16:38. With just two days to go until the team sprint skate race, the Italian winter sports federation unveiled its pairings on Monday 16 February. On the men’s side, Federico Pellegrino and Elia Barp will be paired up as medal contenders. They finished second in the last two events in this format, at the World Cups in Davos (Switzerland) and Goms (Switzerland). The Transalps proved their form in the men’s relay on Sunday, where they both took bronze with the Italian quartet.
In the women’s race, Caterina Ganz will pair up with Iris De Martin Pinter, a new tandem. The former finished 9th in the classic sprint, while the latter had to make do with sixteenth place. The ambitions will therefore be more measured. You’ll already have to get through the qualifiers (Wednesday, 9.45 am; 10.15 am for the men), by finishing in one of the top two places in the semi-final, or by being one of the six pairs to be selected on time.
