I'm John Batchel to my good colleague Lorenza Fiori reporting from Milan on the Winter Olympics and other important topics.

However, we begin with the avalanche.

Lorenzo, not only has there been enough snow, there's been snow and avalanches.

I understand they're regular, but these avalanches are threatening.

Where was the avalanche? A good evening to you. Good evening, John. Good evening

to all the radio listener. Let me tell you that the risk of avalanche is across all the Alps. So from

the very west to the very east. And there were already accident and also some skiers died and alpinist climbers.

But let me tell you that to me, this is the result of people that are not prudent.

They know very well that there is a risk of avalanche because we had so much snow over the last 10 days.

And there is also a strong wind that accumulate snow, particularly on the part of the Alps that are pretty sharp.

And this, of course, is a very high risk.

And there is also a balloting that stay,

which is the level of risk.

And right now is high level.

So why to go climbing or skiing on very fresh snow

if there is such a risk?

That, by the way, it becomes a risk to those people that should perform the rescue.

I think it's a matter of stupidity of the human being.

The Olympics, which have done very well here in America, they're in real time for you.

And there's a big, the hockey game yesterday between the U.S. and Canada for the women's hockey gold.

And now there's upcoming possibility of the U.S. playing for the gold as well.

And you expect the president if the U.S. is in the gold medal.

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