De Fabiani archives the most difficult season of his career by focusing on the objectives of the next seasons starting from the Trondheim 2025 World Championships, thinking about the 2026 Games.
Gressoney Saint-Jean, Italy – 23 Apr. 2024 • The 2023-2024 season did not bring the long-awaited results Francesco De Fabianidue to an abrupt interruption in the heart of the Tour de Ski due, probably to COVID.
The return to racing was more complicated than ever, thanks to an inflammatory state that lasted well beyond the winter months: “In fact – He says Francis – I started feeling sick in the fraction of Dobbiacoat the beginning Tour de Skiand although the start of the season was quite encouraging, I could no longer recover the energy to be competitive in world Cup».
The return to racing in Canada in fact it represented the classic flash in the pan «Because the breathing difficulties returned immediately – he adds Defast – and in a short time I understood that health comes first and so I decided to put an end to this season well in advance.”
Abruptly interrupting a Cup season is never good, but despite everything, the Alpine of Army Sports Center Of Courmayeur sees the glass half full: «I have to see the positive side of all this: I was able to rest (and I will rest again because I am not completely healed), I have done activities such as ski mountaineering, I have dedicated myself to other things, trying to recover also and above all on a psychological level”.
If the season just ended was really stingy, in terms of results and continuity, the cross-country skier of Gressoney certainly does not lay down its weapons, also because there are two very important seasons ahead, that of 2025 with the World Championships in Norway to Trondheim and that of 2026 with the Olympic Games Of Milan Cortina: «I’m very motivated to recover as quickly as possible and I can’t wait to start again by setting the goals I’ve had in mind for some time. Trondheim it will be a nice occasion also because there will be a nice 10 km in classic technique, in addition to my beloved team races, while obviously the Olympic dream at home is something that I want to realize by participating, let’s not forget that it will be run in Val di Fiemme. Obviously, first of all it will be necessary to get back into shape and earn participation in both events on the field”.
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Francesco De Fabiani Press Office
Written by Paolo Mei
Translated by Nicolò Caneparo
