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The programs Italu biathlon for the 'beginning of the season that take & agrave; off in Scandinavia over the weekend between & Öland; stersund (Sweden) and Beitost & oslash; len (Norway) provide for 'sending 12 athletes to the North, and the selection of a thirteenth within Friday & Igrave ;.
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Let's start from the female sector where everything & egrave; very simple.
The trio consists of Dorothea Wierer, Karin Oberhofer and Nicole Gontier want & agrave; a & Öland; stersund for the World Cup. Instead the trio formed by Alexia Runggaldier, Federica Sanfilippo and Lisa Vittozzi sar & agrave; the game Beitost & oslash; len for 'Ibu Cup.
Based on what will come & agrave; obtained in races cadets will decider & agrave; whether to promote one or more & ugrave; azure engaged in Norway. Who should win promotion you will transfer & agrave; Sweden to participate in the competitions prescribed starting from December 4.
There & egrave; then assume that all 5 pectoral available to be exploited Because & eacute; the political will & agrave; to deploy in the maximum circuit only those who have demonstrated a competitiveness & agrave; adequate.
Pi & ugrave; the complex situation in the sector where men are certain to go & Öland; stersund only Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch.
The will & agrave; the coaching staff was to carry out trials to determine the values ​​in the field of the rest of the movement, but the 'late arrival of snow has changed the initial plans, therefore you & egrave; decided to follow a "two-track".
The quota that want & agrave; to Beitost & oslash; len for 'Ibu Cup & egrave; was determined by means of a technical choice, taking into account only the members of the under-26 team. The four selected are then Thomas Bormolini, Thierry Chenal, Peter Dutton and Joseph Montello.
For the quartet involved in Norway is the same argument made for women, or based on the competitiveness & agrave; expressed in Beitost & oslash; len is decider & agrave; if sent to Sweden one or more & ugrave; athletes.
However a & Öland; stersund there sar & agrave; definitely a third man over to Hofer and that will Windisch & agrave; decided by internal tests to be carried out in Martell on 27 and 28 November.
These competitions which in fact is giving away a ticket to Sweden will be open to all senior athletes, so the under-26 remained in Italy, and from whom you & egrave; prepared independently (as Christian De Lorenzi, Christian and Daniel Martinelli Taschler, to mention the names of those who competed in the World Cup last year).
In detail the choices Italu for the 'opening of the season:
WORLD CUP & Öland; stersund - UOMINIHOFER Lukas (1989) WINDISCH Dominik (1989) + 1 athlete selected through trials (27 and 28 November) + any two athletes decided the 30/11 according to the results of Ibu Cup
WORLD CUP & Öland; stersund - DONNEGONTIER Nicole (1991) OBERHOFER Karin (1985) WIERER Dorothea (1990) + any two athletes decided the 30/11 according to the results of Ibu CupIBU CUP BEITOST & Ø LEN - UOMINIBORMOLINI Thomas (1991) CHENAL Thierry (1992) DUTTO Peter (1989) MONTELLO Giuseppe (1992)
IBU CUP BEITOST & Ø LEN - DONNERUNGGALDIER Alexia (1991) SANFILIPPO Federica (1990) vittozzi Lisa (1995)
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