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The script is different but the result remains the same: Germany wins the Relay Female closing stage of Anterselva, France second. For the first time in Italy, the Italians get on the podium.
Sunday 22 January 2017 8 minutes reading time
The launch live a tactical design different from what was seen in previous seasonal outputs for the Finnish choice of schierara Kaisa Mäkäräinen in last lap. A rhythm on the narrow skis, consequently, it does not stretch the peloton that much in the first two laps left to do a minimum of selecting only the range where Charvatova with a penalty turn sinks already reduced, due to turn of rest of Koukalová, hopes the Czech Republic. in the third round are unleashed Anais Chevalier and Vanessa Hinz who bring France and Germany to return with 10 seconds lead over Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Belarus and Italy. Shortly behind the Norwegian Nicolaisen while Russia pays the slowness of Victoria Slivko and runs to 48 seconds.
In the polygon on the ground of the second tranche Maren Hammerschmidt takes off using three refills Justine Braisaz with France slipping to nearly a minute before recovering in the following laps. In the middle of a very large fraction of Susan Dunklee leads the United States on the cutting edge and to round the buoy in mid-race in second place 33 seconds behind Germany. Fanny Horn Birkeland, a positive Federica Sanfilippo has to the third round retrieves the Norwegian 13 seconds and change third and Braisaz accuse 36/2 detachment while a technical problem permanently eliminates Russia to Akimova and Yuliia Dzhima, the best of the lot, the drag ' 'Ukraine passing sixth.
Franziska Hildebrand complicate their lives with three refills on the ground but nell''economia fraction manages to increase, especially with the performance on skis, and the advantage over the baton to laura dahlmeier with 42/2 on France Anais Bescond, 1 '' 01 "on a good Valj Semerenko, 1''14" sull''Austria, 1''18 on a Alexia Runggaldier perfect, until the polygon standing where he arrived after following the Bescond pace and pay with three refills, and Glazyrina which raises the fate of Russia.
A laura dahlmeier just have to administer the benefit, you grant six refills that fail to turn the race for first place with Dorin which closes to 24 seconds; for third place are played throughout Dorothea Wierer (recharge), Anastasiya Merkushyna (3 refills) and Olga Podchufarova which is the first to surrender. Ukraine and Italy come together dall''ultimo polygon and the third round turns into a long sprint. The first attack of the Ukrainian ventiduenne but Dorothea Wierer sull''ultima climb delivers the decisive blow and brings the 'Italy in third place, his first podium in Anterselva in a women's relay. Ukraine fourth, fifth Russia, Belarus pulled by Darya Domracheva sixth.
Third win in three female runners in the season for Germany where the palm for the best is probably to Maren Hammerschmidt in the second village has managed to dig a furrow that has not been filled by the enemy. "Penelope" Franziska Hildebrand makes an exceptional village but the risks that runs to the polygon chills as well as, for once, laura dahlmeier is not immune from criticism with his 5 errors that threatened to reopen the race. She makes her Vanessa Hinz remaining with France in the launch.
French house, the third second of the season, excellent performance in the launch of Anais Chevalier and Marie Dorin Habert closing; Justine Braisaz pays 40 seconds at the end are critical while anaïs bescond fails to scare Hildebrand at the critical moment.
The 'Italian on the podium thanks all''apporto of all the protagonists: Lisa Vittozzi run the launch as forecasts (2 refills 10 seconds behind the head), Federica Sanfilippo with the sixth provision of the second tranche maintains the podium Alexia Runggaldier although the three refills standing confirms the good sensations dell''intera stage Antholz and Dorothea Wierer, the first commitment in the relay of the season, receives the baton as plans to fifteen seconds from third place in the fight with three teams and square without hesitation the jab setting the second fastest time of the final stage (exceeded by 23 "only by Kaisa Mäkäräinen).
ANTHOLZ - RELAY WOMEN
1. GER [Hinz, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier] (0 + 12) 1.09.12.42. FRA [Chevalier, Braisaz, Bescond, Dorin Habert] (0 + 8), 24.23. ITA [Vittozzi, Sanfilippo, Runggladier, Wierer] (0 + 9) at 33.44. UKR [Zhuravok, Dzhima, Semerenko, Merkushyna] (0 + 6) at 37.55. RUS [Slivko, Akimova, Glazyrina, Podchufarova] (0 + 5) in 1:16:06. BLR [Skardino, Kryuko, Pisareva, Domracheva] (0 + 7) to 1.32.7
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