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Marielle Thompson wins the'' gold in front of compatriot Anna Kelsey Serwa and Swedish Homlund. Fourth place went to France's Ophelie David. Race characterized by several suspensions for fog and for the many falls.
Friday 21 February 2014 4 minutes reading time
Yesterday was France to celebrate, making even a hat-trick in the test male. Today, however, if it takes the podium, even if only for two-thirds of Canada, the square in front of all Marielle Thompson and Kelsey Serwa on the second step, while the bronze for Sweden's Anna Holmlund. For transalpine instead the disappointment of a fourth place in the mythical Ophelie David, who is unable to'' Olympic gold crown with a career of 51 podiums - including 25 wins - in the World Cup seven globes in a row between 2004 and 2010, in addition to the medals won at the World Championships and the X Games.
Worse went to the other French, including bronze Vancouver Marion Josserand, already out in earlier rounds: recriminates especially Alizè Baron, left out after the second round of finale.La sportellate battle with the Russian Livinskaya went to him beyond the normal contacts typical of this sport, although in reality images clearly showed as the'' home athlete was in full compliance with the regulation. It'' s ski cross baby! Great disappointment of the day even the Swiss Katrin Mueller and Fanny Smith, second and third respectively in the ranking of the World Cup led by the neo-Olympic champion: he has reason to rimpainti especially Smith, for a mistake that cost her the semifinals' 'access to the big final.
The race was marked by many interruptions: first in the seeding run, due to fog, then in batteries because of a couple of series that have fallen forced the intervention'' s health with toboggans. To get worse were the German Anna Woerner and Stephanie Joffory Chilean, who reported knee injuries. Bad blow but fortunately without consequences for the Canadian Georgia Simmerling, that after the initial stun'' was raised and fell regularly at the finish line, getting the roar of the crowd upon his arrival. Recall that the women's race was marred on Saturday by the tragic accident in training to Russian Maria Kommissarova, impact with the ground'' in which he fractured two vertebrae that have forced physicians to two surgeries to avoid the risk paralysis. Currently the ventritreenne skier is hospitalized in a specialized center in Germany.
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