A day in the fantastic life of Italian skier Matteo Marsaglia - Behind the Scenes - Mens

When most of us think of an Italian ski racer we get visions of cool guys living the international playboy dream, a trend the amazing Alberto Tomba started in the '90. And one would think this would be also the case for a guy like Matteo Marsaglia, Italy's newest alpine speed superstar. The same guy who tamed the dreaded Birds of Prey course last December for his first career World Cup Super-G win, which he then followed up with a 2nd place two weeks later at the Val Garden-Groeden Super-G held in his Italian homeland. But Matteo is far from the typical skier, born in Rome and still very attached to the southern mentality, Matteo quickly became the crowds' favorite because of his easy going vibe and outstanding results. This summer we spent a full day with Matteo and his sister Francesca, also a speed skier int he Italian National team and learned how to best combine hard work and "bella vita". The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of Alpine Skiing competitions staged annually. It is considered the premier competition in alpine ski racing together with the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games and the biennial FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Some experts event consider winning the World Cup to be athletically a more valuable title than winning gold at the Olympic Winter Games or the World Championships, since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several events throughout the season, and not just in one race. Today, the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races are held primarily at famous ski resorts in the European Alps, along with regular stops in Scandinavia, North America, and Far East Asia. Competitors attempt to score a maximum of points during the season in five events: slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill and super combined. The fifth event, super-combined, was introduced in 2005 and generally consists of a shorter downhill race and a one-run slalom. Sometimes the downhill is replaced by a super-G. For further information about the event as well as the FIS Alpine World Cup visit: https://www.fisalpine.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fisalpine Twitter: https://twitter.com/fisalpine FIS: As the governing body of international skiing and snowboarding, FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 116 member nations, more than 6'500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually