BiathlonBiathlon - Kontiolahti
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For Thingnes Johannes Bø wins are like cherries, one leads to the other''. If December had arrived back-to-back between sprint and pursuit in Le Grand Bornand, the young Norwegian has done even better at Kontiolahti imposing itself in two different sprint.
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The twenty year old Scandinavian today dominated the scene and made the second time on skis tight and covered all the targets, thus making it essentially impossible for opponents to hold their own, especially if it'' s only one able to do better in the bottom, should read Martin Fourcade, failed to fire. The Frenchman finished eleventh paying two errors on the ground.
Behind the young Bø he placed another son of 90 years'','' Alexander Loginov quell that represents the great hope of Russian biathlon. The twenty-two of Saratov in turn was perfect at the range and finished second, the best result of his career, with a delay of 18 "5 as a powerful last lap in which he managed to overtake a trifle'' Lowell Bailey and Ondrej Moravec.
The American, 33 years to be made in June, instead got his first podium in the maximum circuit in a race like that obviously, as in the sprint Kontiolahti two years ago he had finished fifth. The Czech is rather disappointed in the day as it forced him to fourth place with a delay of 1 "square by 2 d'' honor and just three tenths off the third place!
Fifth place for Carl Johan Bergman. The Swede, the best among the athletes to have made a mistake, is nearing retirement, but he had the satisfaction of being the first Emil Hegle Svendsen and Lukas Hofer. The'' blue turned in a good race closing in the top ten despite a missed target on the ground. Also positive performance by Dominik Windisch, fourteenth with a penalty.
Fourcade not going to be happy, for he only counts the first place, but in reality today'' other stores a positive day. To begin with the light of evidence of bad Arnd Peiffer and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, respectively twenty-fifth and fortieth with 3:04 mistakes, mathematically won the World Cup with a specialty sprint competition'' s advance.
It also contained damage to a minimum in the overall standings and mathematically tomorrow will get his third consecutive crystal ball. The Frenchman has 187 points of margin on Svendsen in the chase'' (via at 10.45) can not afford to cede Norway to're at present to Oslo from sure winner.
For its part, Svendsen, climbed to 557, according remains, but Johannes Bø has resulted in third place with 500 bypassing Landertinger (491) and Bjoerndalen (478). Instead, they have lost ground slightly Malyshko (469) and Shipulin (457).
Kontiolahti - SPRINT MALE (II) 1. BØ Johannes Thingnes [NOR] (0 +0) 24'' 03 "52. LOGINOV Alexander [RUS] (0 +0) 18" 53. BAILEY Lowell [USA] (0 +0) 19 "44. MORAVEC Ondrej [CZE] (0 +0) 19" 75. BERGMAN Carl Johan [SWE] (1 +0) to 26 "06. SVENDSEN Emil Hegle [NOR] (0 +1) 31" 27. HOFER Lukas [ENG] (1 +0) 32 "98. SMITH Nathan [CAN] (1 +0) 33" 69. Dmitry Malyshko [RUS] (0 +1) 37 "310. BIRKELAND Lars Helge [NOR] (0 +0) to 39" 8Clicca here for full results.
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Men Sprint (II) Kontiolahti (FIN)
BOE Johannes Thingnes
BAILEY Lowell
MORAVEC Ondrej
Biathlon - Kontiolahti
Johannes Thingnes B repeats and triumphs in the second sprint Kontiolahti
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