OLYMPIC GAMES: FLORA TABANELLI’S FLIGHT LIGHTS UP LIVIGNO

(String: <span id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" ><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">From the Double Cork 1620 to the crowd celebration at the Fan Village: a collective embrace crowns a truly unique champion. &nbsp;</span><br><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.015rem; background-color: transparent;"></span></p> <!--more--> <div data-id="1fe6178" data-element_type="container"> <div data-id="c86d8ce" data-element_type="container"> <div data-id="87d3773" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;">Livigno, 17 febbraio 2026 - &nbsp;The ever-changing weather conditions caused a few adjustments to the competition schedule, but they did nothing to dampen the energy flowing through Livigno during these Olympic days. If anything, the anticipation and the snowfall made the memory of last night’s extraordinary </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Women’s Big Air final </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;">at the Livigno Snow Park even more vivid.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;">An epic competition, delayed by heavy snowfall and then transformed into a thrilling crescendo of lead changes among the world’s top-ranked athletes. Claiming gold was Canada’s </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Megan Oldham</span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;">, already a bronze medalist in slopestyle, ahead of global icon Eileen Gu.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">But the heart of the evening was entirely Italian: </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Flora Tabanelli, athlete of the Livigno Team</span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">, wrote a historic chapter by securing the bronze medal, becoming the first Italian ever to step onto an Olympic podium in freestyle skiing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">Under the watchful eyes of her brother Miro and her family, Flora set the crowd alight with an extraordinary final run: a Double Cork 1620 that earned her the </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">highest single score of the day</span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">, sealing a performance marked by technique, courage, and remarkable competitive maturity—despite competing with a serious knee injury.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">A </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">bronze medal of immense technical value</span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">, but also of profound emotional significance, one that resonated deeply through the local community and the international audience in attendance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">The celebrations continued today at the </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Fan Village,</span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;framed by picturesque snowfall that made the atmosphere even more evocative. Hundreds of people gathered to welcome </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Megan Oldham and Flora Tabanelli </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">on stage, as they shared an open and authentic conversation with the audience—smiles, race stories, and selfies all around. </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">It was a moment of genuine connection that transformed an individual medal into a shared, collective achievement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;What followed was an all-Australian celebration, with </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Cooper Woods, </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">gold medalist in the men’s Moguls, and </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Jakara Anthony</span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">, gold medalist in the women’s Dual Moguls, taking center stage. Radiant and generous, both athletes gladly posed for photos and shared words of gratitude with an increasingly international and engaged crowd—made even more vibrant by the strong presence of Australian fans.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">Once again, Livigno revealed the most authentic face of the Olympics: not only world-class competition, but a </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">shared experience </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.015rem; background-color: transparent;">built on connection and closeness between athletes and fans. Here, snow becomes a common language, the podium turns into a dialogue, and every medal tells </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.015rem; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold;">a story that belongs to everyone. </span><span style="font-family: Livigno, Arial, sans-serif;">Because in Livigno, the Olympics are not simply watched—they are lived, together.</span></p> </div> </div> </div>{{ include_custom_fonts({"Livigno":["Regular","Medium","Light","Bold Italic","Bold","Black","Thin","Medium Italic"]}) }}</span>)