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The women's season began in sign of laura dahlmeier, but Gabriela Koukalová has shown it has no intention of abdicating. Also Marie Dorin Habert, Kaisa Mäkäräinen and the same Dorothea Wierer have rivelte top. All they will seek confirmation from the weekend.
Wednesday 7 December 2016 6 minutes reading time
Pokljuka has now assumed the role of joker of the Biathlon World Cup. Despite having made its entry within the maximum circuit in 1992, it has never risen to the status of the fixed stage and more often changed position in the time history dell''inverno.
HISTORY - INDIVIDUAL RACES In fact most of the time in the plant Slovenian has competed in December, but it was not a pilgrim see also placed in the months of January and March. Repeated movements have sometimes given birth to a peculiar situation: in 2001, 2007 and 2014, the town near Bled has hosted in the same calendar year two stages belonging to two different racing seasons. So far in Pokljuka were played 51 first-level individual women's events (10 fifteen kilometers, 19 sprints, 13 chases, 9 mass start), five of which have value champion (one for each format in 2001, preceded by the pursuit, all''epoca not included in the Olympic program, which gave world title in 1998).
Are 30 athletes with at least one victory. The absolute queen is Sweden's Magdalena Forsberg, capable of attracting attention in 8 occasions (including three golds championship between 1998 and 2001).
Eight women in business to have already excelled on these snows. Kaisa Mäkäräinen boasts three hits, followed at 2 by Gabriela Koukalová, Darya Domracheva and Svetlana Sleptsova. Single statement instead for Miriam Gössner, Katharina Innerhofer, Marie Dorin Habert and laura dahlmeier.
On the subject of nations on the highest step of the podium 10 different flags waved. Command Sweden and Germany with 10 victories, followed like a shadow by France (9). More detached Norway (7), while they are behind Russia (4); Ukraine and Finland (3); Czech Republic and Belarus (2); Austria (1).
ITALY - HISTORY AND NEWS 'In Pokljuka the female sector has raised more than the male. Normality in recent years, but in fact the case of abnormality if it widens our gaze to the entire history of the Italian biathlon.
In the face of the individual podium among men, there are about 5 among women. Two signed by Nathalie Santer, piazzatasi third in the sprint and nell''individuale played in December 1993; one obtained by Michela Ponza, depending nell''individuale of December 2007; the last two won by Dorothea Wierer third nell''inseguimento of March 2014 and the second in the sprint in December of the same year.
So the Financial Rasen-Antholz has already tasted top-three. As for the feeling with the Slovenian blue nevi of other women in business, Karin Oberhofer and Nicole Gontier totaled twice apiece in the top ten in eighth place as best result. In general, the Aosta Valley has always found it very well in this context. Federica Sanfilippo was ranked among the top thirty on three occasions, with a 21 ^ square as peak. Lisa Vittozzi and Alexia Runggaldier however never made inroads into the points.
HISTORY - STAFFETTE Sunday the women will run a relay race, race format that returns on Pokljuka snow for the first time since December 2007.
Germany has won 3 times, including the last round testing stage. Follows at 2 statements Russia, including the World Championship gold in 2001. In the 90 celebrated a success even France and Belarus.
PROGRAM 9 December - 14.15 - Sprint Female December 10th - 14:45 - Chasing Female December 11 - 14.30 - Relay Female
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