Valentino Guseli, males’s snowboard halfpipe ultimate, household response, feedback, video, highlights
That Valentino Guseli has certified for the boys’s snowboard halfpipe ultimate has come as no shock to his household again residence.
Whereas Aussies have come to like his massive persona and equally massive hair, to his household, he is fairly the alternative.
“We simply know him as humble Val – we name him the zen grasp. He is a weapon,” his cousin Enrico Guseli informed 9’s At the moment on Thursday morning as he held a stuffed toy Yoda, which he mentioned reminded him of Val.
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On Saturday morning (AEDT) in Livigno, half a world away from his household in Kianga on the NSW south coast, Guseli will be part of countryman Scotty James in going for gold within the males’s halfpipe ultimate.
Guseli certified sixth for the boys’s snowboard halfpipe ultimate. Getty
On Thursday morning (AEDT), James topped the qualifying rating sheet with a 94, whereas Guseli certified sixth with an 86.75.
“We’re immensely proud,” Enrico continued. “He is multi-talented within the three disciplines, so hopefully he can get into the slopestyle as effectively, as a result of he is bought lots he can do in that, (he can do) a number of harm.”
His grandmother Glenda mentioned his jumps on Thursday morning have been “poetry in movement”, however admitted she nonetheless bought nervous each time she watches him compete.
“Each time I watch him bounce, I simply get very shaky throughout in case he’ll fall – I actually fear about him falling,” she mentioned.
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Valentino Guseli’s household communicate to 9’s At the moment after the 20-year-old certified for the boys’s halfpipe ultimate at Milano Cortina 2026. 9
“Nevertheless it’s so thrilling although. I am getting used to it slowly. How easy he does it, it is similar to poetry in movement. He is a gorgeous boy.”
She might need been shaking violently sufficient to register on the Richter scale after the 20-year-old crashed in an all-or-nothing crack at a medal within the snowboard massive air ultimate on Sunday morning (AEDT).
Glenda mentioned she had managed to talk to Val on a number of events.
“He is actually having fun with being there and what he is doing, being with all the opposite ones which are snowboarding … they’re all good mates,” she mentioned.
“It is pretty to see how they encourage one another. Even when they do not make it, they’re nonetheless blissful for the opposite ones which are successful. He is such a humble boy.”
His grandfather Guido mentioned mates at his favorite espresso store had informed him watching the 20-year-old compete had introduced all of them happiness.
“On the espresso store, and there was a number of outdated folks like me saying ‘we got here alive due to Valentino’,” the beaming grandfather mentioned.
“They’re his qualities. And that is what I take a look at. Sure, it is a good high quality and it cheers everyone up. Makes everybody blissful.”
Whereas James will little doubt begin the halfpipe ultimate as favorite, Guseli is a real probability to make it two Aussies on the rostrum.
However his household will not care the place he finishes.
“No matter occurs, we’re happy with him,” Glenda mentioned. “To us, he is a winner.”
“He is such a gorgeous boy, win or lose, it would not matter. He is already received.
“For us. He is he is already received.”
