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The roller ski biathlon World Cup in Forni Avoltri came alive with the women's sprint, Italy where he won two medals.
Saturday 20 July 2013 7 minutes reading time
As mentioned on Thursday field starters is not of the first order, so the results leave the time they find, however, return good for morale and for the prize of the athletes.
Historically this event in the host country plays the part of the lion and the race today was no exception. Italy has in fact placed four athletes among the top five, collecting two medals, including one of the most precious metal.
The gold was won by Dorothea Wierer that, needless to say, has made all the difference to the polygon. The twenty-three South Tyrol has missed only one target, and above all was as usual very fast in releasing the shots. For the blue the only worries came in the final round, however, where it is able to contain the furious comeback Jitka Landová, silver.
The Czech was literally devastating impact on roller skis, but despite an unsustainable pace for all opponents was ranked in the place of honor (with 11 "7 late) because of three shooting errors. Nevertheless, the biathlete in Nove Mesto na Morava was able to celebrate in the best way his twenty-third birthday.
The bronze was won by Karin Oberhofer, in turn, forced to walk three times around the penalty and separated by 41 "6 from the winner. The Army has twenty-seven passing two teammates, Federica Sanfilippo and Michela Ponza, fourth and fifth respectively to 50 "7 and 1'08" 7 with the same score on the range.
It should be noted that Italy has lined up at the start with only four athletes in the face of the six places available. In fact, it is preferred to give it a rest and Alexia Nicole Gontier Runggaldier which participated in the medley relay on Thursday.
It is the magazine Russian Anna Boulygina in the past capable of winning the World Cup and touch a medal at the Olympics. The twenty-nine of Tyumen, however, has struggled not overly going beyond the seventh position.
SPRINT FEMMINILE1. WIERER Dorothea [ENG] (0 +1) 23'37 "22. Landová Jitka [CZE] (1 +2) to 11" 73. OBERHOFER Karin [ENG] (2 +1) 41 "64. SANFILIPPO Federica [ENG] (2 +1) 50" 75. Michela Ponza [ENG] (2 +1) in 1'08 "76. MØRKVE Jori [NOR] (2 +0) to 1'12" 1 7. BOULYGINA Anna [RUS] (2 +0) to 1'28 "5
In the morning was held the competition for the athletes in the junior age. The test has resulted in a triumph of Slovakia signed by the sisters Fialkova.
The more experienced Paulina (born 1992) won the gold medal in realizing the best performance on roller skis and committing only one error on the range. It is notable as the twenty-one has stopped the clock in a time that would even allowed to be on the podium in third place, just 12 "by 7 Wierer in the senior race.
The silver went to the youngest Ivona (born in 1994) that despite a similar benefit to the shooting has paid nearly a minute to his sister, but was in turn capable of inflicting the same distance to the third place, Natalia Shalaeva .
The Russian was wrong three times and was able to withstand in the final return of the Slovenian Anja Erzen, a former cross-country skier in his debut in an official competition in biathlon. The twenty-one, clean the ground, he missed four targets standing at the finish line and was beaten only three seconds.
In Italy came home eighth and eleventh Lisa Vittozzi of Carmen Runggaldier.
SPRINT FEMALE JUNIORES1. Fialkova Paulina [SVK] (1 +0) 23'49 "92. Fialkova Ivona [SVK] (1 +0) to 56" 63. Shalaeva Natalia [RUS] (2 +1) to 1'54 "44. Eržen Anja [SLO] (0 +4) to 1'57" 95. Ilchenko Kristina [RUS] (2 +3) in 2'03 "86. DMITRIEVA Olga [RUS] (3 +1) at 2'16" 3. 8. Vittozzi Lisa [ENG] (2 +1) in 2'32 "611. RUNGGALDIER Carmen [ENG] (1 +1) in 3'37" 8
Tomorrow program pursuits. The juniors will start at 9:30 am, while the senior will be on track at 13.15.
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