A trophy for the queens of speed
The trophy awarded to the top three finishers in the Women's Alpine Ski World Cup races on the La VolatA slope at Passo San Pellegrino (Val di Fassa) from 6 to 8 March was conceived by Lorenza Cloch, a student at the "G. Soraperra" Art School in Sèn Jan di Fassa. Alongside students from different classes, she took part in the design competition promoted by the Val di Fassa Tourist Board.
The trophy comes in three heights: 60 cm for the winner, 55 cm for second place and 50 cm for third. The chosen materials reflect the Ladin land: wood from the forests, stone from the Pale Mountains, and glass whose transparency and reflections evoke ice, snow and cold- the very elements that define alpine skiing.
The design draws inspiration from Ladin legends of the Fassa Valley, especially the saga of King Laurin and the Catinaccio Rosengarten. King Laurin is represented by a crown formed by two glass elements set between the "mountains", symbolised by two wooden pieces rising upwards. A crown that will honour the "queens" of the Downhill and Super-G races. The base features three steps, echoing the podium on which the top three athletes will stand: the lower steps are crafted from solid larch wood, while the top step is made of dolomite stone, a signature material of the landscape that frames the event.
