom in Killington, USA, in November 2019.īassino became the first Italian woman to achieve top-three finishes in five different disciplines, and she's set for even bigger things this season. Last season, despite a campaign cut short by the pandemic, she made the podium six times in three months. In just over a year, Marta Bassino has made an astounding transition from promising alpine skiing talent to the new star of the women's World Cup circuit.
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