The World Cup makes a stop in Anterselva, where legend Ole Einar Bjrndalen began [Presentation Male]

La Coppa del Mondo fa tappa ad Anterselva, dove la leggenda di Ole Einar Bjørndalen ebbe inizio [Presentazione Maschile]
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The World Cup makes a stop in Anterselva, where legend Ole Einar Bjrndalen began [Presentation Male]

Turning point for the Biathlon World Cup entering the second half & agrave; of his season. After stops German circuit arrives in Italy, in Anterselva, second "Great Classical" after Ruhpolding. Will be the men to open the program of the South Tyrolean stage.

NEWS '' & Nbsp; STORIAAnterselva pu & ograve; be called the second of the two "Great classic" having hosted the biathlon World Cup races in all seasons, with the 'exception of 1983 -' '84 and 1988 -' '89. However Antholz & egrave; was often the scene of recoveries and consequently & egrave; become over the years the resort & agrave; where & egrave; played the highest number of top-level competitions. In the men no fewer than 90 (29 twenty kilometers, 39 sprint, 13 chases, 9 mass start) with the value of which eleven World Championship. Indeed l & rsquo; plant Tyrolean organized well 4 editions of the World Cup (1975, 1983, 1995, 2007) to which must be added the sprint - all''epoca not included in the Olympic program - which awarded the world title in 1976. Are 51 athletes with at least one victory. The undisputed ruler & egrave ;, Ole Einar Bj & oslash; rndalen, capable of attracting attention even in 15 occasions (including 2 gold iridescent), equal to one-sixth of the competitions played in history. Note to & ograve; consider that the 'now quarantunenne Norwegian non excels in Anterselva now for seven years and that at the end of the 2007 season -' '08 had come to hold a share of successes alone close to 20%! To give a & rsquo; & agrave idea of ​​superiority; Veteran Scandinavian think that second place in the ranking of plurivittoriosi is her great rival Raphael Poir & egrave; and 7 statements, or less than half & agrave ;. Moreover Bj & oslash; rndalen got their & nbsp; Antholz to the first of the 94 statements conquered in biathlon nell''arco of his career. Ran l & rsquo; January 11, 1996, and Ole prevailed before the Russian Vladimir Dratchev and compatriot Halvard Hanevold. This winter we are seeing in the competitive race in the women's French Justine Braisaz, came into the world on 4 July 1996. So the maiden victory of Norwegian & egrave; pi & ugrave; Elderly un''atleta dell''attuale World Cup circuit. Realizing Bj & oslash; rndalen are eleven athletes in activities & agrave; with wins in Anterselva. This is Anton Shipulin (3); Daniel Mesotitsch and Simon Schempp (2); Martin Fourcade, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Fredrik Lindstr & ouml; m, Andreas Birnbacher, Arnd Peiffer, Christoph Stephan, Lukas Hofer (1). In terms of nations, on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium in Anterselva waved the beauty of fifteen different flags. In fact the movement pi & ugrave; winning absolute & egrave; the German, who has 23 hits, divided by & ograve; between West Germany (1 when it was commonly called "West" and 11 after the fall of the Berlin Wall) and Democratic Germany (11). Therefore the 'entity & agrave; state with pi & ugrave; statements & egrave; Norway to share 20. Following the Soviet Union (11); France (9); Russia (6): Austria and Sweden (5); Italy (4); Community & agrave; Independent States and Ukraine (2); Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, and Poland (1). Although the races are 90, the successes are credited 91 Since & eacute; in the sprint last year Simon Schempp and Lukas Hofer is imposed ex aequo. The 'male Italy boasts a total of 12 podiums: 16/01/1986 - INDIVIDUALE2 & deg; Täschler Gottlieb 21/01/1988 - SPRINT3 & deg; ZINGERLE Andreas 23/01/1988 - equipment1 & deg; Paßler Johann 20/01/1990 - INDIVIDUALE2 & deg; ZINGERLE Andreas 26/01/1991 - SPRINT2 & deg; ZINGERLE Andreas 21/01/1993 - INDIVIDUALE3 & deg; Elmar Mutschlechner 01/23/1993 - SPRINT1 & deg; CARRARA Pier Alberto 20/01/1994 - INDIVIDUALE2 & deg; FAVRE Patrick 01/22/1994 - SPRINT2 & deg; CARRARA Pier Alberto 18/01/1997 - SPRINT2 & deg; CARRARA Pier Alberto 22/01/1999 - SPRINT1 & deg; Cattarinussi Ren & eacute; 01/17/2014 - SPRINT1 & deg; HOFER Lukas Therefore there are 8 Italians able to get on the podium in Ruhpolding. There are three top-three of Pier Carrara (1-2-0) and Andreas Zingerle (0-2-1); one instead for Johann Passler (1-0-0), Ren & egrave; Cattarinussi (1-0-0), Lukas Hofer (1-0-0), Gottlieb Taschler (0-1-0), Patrick Favre (0-1-0) and Elmar Mutschlechner (0-0-1). It should be noted as the victory of Lukas Hofer of January 17, 2014 has interrupted a digiugno of 344 races for the 'Italian men's biathlon.
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