Fifty years ago, the historic “Blue Avalanche” in the Brechtesgaden giant

This legendary result was followed by others, notably signed by Gustavo Thoeni and Piero Gros. The world titles and the historic double in slalom at the Innsbruck Olympics were unforgettable, always with Gros and Thoeni. The Italian team was a squadron of skiers who delighted the public until the Tomba era, a transition sanctioned by another historic all-blue podium: in 1986 in the Val Badia, with the victory of Pramotton, ahead of Tomba himself and Toetsch.

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