What in the name of Hell and damnation is the matter with Italian sports?

[fpb]

We were nowhere in the Beijing Olympics. We stank at the Wotld Athletics Championships. And now, in one of our traditional areas of strength - winter sports - we are doing nothing but collecting fourth places. I am fast going from disappointed to furious. The day that Great Britain, who have never been any good at winter games, are ahead of us in the medals table, is a day of national humiliation. And given what we have seen in the last few years, I am absolutely dreading the Italian performance at the coming World Cup.

Comments

[arhyalon.livejournal.com]

I'm quite surprised, too. Italy is usually up there on the podium for skiing.

[notebuyer.livejournal.com]

I remember the amazing skiing of Deborah Campagnoni in the Slalom events -- but I admit that was a while ago.