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After two days of rest, cross-country skiing is once again the protagonist in Zhangjaikou. The team sprint titles will be awarded on Wednesday 16 February; the men are expected to have another duel between Norway and Russia, with the Azzurri lurking. Sweden is the super favorite among women, after the double in the individual sprint. The race schedule has been brought forward due to the extremely rigid temperatures.
Tuesday 15 February 2022 5 minutes reading time
Cross-country skiing returns to be the protagonist in Beijing 2022, after two days of rest. Tomorrow, Wednesday 16 February, it will be the turn of the sprint teams, according to the team competition format at the start in these Gicohi after the traditional long-distance relay races.
Day that promises to be very tough and full of twists; the weather will also play its part: in Zhangjiakou, the location where the Nordic ski races are taking place, tomorrow's temperatures could reach -20 °, which is why the FIS has decided to bring forward the times of the races. In the new program, the women's semifinals will start at 8.15 am Italian time (15.15 local time), instead of 10 am Italian time as the initial program had foreseen; at 9.15 am the men's semifinals start. As for the finals, at 10.15 Italian it will be up to women, while at 10.45 to men, 75 '' earlier than the original program.
In the men's semifinal A spotlights on Norway, favorite for the final victory, holder of the Olympic title, which will start with the couple Klaebo-Valnes. In the second '' row '' we find Finland, with Joni Maki and Iivo Niskanen, and France, bronze at Pyeonchang 2018, which surprisingly excluded Lucas Chanavat, alongside Hugo Lapalus to Richard Jouve.
Semifinal B with Russia (Bolshunov-Terentev), as well as silver in Pyeonchang 2018, and Italy (Pellegrino-De Fabiani) top teams; Sweden should also be taken into consideration with the Poromaa-Svennson duo. Italy is aiming for a medal, but the competition, especially for the bronze, will be very fierce, with at least three nations fighting for that position. It will be important to check the condition of Francesco De Fabiani, since '' Chicco '' Pellegrino gave excellent signals after the silver in the individual sprint.
Among the men there will be 25 teams at the start.
The first women's semifinal foresees a lot of balance, with the United States, gold in Pyeonchang 2018, (Diggins-Brennan) who will play 1st place with Switzerland (Faehndrich-Van der Graaff) and Slovenia (Lampic-Urevc).
On the other hand, the semi-final B promises a great show with the Scandinavian teams that will fight right away. Sweden, highly favored for the gold medal, will be at the start with the '' squadron '' Dahlqvist-Sundling; Norway will want to redeem the bad 4x5 km, and will rely on Tiril Weng and Maiken Falla, safely used for Finland, who will field the two veterans Niskane-Parmakoski. Italy present with the couple formed by Caterina Ganz and Lucia Scardoni, therefore Greta Laurent remains out; minimum objective: to grab the final.
In total, 27 teams will be at the start in the women's sector.
At 8.15am we start, with a breathtaking program, for a format (4 laps of 1.5 km) in which emotions will certainly not be lacking.
Here (A / B) the complete female start list!
Here (A / B) the complete male start list!
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