The Ninth Symphony by Martin Fourcade, its also the Ruhpolding sprint

Beyond the official statements, the impression is that Martin Fourcade mathematically in a hurry to close as soon as possible the race for the Crystal Ball, in order to be able to skip the stages of the World Cup in March, when Helene companion will make it father for the second time.

Friday 13 January 2017 7 minutes reading time

Seriously, now the Catalan twenty-eight gave yet another demonstration of the absolute superiority, realizing the best time of day on the narrow skis and covering all the targets at the shooting range. In the face of perfection, all the opponents have not been able to do is bow down. The French numbers are scary. If we look at the current season we are at 9 wins (and 11 podiums) out of 12 races. Extending the horizon to the entire career successes become 58 and in the top-three placings 104. The latter figure is particularly significant because the transalpine has definitely surpassed compatriot Raphael PoirÃ©e (stop to 103) and settled in solitary second all-times behind only the unattainable Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (178). About second places, today's was the prerogative of Julian Eberhard. The Austrian thirties, now authentic sprint specialist, had to yield to Fourcade many as 18 "in spite of having made one of the very few tests without errors to career shot! The podium was completed by Emil Hegle Svendsen returned to levels of excellence, but in turn unable to stand up to Martin, who has paid even 39 "7, even revealing to her immaculate time to pitch. The caliber of the athletes immediately behind the winner and the detachments inflicted, should give pause to the size of today's performance of the star players of Fort Romeu. In that sense we think that men like Simon Schempp and Arnd Peiffer have finished fourth and fifth respectively, although at 51 "8:52" 8 by the winner! Schempp took the consolation of being the best among those who have accumulated penalties. In this regard is admirable performance of the now quarantatreenne Bjoerndalen, eighth with an error. In the top ten have made their entry also two athletes found after difficult periods, albeit for different reasons. Dmitry Malyshko has indeed finished sixth and ninth Dominik Landertinger. In the noble of the league also read the names of the more solid Dmytro Pidruchnyi (seventh) and inconstant Lars Helge Birkeland (tenth). The list of losers of the day is captained by inaccurate Benedikt Doll (0 + 3) and Anton Shipulin (2 + 1), twentieth and twenty-third respectively. Unrecognizable Johannes BÃ¸, thirty-seventh with a lap nel'infausto ring, but at least has the excuse of being recovering from an illness. Jakov Fak (1 + 1), seasonal debut, it is accommodated in a dismal 56th place. Black Friday for Italy, which has not placed any athlete in the points. The best is yet again Dominik Windisch (2 + 1), although 43 Â°. They have at least snatched qualification in pursuit Lukas Hofer (1 + 2), 55 Â°, and Thomas Bormolini (0 + 1), 60th. It ended the weekend instead for Joseph Montello (1 + 2), 79 Â°. In the overall standings of the World Cup, Fourcade now has 670 points. The second became Schempp, but is 410. Third Shipulin (397), hunted by Peiffer (369), Lesser (361) and Svendsen (360). With regard to the ranking of Fourcade specialties is hoisted to 274 points, chased by Svendsen (202) and Eberhard (186). Tomorrow at 14.30 will stage the women's sprint. Sunday however space pursuits. The men will race at 11.30, the women at 14.45. RUHPOLDING - SPRINT MEN 1. FOURCADE Martin [FRA] (0 + 0) 22'34 "2. 2 EBERHARD Julian [AUT] (0 + 0) 18" 0 3. SVENDSEN Emil Hegle [NOR] (0 + 0) 38 "7 4. PEIFFER Arnd [GER] (0 + 0) to 51" 8 5. SCHEMPP Simon [GER] (0 + 1) to 52 "8 6. Malyshko Dmitry [RUS] (0 + 0) to 56 "2 7. PIDRUCHNYI Dmytro [UKR] (0 + 0) to 59" 5 8. Ole Einar Bjorndalen [NOR] (0 + 1) in 1'00 "4 9. Dominik Landertinger [AUT] (0 + 1) to 1'02 "8 10. BIRKELAND Lars Helge [NOR] (0 + 0) in 1'07" 7 Click here for the full results.

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