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The mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk, the last act of the Biathlon World Cup male, had a script very different from the long sleep-inducing mass start of the World Cup, featuring a tactical exasperated. The final & egrave; for & ograve; been the same Since & egrave; Jakov Fak, world champion in Kontiolahti, triumphed again today.
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If the competition & egrave; always been alive merit & egrave; Anton Shipulin who, galvanized by competing on home snow, put the whip opponents right from the start. The Russian, evidently determined to win, has to & ograve; lost time at the third polygon running into an error and a problem in downloading a shot.
Took advantage of the best gi & agrave; cited Fak, clean and immaculate even after three shots in the final session where & egrave; arrived with a competitive edge. The Slovenian & egrave; then stolen to his second victory in seven days in a race format where, until last Saturday, had never excelled.
Shipulin you & egrave; had to settle the square of 'honor, won after a gradual comeback ride on nell''ultimo never subdued Tarjei B & oslash ;, finally piazzatosi third. The Russian anyway won the Cup in fluency specialty & agrave; Since the start online & eacute; Martin Fourcade not & egrave; went beyond the twentieth position. For the Siberian & egrave; the first "bowl" of his career.
The 'other Fourcade, Simon, got the' yet another fourth place ahead of Simon Eder and Jean Guillaume Beatrix. Among the big one did badly off Emil Hegle Svendsen, only twenty-seventh, and has not even kicked off Ole Einar Bj & oslash; rndalen. No Italian is & egrave; qualified for the test.
So Martin Fourcade wins his fourth World Cup with 1041 points. Second place for Anton Shipulin (978), which has finally reached the level of excellence that was expected after the success as a junior, however, proving to be able to be the 'man able to bring in Russia that crystal ball that is missing now for twenty years. Third place went to Jakov Fak (883), the first Slovenian able to finish in the top-three in the overall ranking, which on the podium does not rise any Norwegian for the first time since 1995 - '' 96.
In Khanty Mansiysk - MASS START MASCHILE1. FAK Jakov [SLO] (0 + 0 + 0 + 0) 38.09 "82. Shipulin Anton [RUS] (1 + 0 + 1 + 0) 10" 33. B & Ø Tarjei [NOR] (1 + 0 + 0 + 0) 12 "54. FOURCADE Simon [FRA] (1 + 0 + 1 + 0) 32" 55. EDER Simon [AUT] (1 + 0 + 1 + 0) 32 "56. BEATRIX Jean Guillaume [FRA] (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) 36" 27. PEIFFER Arnd [GER] (0 + 0 + 1 + 1) 39 "48. B & Öland; HM Daniel [GER] (0 + 1 + 0 + 0) to 42" 09. B & Ø Johannes Thingnes [NOR] (0 + 0 + 1 + 1) 51 "810. WEGER Benjamin [ON] (0 + 2 + 0 + 0) to 54" 2Click here for full results.
In the next hours (12.00) & egrave; planned mass start women, the last act of the season winter 2014 - '' 15. However we should not forget in the coming weeks there will be other events before the conclusion toto dell''annata.
On 28 and 29 March will be held in Val Martello the Italian Championship, with all the blues away. Also on Easter Sunday (April 5) to Tyumen (Russia) will be held & agrave; the Race of Champions, race-exhibition will be attended by almost all the big circuit, including Dorothea Wierer and Karin Oberhofer.
Furthermore, looking more & ugrave; in l & agrave ;, should not be forgotten as the ground will host Italian & agrave; a celebration of roller ski biathlon. June 27 will be held & agrave; Frassinoro (Modena), the fourth edition of Frassinoro Summer Biathlon Festival which in the coming weeks there will be updates.
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