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The women's program of the pre-Olympic stage in PyeongChang ended with a relay that can safely be called extemporaneous. First, because any team trials held after the main event season always leaves things as they are, and secondly because several top nations have deployed in restructured training.
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The launch saw Anais Chevalier change in command together with the striking Canadian Rosanna Crawford. In reality, however, the fraction smiled to Germany, because Nadine Horchler, on paper much lower than the French, has been able to minimize the damage from the Alps (4 "). Lisa Vittozzi paid 8 ", having to use some charging too much to the standing shooting. Norway's Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen has changed to 17 ", the Swedish and the Czech Chardine Sloof Jessica Jislova rather have paid 44".
In the second segment Maren Hammerschmidt has made its voice, putting in line all direct opponents and bringing Germany leads with 13 "on France, for the occasion represented by Anais Bescond. Admirable Julia Ransom has allowed Canada to remain at high altitude, changing in front of a dull Yuliia Dzhima (22 "). Eva PuskarÄÃková became the protagonist of a significant fraction, keeping the Czech Republic to 43 "from the summit. Instead, they have lost ground heavily Italy, Norway and Sweden, all detached by over a minute. Besides Federica Sanfilippo occurred at the start in precarious conditions that define not the idea. The policewoman of Ridnauntal has generally stagnated for ten days because of a heavy infection of the airways and took part in the competition despite severe health problems. therefore normal has been the athlete's shadow that we usually see. Different speech for Hilde Fenne, finished in the ring penalty, and Mona Brorsson who spared no defense.
As the wise, it is the third leg to give the race the definitive shape. Justine Braisaz has brought France to the command of the operation, but pound-for-pound was Germany to come out the winner in this segment, since Denise Herrmann - despite having had the 'ominous ring - has changed with 13 "late. Behind the two leaders he saw a domineering performance of the Scandinavian Tiril Eckhoff and Emma Nilsson. The first has allowed Norway to third change to just over half a minute in the company of Canada (buoyed by Megan Tandy by applause); the second has already hung the blue Alexia Runggaldier that, thanks to zero to the shooting, he gnawed the ground to the head, giving the baton to 50 ". He has instead left on the plate about twenty seconds the Czech Lucie Charvatova, forced to turn.
As expected in the final fraction Franziska Hildebrand claimed his superiority at the range of Celia Aymonier, allowing Germany to take flight towards success. The transalpine instead went literally in crisis to pull feet, sending scored only three bullets on eight and opening the doors of the podium at the pursuers.
Canadian Emma Lunder is inexorably slipped back, while Mars Olsbu, Dorothea Wierer, Anna Magnusson and Gabriela Koukalová have gradually Re-pack. Situation resulting from some charging too much used by the Norwegian, continuing growth of the Swedish, a lackluster Italy's condition and the overflowing of the Czech comeback.
the South Tyrolean has even lost ground in the final round from the other three travel companions, who have played second and third place in the sprint. Norway has won the second place in the sprint, the recovery of the Czech Republic was awarded by the lowest step of the podium and the generous Sweden had to settle for fourth place which emphasizes a capital trial anyway. Italy fifth. sixth sadly France.
So he wins again in Germany, despite having rested laura dahlmeier and had to give up Vanessa Hinz. For the German movement are five statements on five competitions this season. To find something similar you should go back to the 2007-'08 season, when the then team Teutonic did the same, with the difference that at the time the schwarz-rot-gold team could rely simultaneously on Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm, Andrea Henkel, Martina Glagow, Simone Hauswald and Kathrin Lang, while today one does not come remotely close to that quality.
Italy's performance requires reflection. Today the Italians have made less than expected and they used some charging more than they should? There is no doubt. However, as said earlier, this race was improvised by definition. On balance one with the lowest specific weight among all those go in the winter scene in progress.
So certain webeti could also avoid doing dramas or rend their garments for what happened today, even delight us with the inevitable psychoanalysis from the sofa, made in front of a TV positioned on the other side of the world with respect to Korea, according to which there would be problems psychological and mental fragility because of too many mistakes last target.
Us a favor. Connect your brain, if it has not already ended in the bin of wet without your knowledge, to those fingers so diligent in pressing the keys of a keyboard and generate conceptual monstrosity.
Indeed, before you answer that question. How many times has it happened in the last few years to see the Italian misusing repeating the latest refills? How many times has emerged this "mental weakness"?
Perhaps when the blue relay team won all giocandosi eighth polygon? Perhaps when the movement as a whole took home seven world championship or Olympic medals in the last 7 years? Maybe when Vittozzi and Sanfilippo made zero when they were fighting for prestigious placings or even the podium? Maybe when Wierer won three races and finished 17 times in the top-three?
Possible that this relay team, which from one to fifteen percent specific weight, can give birth hysteria? Nor it was decisive for the survival of the entire Italian movement or even for the fate of humanity.
Possible that three polygons standing eraser sixty seen so far this season? You may need to always write as if the past did not exist or the world were to end in ten minutes? For more on the race least the entire winter?
Please, do not bother biathlon. Go in the living rooms of the television programs dedicated to the football championship, where they talk for hours about anything and where maybe the team first in the standings with 7 points ahead of the second is called "crisis" when getting a draw and a defeat in the space of two games. What is your natural environment.
At 11.45 the men's relay, while next week will compete in Kontiolahti (Finland). The first women's race is the sprint, scheduled for Friday 17:45 10.
Pyeongchang County - RELAY WOMEN 1. GER [Horchler, Hammerschmidt, Herrmann, Hildebrand] (1 + 7) 2. NOR [Nicolaisen, Fenne, Eckhoff, Olsbu] (1 + 11) at 22 "8 3. CZE [Jislova, Puskarcikova , Charvatova, Koukalová] (1 + 9) to 22 "9 4. SWE [Sloof, Brorsson, Nilsson, Magnusson] (0 + 7) at 23" 0 5. ITA [Vittozzi, Sanfilippo, Runggaldier, Wierer] (0+ 11) 25 "9 6. FRA [Chevalier, Bescond, Braisaz, Aymonier] (2 + 12) in 1'18" 8 7. UKR [Varvynets, Dzhima, Semerenko, Merkushyna] (0 + 9) in 1'27 "2 8. CAN [Crawford, Ransom, Tandy, Lunder] (0 + 7) in 1'34" 0 Click here for the full results.
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