Deromedis, ski cross champion also thanks to the 'Trentino formula
Simone Deromedis won the Olympic gold medal in ski cross. In this interview he spoke about the importance of sports facilities for the growth of the movement
We publish the interview with Simone Deromedis, gold medallist in the ski cross at the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina, carried out on the occasion of the 2025 Sportsmanship Index of Il Sole 24 Ore, in which the province of Trento stood out, and published on 23 September.
He is 25 years old, already has a rich palmarès and an Olympic dream. Simone Deromedis - from the Trentino region of Taio, in Val di Non - was world champion in 2023 and came second in the 2025 World Cup, putting together ten podium finishes: three times first, four times second, three times third. Not to mention that at the Beijing Winter Games three years ago, he finished fifth.
Its very spectacular speciality is the ski cross: four athletes start side by side on the same course, made up of jumps and other technical difficulties, with no exclusion of physical contact.
The Italian 'home' of ski cross is in Trentino, isn't it?
Yes, at Passo San Pellegrino there is the training track for the Italian team, where two World Cup races are also organised every year. That's where we do most of our activity.
