Volkov won the Sprint Cup Ibu-Brezno-Osrblie, he sees himself Tarjei B

Five days after the opening test of the Hochfilzen World Cup and after the break for the European Championships, the stage of the Slovak Cup Ibu provides important feedback.

Friday 3 February 2017 4 minutes reading time

In the men's Sprint has imposed Alexey Volkov which legitimizes its convocation for the World Cup returning to a victory in individual trials that lacked dall''Individuale of the European Championships of 2015. The twenty-eight Russian, perfect to throw and among the fastest of the race on narrow skis, he built his victory on the rapidity of fire where he dealt well 15 "to his closest rival for the win, the Norwegian Fredrik Gjesbaak who is second in the final standings paying just under five seconds to Russian. And '' the third 'another Russian in preparation for the World Championships, Dmitry Malyshko, who, despite the penalty turn at the shooting range in feet, closes in just 6 seconds from compatriot. They remain off the podium, despite the 100% to the shooting, Czech Lukas Kristejn and the Russian Timur Makhambetov while you are finally revised in the race the Norwegian Tarjei BÃ¸, absent from the end of last season. The Norwegian brother showed himself in excellent condition on skis where he signed the third fastest time, just 3 seconds behind the best Russian Slepov, but paid a penalty turn in both shooting sessions ending in sixth place. He confirms its problems that cost him the convocation for the World Championships the Russian Yuri Shopin that despite the zero tug pays almost a minute finishing in fourteenth place. The first of the Italians, Rudy Zini, it's twenty to 1''22 "with 0 errors; thirty-Thierry Chenal with two errors, fortieth Maikol Demetz, two errors standing for him. Sixtieth and sixty Pietro Dutto and Andreas Plaickner respectively 7 and 3 errors over 4 minutes from Volkov. In the overall standings of Ibu Cup, Alexey Volkov, exploits the absence of Alexander Loginov and Frenchman Emilien Jacquelin and lengthens: now leads with 510 points against the 440 of compatriot and 351 of the transalpine. BREZNO-ORSBLIE - SPRINT M 1. VOLKOV Alexey [RUS] (0 + 0) on 24.41.82. GJESBAKK Fredrik [NOR] (0 + 0) to 4.63. Malyshko Dmitry [RUS] (0 + 1) to 6.24. KRISTEJN Lukas [CZE] (0 + 0) at 18.75. MAKHAMBETOV Timur [RUS] (0 + 0) at 21.66. BOE Tarjei [NOR] (1 + 1) in 25.67. Skjelvik Kristoffer [NOR] (0 + 1) at 27.28. CHRISTIANSEN Vetle S. [NOR] (0 + 0) at 28.59. REES Roman [GER] (0 + 0) to 28,710. KAZAR Matej [SVK] (0 + 0) at 32.2 Go to full results

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