La Valanga Azzurra

"La Valanga Azzurra" retraces the unrepeatable parable of the Italian national alpine skiing of the '70s, Led by legendary coach Mario Cotelli and captained by champions such as Gustavo Thoeni and Piero Gros. Through successes that have rewritten the history of Italian sport, such as winning five World Cups and numerous medals between Olympics and Worlds, the documentary celebrates the internal rivalries, character contrasts and sacrifices that have made this team invincible. The unpublished testimonies of the protagonists, intertwined with the narration of Giovanni Veronesi, which reveals on this occasion his history of aspiring champion, revive the unique epic of a sports cyclone, from glorious beginnings to an inevitable decline.