Gabriela KoukalovÃ¡ triumphs in the sprint standings. Vittozzi 4th and 5th Sanfilippo

The women's sprint in Hochfilzen announcing very long, because the favorites are greatly diluted in the start list by following different strategies. No coincidence that we had to wait until the start number 96 to find the winner.

Friday 10 February 2017 8 minutes reading time

The gold medal has finally been conquered by Gabriela KoukalovÃ¡, author of a superlative performance. The Czech started to beat spur, immediately taking an extremely rapid pace and finding the zero ground. He went on an unparalleled step in the opposing covering all targets even standing. Despite having relatively suffered in the final round, it's still been able to achieve the fastest time on the narrow skis, putting his hands on the first world title of his career. A success built in the first two rounds and the shooting range, on a day where every mistake was paid a very high price (any of the first six classified missed a shot). The performance, however, has an enormous specific weight, because the twenty-seven of Jablonec nad Nisou knew of having to overcome to be right of laura dahlmeier, he left a quarter of an hour before her. The German has in turn been in perfect pitch, but the finish had to be content silver, beaten only 4 ". With the same precision and speed of execution, the difference was in fact made in the back, where the Bohemian has earned 10 "5 to the Bavarian in the initial five km, cedendone only 6" 5 in two and half conclusive. For KoukalovÃ¡ is the second individual World Championship medal of his career (1-1-0), just as it is only his second victory at the World Cup for an athlete of the Czech Republic, up to now climb to the top step of the podium in the individual alone with Katerina HolubcovÃ¡ 2003. Dahlmeier its part is the sixth individual metal, the third of 'silver (1-3-2). Instead, it is a first time for Anais Chevalier, capable of making his own the bronze medal. The talented Frenchman, who just the day after tomorrow turns 24, in this winter has finally managed to build on its potential and today it is expressed on their limits by paying 25 "1 to the winner and the best advantage of the many mistakes of others. At the foot of the podium stood two Italian. In particular he stole the eye Vittozzi Lisa, who missed third place by just two tenths of a second. On balance the bronze is shaded at the shooting range, where the transalpine shot faster. However, it is the best result of his career for twenty-two of the Venetian Friuli school. Very good performance also for Federica Sanfilippo, in turn able to shine on his own. The twenty six year old policewoman Ridnauntal was perfect on the shooting range and finished fifth at 31 "9 to KoukalovÃ¡. Second place in the Ã–stersund sprint in 2015 aside, the question most prestigious placing his playing days. So the 'outcome of the race will leave the' bitter taste for the podium narrowly missed, however the two blue gave an impressive demonstration of their strength in a race where all arrived in top form. Home Italy have remained below expectations Dorothea Wierer, twenty, affardellata by a double penalty on the ground and Alexia Runggaldier, unable to make its entry into the points (forty-third) due to an error in each of the two sessions. Behind Vanessa Hinz, sixth, she finished Marie Dorin Habert, presasi the skinny consolation of being the best among those who had to take the unfortunate ring. The Alps, detached 42 "8 behind the winner, passed narrowly un'Anastasiya Kuzmina still positive. Among the big disappointed Kaisa MÃ¤kÃ¤rÃ¤inen, twelfth because of two missed targets on the ground, and Darya Domracheva, author of an unfortunate "3" standing where he fired fast (maybe too much?). In the overall standings of the World Cup, calculated net of rejects, Dahlmeier remains yellow bib with 723 points against the 680 of KoukalovÃ¡. Losing ground MÃ¤kÃ¤rÃ¤inen (623) and Dorin Habert (590). Wierer is always fifth with 466. As for the specialties of the sprint standings, KoukalovÃ¡ earns red bib rising to 286 points and surpassing MÃ¤kÃ¤rÃ¤inen (280). Third Dahlmeier (248) in front of Dorin Habert (241). Tomorrow at 14.45 will stage the men's sprint, while women back on track on Sunday at 10:30 with tracking. WORLD CUP 2017 Hochfilzen - SPRINT WOMEN 1. KoukalovÃ¡ Gabriela [CZE] (0 + 0) 19'12 "2. 6 DAHLMEIER Laura [GER] (0 + 0) 4" 0 3. CHEVALIER Anais [FRA] (0 + 0 ) 25 "1 4. vittozzi Lisa [ITA] (0 + 0) 25" 3 5. SANFILIPPO Federica [ITA] (0 + 0) 31 "9 6. HINZ Vanessa [GER] (0 + 0) to 37 '9 7. Marie Dorin HABERT [FRA] (1 + 0) 42 "8 8. Anastasiya Kuzmina [SVK] (0 + 1) to 44" 0 9. Aymonier Celia [FRA] (0 + 1) to 53 "9 10. MERKUSHYNA Anastasiya [UKR] (0 + 0) to 55" 3 Click here for full results.

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