Laura dahlmeier makes history in the 15km World Cup, where Alexia Runggaldier bronze!

It makes history in women's 15km of Hochfilzen World Cup, because today there is an event ever in the history of the discipline. The race also gave a huge satisfaction to Italy, finally took the podium after two fourth places burning.

Wednesday 15 February 2017 10 minutes reading time

The absolute star of the race today bears the name of laura dahlmeier, which - by winning the gold medal - has written his name in the annals, performing in an undertaking never succeeded in any in 30 years of the World Cup. The German, already impostasi in this format in Ã–stersund and Antholz, has indeed become the first biathlete to lead three times in this type of race in the same winter. None had done so, even when 15 km disputed whether six or seven in a season. The success of the Bavarian is the son of his absolute solidity, as it is not lost heart after missing a target in the opening session. The twenty-three of Partenkirchen has in fact concluded clean the other three polygons - however well aware that it could not be more wrong, in the light of what has been done by Gabriela KoukalovÃ¡ - while achieving the best time of day on the narrow skis. Simply monolithic, Laura, who has now forfeited the third world title and eighth medal (3-3-2) Individual career. The aforementioned KoukalovÃ¡, left about twenty minutes before the Teutonic, it started to silver neck, her fourth personal podium at the World Cup (1-2-1). The Czech turned in a performance in all respects parallel to that of the winner, in turn committing an error in the inaugural shoot before recovering beautifully and do not make mistakes anymore. Finally the Bohemian has had to bow to 24 "7, paying duty in both the bottom and in the speed of execution on the pitch. Again during this World Championship event the two central European (never got off the podium in indivduali competitions) have proved far superior to the competition. Today, however, many favored fell short accumulating too many penalty shooting, then the gates of the podium of this 15 km, format where precision is paramount, we are wide open for an athlete capable of making the shoot-out. That athlete is named Alexia Runggaldier, confermatasi specialist in this type of race. In the light of a few weeks ago and third in Anterselva than they did at the World Cup 2016, the blue started twenty-five on the list of outsiders to metals. Leveraging on its accuracy has managed to win the bronze medal, becoming the third blue of the story after Karin Oberhofer and Dorothea Wierer to get on the championship podium at the individual level. In addition to the perfect performance with the rifle, the key of the podium policewoman South Tyrol was a vigorous final round, where it is able to defend itself by the return of Mari Laukkanen, blatantly fourth. The Finnish twenty-nine, historically clumsy at the shooting range, now covered 19 targets and touched a medal that would have had the incredible, as is unreal fifth Ekaterina Avvakumova, Russian fourth naturalized Korean-end for the Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018 , which today has created the classic "race of life." Susan Dunklee sixth and eighth Vanessa Hinz, the latest to shake Runggaldier. Nominations to the American and the German podium fell short only because of a mistake in the last session (in the case of the Bavarian right on the final target). Between the two it has slipped another Teutonic, Maren Hammerschmidt, author of a double penalty on the third polygon. What happened to the other big? Darya Domracheva (0 + 2 + 0 + 1) concluded thirteenth, just ahead of Kaisa MÃ¤kÃ¤rÃ¤inen (0 + 1 + 1 + 2), fifteenth, and Dorothea Wierer (1 + 1 + 1 + 0), sixteenth. Definitely more disappointing evidence of defending champion, as Marie Dorin Habert (2 + 1 + 0 + 1) has not advanced beyond the fortieth position. Runggaldier and Wierer aside, Italy has also marked points with Vittozzi Lisa (2 + 0 + 0 + 1), thirty-sixth, as he struggled Federica Sanfilippo (2 + 2 + 1 + 0), fifty-fourth. Among the anomalous results birthed from this race it should be emphasized in the area entry points of the British Amanda Lightfoot (0 + 1 + 0 + 0), thirty-second and no stranger to exploit the most coveted world championship. Since the individual final of the season, now it has assigned the specialty World Cup. Clearly the small crystal ball has gone to Dahlmeier, author of the perfect season since winning all three 15 km played in the season. For the Bavarian is the first "cup" of the career. As for the general classification - calculated net of waste - further continues the duel between Dahlmeier and KoukalovÃ¡, with the German who put themselves at 843 points against the 782 of the Czech. The fight seems restricted to the two Central European, since MÃ¤kÃ¤rÃ¤inen has slipped to 685 and Dorin Habert to 651. Tomorrow, again at 14.30, will go into the men's individual scene. The women will be back on track on Friday to 14:45 for the relay, where Italy has concrete chances to medal. Hochfilzen World Cup 2017 - FEMALE INDIVIDUAL 1. DAHLMEIER Laura [GER] (1 + 0 + 0 + 0) 41'30 "2. 1 KoukalovÃ¡ Gabriela [CZE] (1 + 0 + 0 + 0) 24" 7 3. RUNGGALDIER Alexia [ITA] (0 + 0 + 0 + 0) in 1'45 "6 4. Laukkanen Mari [FIN] (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) in 1'56" 8 5. AVVAKUMOVA Ekaterina [KOR] (0 + 0 + 0 + 0) in 2'03 "6 6. Susan Dunklee [USA] (1 + 0 + 0 + 1) in 2'06" 8 7. HAMMERSCHMIDT Maren [GER] (0 + 0 + 2 + 0 ) to 2'27 "5 8. HINZ Vanessa [GER] (0 + 1 + 0 + 1) to 2'24" 5 9. DZHIMA Yuliia [RUS] (0 + 0 + 1 + 1) 2'46 "1 10. Olena PIDHRUSHNA [UKR] (1 + 0 + 0 + 1) aa 2'54 "6 Click here for the full results. MEDALS AFTER RACE 6 OF 11 4-1-0 (5) - GERMANY 1-1-2 (4) - FRANCE 1-1-1 (3) - CZECH REPUBLIC 0-2-1 (3) - 0- NORWAY 1-0 (1) - BELARUS 0-0-1 (1) - RUSSIA 0-0-1 (1) - ITALY

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