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The 'Austrian Thomas Zangerl and Canada's Marielle Thompson impose their law in the first round of the World Cup ski cross took place last Saturday on the slopes of Nakiska Canadians.
Monday 8 December 2014 3 minutes reading time
Twenty-two in the women's Olympic champion in office Marielle Thompson preceded compatriot Georgia Simmerling, with the 'Swiss Fanny Smith who centered the step pi & ugrave; the bottom of the podium.
Thompson won the race after leading from beginning until the final four of which also participated the eighteen Swedish Sandra Naeslund, drop a few meters after the start.
Fanny Smith & egrave; managed to stay in contact with Thompson until mid & agrave; race, when & egrave; was forced to slow down after he finished skiing dell''alteta Canadian while attempting to overtake. His compatriot, the Simmerling, & egrave; was then able to overtake on bends gaining second place, with three athletes that have come to the finish line in quest''ordine, the same one that had concluded the qualifications of the previous day.
In ninth place is & egrave; ranked the thirty-eight French Oph & eacute; lie David, winner of seven consecutive World Cups in this specialty & agrave; between the 2003/04 and the 2009/10.
In the men the 'expert Zangerl Austrian athlete won the first of the season proving Vittora in great form, having also won the three batteries that preceded the final.
The thirty-one Austrian imitated colleague Thompson he going to win their final after being in the lead right from the first corner in virt & ugrave; the advantage over his rivals in the first gleaned technical part of the track.
The Swede Victor Oehling Norberg, Switzerland's Armin Niederer and French Jonas Devouassoux were ranked second, third and fourth place in a final that saw four very compact for the duration of the race. None of the three trackers Zangerl & egrave; managed to overtake those who preceded him, leaving cos & Igrave; the joy of the second victory in the World Cup in career all''argento world Inawashiro 2009.
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