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After repeatedly flirted with the podium in the individual competition, biathlon is finally able to hit the big target. The Azzurri were placed third in the medley relay, where the race on the eve of the Games was put as many hopes, winning seventh medal for the Italian'' in Sochi 2014.
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In the first fraction Dorothea Wierer has been shown to be on the piece remaining constantly in the top positions, changing to second, just behind Tora Berger and just ahead of Veronika Vitkova, taking a margin of 20 "Marie Dorin Habert, 30" on Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and 38 "on Olga Zaitseva, representatives of the three nations should read series rivals for the top-three.
The second fraction was the decisive one for the composition of the podium. Karin Oberhofer has lost ground to Tiril Eckhoff and Gabriela Soukalova, but brought the margin of Germany (Laura Dahlmeier) and Russia (Olga Vilukhina) respectively in 41 "and 49". France on the other hand is out of the race for medals because of a penalty turn Anais Bescond.
In the third village Dominik Windisch has lost contact with Norway and the Czech Republic, involatesi to the first two squares, but taking a step competitive skiing tight and especially avoiding the debacle at the range (in feet was saved with the last recharge'') has maintained a thirty-second margin over Germany (Daniel Böhm), ​​while Russia has sunk because of the inaccuracy of'' Evgeny Garanichev.
A close Lukas Hofer has managed to perfection gained the advantage with two perfect polygons where he found two quick zero, nipping in the bud any tendency to comeback Simon Schempp and concluding with absolute fluency to give Italy'' s fourth Olympic medal signed by biathlon.
In the past, the Blues were on the podium twice at Five Rings in Calgary 1988 (Johann Passler and bronze for the men's relay composed of the same Passler, Andreas Zingerle, Werner Kiem and Gottlieb Taschler) and one in Nagano 1998 (Pier Alberto Carrara silver in the individual'').
It should also be pointed out that the average age of the'' Today'' quartet is less than 25 years, demonstrating that this medal is not a'' point of arrival, but a point of departure for the movement of the Italian biathlon. This fact should give pause to those responsible at a time when, in the spring, you will need to allocate budgets for the foreseeable future.
Indeed, there are disciplines that are shining with its own light, with talent at a young age and with a huge following in the public at European level such as the biathlon, and there are sports, definitely on the decline in the level of international popularity, illuminated only by reflected light of a glorious bygone era that'' in the last four years, despite significantly higher funds, collected half of the biathlon medals in the Olympics and World Cup.
Returning to the race today, the'' gold medal went to Norway Tora Berger composed, Tiril Eckhoff, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Emil Hegle Svendsen, each of them the second podium in Sochi 2014. MVP of the day of the forty Simostranda which, however, has definitely entered into legend.
Bjørndalen, reached 8 Olympic gold medals equaled the record of his compatriot Bjørn Dæhlie, whose record of medals overall, however, was defeated by Ole Man'' became the most medals in the history of the Olympic Winter Games with 8 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze.
Silver for the Czech Republic Veronika Vitkova, Gabriela Soukalova, Jaroslav Soukup and Ondrej Moravec, confermatasi nation extremely solid and movement can make the most of their small numbers. With the present-day Czech five medals in Sochi 2014.
Defeats course of the day Germany, Russia and France. The Germans have paid fractions of women, key podium instead of blue, while the Russians and French have collectively experienced a day-no.
SOCHI - OLYMPIC GAMES - RELAY MISTA1. NORWAY (NOR) [0 +2] 1:09'' 17 "02. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) [0 +7] 32" 63. ITALY (ITA) [0 +6] 58 "24. GERMANY (GER) [0 +9] 1'' 41" 35. RUSSIA (RUS) [1 +8] 1'' 47 "46. SLOVAKIA (SVK) [0 +10] 1'' 47" 7
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Tomorrow does not compete. Women will be on track Friday 21 for the relay classic. The'' similar men's competition will be held on Saturday 22 and instead will be the final race of the program of the Olympic biathlon.
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