Documentary film made by Franco Cigarini for the IX edition of the Youth Winter Games, held in Cerreto Laghi (Reggio Emilia) from the 6th to the 9th of March, 1978. The images are accompanied by Flavia de Lucis's voice who performs the texts by Remo Musumeci. The young little athletes are all focus in their pre-race rituals: thay carry their sleds on the shoulders, they spread ski wakx on the blades, they wear their helmets. When all is ready, they face the downhill track.