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The 'Ibu Cup has made stops in Val Ridanna. For four intense days it happened literally everything, with athletes relegated in cadet circuit for punishment and races that have changed winner for the 'incredible carelessness of a few Russians.
Sunday 11 December 2016 6 minutes reading time
The long weekend began in dell''Immacolata day. Thursday, December 8 have been staged two joint trials where the successes have been the preserve of countries belonging to the former Soviet galaxy. Absent the 'Italian hostess, they have not been convened women.
In Singles Mixed came a dell''Ucraina triumph, formed by Anastasya Merkushyna and Artem Tyshchenko. The two men immediately took the reins of the competition, sailing in relative ease to a comfortable victory.
Piazza d' 'honor for Russia, composed of Olga Shesterikova and Alexey Volkov, who after a stuttering start rose of blows, finishing second but posed no real threat to the' Ukraine, but at the same time and never be really impensierta from the pursuers.
Definitely more glowing the fight for the third position, long disputed by four different countries. After a furious brawl, the lowest step of the podium was even divided between France (Coline Varcin / Emilien Jacquelin) and Czech Republic (Lea Johanidesova / Tomas VojÃk). In fact, even the photo finish has managed to break the 'balance and the two tandems were ranked third ex aequo! Belarus and Austria have closed the fifth and sixth after struggling vainly for the top-three.
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The medley relay has instead been the prerogative of Russia, represented by Victoria Slivko, Uliana Kaisheva, Semen Suchilov and Alexey Slepov.
In the women's villages Russians they have had to face strong competition in Germany, which deploys Nadine Horchler and Denise Herrmann, still unaware of being able to make his debut in the World Cup the following day. The Germans, however, have left the scene when Lukas Rombach has taken the 'ominous ring, consequently they had to settle for third place, filed by Matthias Bischl.
France (Chloe Chevalier, Enora Latuilliere, Aristide Begue, Antonin Guigonnat) instead bite the ankles of Russia until the end, remaining constantly in about twenty seconds, then concluding with the 'honor.
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Saturday it was the turn of the sprint. The female was dominated far and wide by Anastasiya Merkushyna, relegated to Ibu Cup "because it has to calm down", textual words of the president of the Ukrainian Federation Volodymyr Brynzak. The twenty-one has achieved the fastest time on skis and closed all the targets, winning by a margin of 35 "on the Russian Uliana Kaisheva, in perfect time to throw.
The podium was competato by German Karolin Horchler, thanks to zero at the range took advantage of the errors of the French Coline Varcin, the sister Nadine and veteran Slovak Jana Gerekova, unexpectedly downgraded in cadet circuit. Seventh with two penalties Darya Virolaynen, emerged from the depths of Russia, where it had sunk Cup.
Among the other themes proposed by race, should be delivered the 'eleventh place of Enora Latuilliere with three runs nell''infausto ring and the forty-ninth of un''irriconoscibile Dunja Zdouc.
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In the men's victory at the Norwegian surprise Fredrik Gjesbakk, able to prevail thanks to the fastest time in the fund. Scandinavian nell''ultima back was right the Russian Alexey Volkov, who hopes that the misfortunes of some of the big team of the World Cup can once again schiudergli the maximum circuit gates.
Third place went to 'the Austrian David Komatz, as always as precise as incomplete skiing.
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