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Here are the statements of the athletes and the athletes on the podium in the mass start in Oberhof, where Central Europe was the great protagonist.
Sunday 8 January 2017 5 minutes reading time
Simon Schempp: "It is great to win in front of his home crowd. At the start of the first climb Martin attacked and took 5-7 meters ahead. I decided to give everything and are happy to be able to hang it up and even beat him in sprint. I hope to ripropormi on this level also in the next races, although the men's competition is crazy. my hope is to repeat both in Ruhpolding at the World Cup. "
Erik Lesser: "I never expected to sprint with Martin on arrival. The last lap was very strange. He stuck in a decisive manner on the climb, which was more powerful than me. I had resigned myself to fight for fourth place with Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. But then I realized that Beatrix was struggling and I tried to take it back. When I did it I realized to be closer to the head than I thought. They were studying and I thought then I could reach them, in the end I succeeded. The audience was wonderful for the way he supported our team and personally I felt well on track in every race "
Martin Fourcade: "It was a complicated race, in which I had to fight. At the finish it was a tough battle that did not end in my favor. I was able to contend the victory despite two errors on the third polygon. I believe that one of these two penalty turns it cost me success. I have no regrets, but it never enjoy losing a race for a few seconds. A Ruhpolding could not compete in the relay race on Wednesday, I will see what to do "
 Gabriela Koukalová: "I hope not already be in top form, because my goal is the World Cup. Compared to last season, when I pointed to the conquest of the World Cup, this year I focused more on getting a peak at Hochfilzen. I never thought of being the only athlete to find the shoot-out. I have been on the podium many times, but today is really special because I can share my joy with Eve. Today she is my hero! "
Laura dahlmeier: "I think I was wrong to take a break, even if it was to start soon. Today felt a lot of heaviness in the legs, however, are very satisfied with my second place because before the race I did not know what would be my level. I looked at the hotel in the sprint and pursuit, but for sure you can not say that now I'm fresh and relaxed! "
Eva PuskarÄÃková: "In the sprint and pursuit, I suffered a lot, but today everything went incredibly. I focused mainly on the polygon, as my form of skiing is not optimal. For three sessions I fired without any thought in my head, only at the last I felt a little 'pressure, but I managed to control it and I'm really happy even if the pe joy this third place can not be the same as Pokljuka, because that it was the first time. And the first time you never forget! Although today I've enjoyed the most, because in Slovenia I had to fight until the last meters ".
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M Mass Start Oberhof (GER)
SCHEMPP Simon
LESSER Erik
FOURCADE Martin
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