Dorothea Wierer close to the podium in the day when comes the first victory of Tiril Eckhoff

Dorothea Wierer sfiora il podio nella sprint in cui arriva la prima vittoria di Tiril Eckhoff
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Dorothea Wierer close to the podium in the day when comes the first victory of Tiril Eckhoff

Unlike dell''individuale of Thursday on the women's sprint of Igrave ;, & Öland; stersund you & egrave; revealed a race throbbing and extremely uncertain until the last few meters. "Merit" of the day relatively crooked skiing Darya Domracheva and Kaisa dell''imprecisione of M & auml; k & auml; r & auml; inen.

Took advantage of the most wonderful Tiril Eckhoff, able to get the first win of his career. The Norwegian has achieved the second time of the day in the bottom and you & egrave; tax despite having missed just the 'latest target, bypassing the final round three athletes that preceded the exit of the second polygon. Among them also the 'blue Dorothea Wierer, perfect shooting and even virtually in the lead after 5 km. Unfortunately, the twenty-four South Tyrolean paid duty in two thousand five hundred meters final, finishing in fourth place, beaten by 9 "by 4 winner. & Nbsp; Piazza d''honor for Veronika Vitkova. The Czech, which confirmed its top after 'excellent individual, equaling his best result, but it has once again postponed the' appointment with the so-called "maiden victory" today conquitata by Eckhoff, where & egrave; been exceeded by 4 "6. The podium & egrave; was completed by the gi & agrave; cited M & auml; k & auml; r & auml; inen, dominant skiing narrow (set the fastest time with over 30 "advantage on the second performance). The Finn had to give up successfully for 7" 6 because of a double fault, but you pu & ograve; consular with the conquest of the yellow bib. Indeed Domracheva unexpectedly did not make the difference in the fund and, thanks a target missed, not & egrave; gone beyond the fifth place in 9 "by 5 Eckhoff. Fourth place Wierer aside, the 'Italian incamera a very positive day. The podium touched by Dorothea should not overshadow the 'good test of Karin Oberhofer, piazzatasi & nbsp; eighth despite two errors and proved once again among the best of the lot on the skis tight. They also got points from Nicole Gontier (0 + 2), 37th, and especially by Lisa Vittozzi (0 + 0) that all''esordio in the World Cup, finished 38th going, just like Bormolini, over the pi & ugrave ; optimistic expectations of the technicians. Came the voice signals of life step-by Gabriela Soukalová race, 29 ^ despite three missed targets standing. Not exciting proof of Germany and Russia, respectively kept afloat by Franziska Hildebrand (9th) and Olga Podchufarova (13 ^). Rather impressive performance of the team of France who placed five athletes in the early nineteen with the amazing Enora Latuillere tenth. & Öland; stersund - SPRINT FEMMINILE1. Eckhoff Tiril [NOR] (0 + 1) 21''35 "52. VITKOVA Veronika [CZE] (0 + 0) 4" 63. M & auml; K & auml; R & auml; INEN Kaisa [FIN] (1 + 1) 7 "64. WIERER Dorothea [ENG] (0 + 0) 9" 45. Darya Domracheva [BLR] (0 + 1) 9 "56. Semerenko Valj [UKR] (0 + 0) 25" 87. Gregorin Teja [SLO] (0 + 0) to 43 "48. OBERHOFER Karin [ENG] (0 + 2) in 46" 59. HILDEBRAND Franziska [GER] (0 + 1) 46 "810. LATUILLIERE Enora [FRA] (1 + 1) to 48" 5Click here for full results. As for the schedule, tomorrow are expected pursuits. Men at 11.00 to 13.30 where women Wierer partir & agrave ;, of course, with the 'ambition to get on that podium today touched.
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