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Historically Anton Shipulin has always found a treat on the snows of Anterselva, where I also got the first victory of his career. The excellent feeling with the South Tyrolean plant shows no signs of crack, for today the Russian was imposed in the individual.
Friday 20 January 2017 7 minutes reading time
The twenty-nine of Tyumen has collected their first win of the season in race format from him less loved, the only one in which he had never triumphed before today. Fasting in the 20 km was interrupted precisely in the locality to him more friendly thanks to a solid performance.
Shipulin fact has made the third time of the day on the narrow skis and missed only one target at the shooting range. The only athletes to do better than him in the fund were more inaccurate and consequently for Anton it's successful. It should be noted as today more than half of his statements (5 of 9) have arrived just in Antholz!
Moreover, the Siberian became the second Russian history after Vladimir Dratchev can boast at least one victory in each race format.
Behind Shipulin he was placed Martin Fourcade, for once to give up his role as victor. The Frenchman was the fastest of all on the skis, but has accumulated two penalties and had to bow to 41 "of merely the place of honor. Either way it is today is the 13th podium in 14 races of the season!
Podium today was completed by Sergey Semenov. The Ukrainian, authentic specialist of 20 km, has unsheathed the best winter performance and has seriously threatened to break the bank. had not made the only target of their day on the latest error could compete for success with Shipulin.
Continue fasting of Norway, at least in the individual events. Today Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, however, only deserves applause for nearly 43 years has ranked fourth ahead of Simon Schempp, author of the second half in the bottom, but, overstuffed from a double penalty.
About Norway, now bereft of Emil Hegle Svendsen, Johannes Bø seems still far from his best form, because it has extremely labored and did not go beyond the 14th position.
Many athletes have seen fade the podium because of a mistake in the last shooting session after completing the first three immaculate. It is Russian Maxim Tsvetkov, the Czech Michael Krcmar and del'americano Lowell Bailey, respectively seventh, eighth and tenth.
Home Italy was not an easy day. Dominik Windisch has proved very competitive skiing (sixth place), but because of four penalties did not go beyond the 24th position. The twenty-seven army was the 'only one to make inroads into the points inside a blue team without Lukas Hofer, who fell ill just imminence of the competition.
Thomas Bormolini (0 + 1 + 2 + 1) ranked 68th, newcomer Rudy Zini (3 + 1 + 0 + 1) was placed 94th, while Joseph Montello (1 + 3 + 1 + 2) has concluded 100 °.
Fourcade remains firmly in command of the overall standings of the World Cup with 784 points. Shipulin was reported in second with 500 with Schempp third 486, fourth 441 and Peiffer Svendsen fifth latch 414.
In the Fourcade specialties ranking is red bib with 114 points against the 90 of Shipulin, 86 and 81 of Bjoerndalen Johannes Bø. On February 16 in the third and last individual of the season, the Catalan just finish sixth to win the 20 km dedicated to the Cup.
Tomorrow at 13.30 will stage the women's mass start, while the men will be back on track at 15.15 for the relay.
ANTHOLZ - MALE INDIVIDUAL 1. Anton Shipulin [RUS] (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) 50'38 "2. 1 FOURCADE Martin [FRA] (0 + 1 + 1 + 0) 41" 0 3. SEMENOV Sergey [ UKR] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) to 56 "8 4. Ole Einar Bjorndalen [NOR] (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) in 1'04" 9 5. SCHEMPP Simon [GER] (0 + 1 + 0 + 1) in 1'09 "8 6. ANEV Krasimir [BUL] (0 + 1 + 0 + 0) in 1'15" 6 7. Tsvetkov Maxim [RUS] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) 8 . Michal Krcmar [CZE] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) in 1'29 "8 9. PEIFFER Arnd [GER] (0 + 1 + 0 + 1) in 1'30" 4 10. BAILEY Lowell [USA] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) in 1'39 "1 Click here for full results.
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