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'' The under-26 women's individual Europeans Nove Mesto na Morava, that opened yesterday for the junior category, was held in very complicated weather conditions (strong winds and poor visibility) with relative precision of the collapse of the polygon.
Thursday 30 January 2014 4 minutes reading time
The'' gold medal is then left with regard to the Canadian Audrey Vaillancourt, able to miss "only" 2 targets in a day when the average was more than 6 errors per athlete.
Some may recognize a paradox to see a North American to win a European championship, but we must not forget that in the mome official event is added to the word "open", that is open to everyone.
The twenty-two of Quebec has succeeded in establishing itself in spite of having suffered exceedingly in the final round by defending a small advantage over bielorurusse Nastassia Kalina and Irina Kryuko, Austrians, respectively, 4 and 2 errors.
In particular, in the final round Kalina has recovered almost 30 "Vaillancourt, from which, however, was beaten at the finish line of 2" 1 and as a result has had to settle for silver medal''. Kryuko instead has collected the bronze 9 "7 from the victor.
Disappointment for Russia, Norway and France that started with great ambitions in the light of the athletes lined up. Russian Galina Nechkasova, despite an excellent step skiing, saw fade the podium because of too many errors to shoot (5) concluding fourth to 22 "4. Fanny Horn and Sophie Boilley, girls can engrave Cup world, did not go beyond the seventh and eighth position''.
Federica Sanfilippo, the only Italian in the race, was among those who were unable to cope with the difficult conditions. The'' blue, two top ten in Ibu Cup season, he missed nine targets and today it did not go beyond the forty-first position.
NOVE MESTO - EUROPE - PERSONAL women1. Audrey Vaillancourt [CAN] (0 +1 +0 +1) 51'' 33 "42. KALINA Nastassia [BLR] (1 +1 +1 +1) to 2" 13. KRYUKO Iryna [BLR] (1 +1 +0 +0) 9 "74. NECHKASOVA Galina [RUS] (1 +0 +2 +2) 22" 45. VIROLAYINEN Daria [RUS] (0 +2 +1 +1) 40 "46. VIIGIPUU Kristel [EST] (1 +2 +0 +0) 54" 57. HORN Fanny Welle-Strand-[NOR] (0 +2 +1 +2) 1'' 11 "38. Boilley Sophie [FRA] (1 +1 +1 +0) 1'' 28" 49. VARVYNETS Iryna [UKR] (1 +1 +2 +1) to 1'' 34 "510. PODCHUFAROVA Olga [RUS] (1 +3 +0 +1) 2'' to 06" 3
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In the early afternoon will be held the men's individual''. Tomorrow will be back on track juniors, while women will be involved in Saturday's sprint (starting at 9.30).
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