A day entirely dedicated to Short Track at the MTB World Championships underway in Zermatt, Valais. The Italian team had little success: the best result came from the Elite Men, with Luca Braidot finishing 7th and Simone Avondetto 9th in the race won by Frenchman Victor Koretzky. Among the Elite Women, Chiara Teocchi placed 11th; the race went to Switzerland's Alessandra Keller.
In the Under 23 categories, no successes for the Italians: among the men, success went to Frenchman Adrien Boichis, and among the women to Canadian Isabella Holmgren.
At the end, CT Mirko Celestino commented: “I expected a little more. It was a tough short track: in 20 minutes and on a very tough course (about 2 minutes per lap), you couldn't make any mistakes; you needed to get off to a good start, with the right pace. Luca Braidot hovered between sixth and tenth without managing to get the front wheel; Avondetto held his own well, considering he also didn't immediately find his rhythm. Chiara Teocchi had a good performance in the women's category. In the U23 category, we didn't have any significant placings. Now let's focus on Thursday's relay: it's one of the best races, and I'm confident we'll do well.”
Italian placings
Elite men
7th Luca Braidot — 21:34 (+0:08)
9th Simone Avondetto — 21pm (+46)
23rd Filippo Fontana — 21:56 PM (+0:30 AM)
Elite women
11th Chiara Teocchi — 21pm (+38)
24th Nicole Pesse — −2 laps
Under 23 men
20th Fabio Bassignana — 21pm (+40)
34th Giulio Peruzzo — 22:30 PM (+1:33)
35th Matteo Siffredi — 22:30 PM (+1:33)
COMPLETE RANKING
Under 23 women
23rd Lucia Bramati — 21pm (+18am)
27th Sara Cortinovis — 21pm (+33)
32nd Marika Celestino — −3 laps
COMPLETE RANKING
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
| 1 | KORETZKY Victor |  | 21:26 |
| 2 | BLEVINS Christopher |  | + 0: 01 |
| 3 | AZZARO Mathis | | + 0: 03 |
| 4 | ANDREASSEN Simon |  | + 0: 06 |
| 5 | GAZE Samuel |  | + 0: 08 |
| 6 | COLUMBUS Philip |  | + 0: 08 |
| 7 | BRAIDOT Luke |  | + 0: 08 |
| 8 | BRANDL Maximilian |  | + 0: 08 |
| 9 | AVONDETTO Simone | | + 0: 20 |
| 10 | SCHUERMANS Jens |  | + 0: 21 |
FEMALE ELITE RANKING
| 1 | KELLER Alexandra | | 20:43 |
| 2 | Risveds Jenny |  | + 0: 04 |
| 3 | JACKSONJennifer |  | + 0: 14 |
| 5 | MAXWELL Samara | | + 0: 22 |
| 6 | BLUNK Savilia | | + 0: 25 |
| 4 | BLÖCHLINGER Ronja | | + 0: 22 |
| 7 | KOLLER Nicole | | + 0: 33 |
| 8 | HENDERSON Rebecca |  | + 0: 39 |
| 9 | INDERGAND Linda | | + 0: 49 |
| 10 | PIETERSE Puck |  | + 0: 53 |
