Martin Fourcade hunting the Sixth Crystal Ball [seasonal Presentation]

Sunday will start from Ã–stersund the XL edition of the Men's World Cup Biathlon. It'll start with two joint trials, which represent a kind of prologue. The real hostilities start is scheduled for December 1, when you take to the track for the 20km, first individual race of the winter.

Wednesday 23 November 2016 11 minutes reading time

Again Martin Fourcade part with the trappings of number one favorite to win the Crystal Ball. It could not be otherwise, considering how transalpine has imposed in the general classification of the last five seasons, creating an unprecedented-row in the history of the discipline. At least as far as men. Yes, because in the other half of the sky there are those who did better. It is Magdalena Forsberg, able to excel in the overall ranking for 6 consecutive years from 1996-'97 and 2001-'02. Therefore the Catalan with a possible sixth contention is not only lengthen his streak-record in the men's, but pareggerebbe also the longest domain toto ever seen in biathlon. In addition a new success would allow him to match even the primacy of Crystal balls gathered by Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, in turn he arrived to 6 between 1997-'98 and 2008-'09. Translated 2016-'17 might allow Martin Fourcade to enter the Empyrean esacampioni who so far have gained access only the two Scandinavian legends. There would, however, not a negligible difference. The Norwegian got his hands on the sixth World Cup in 35 years, Sweden has done so at 34. The French could do it at 28! Clearly his victory - as likely - is not granted. And because the diseases are still there for everyone, and because three men have the ambition and the potential to challenge the devastating trans. It is, in order not only alphabetically, by Johannes BÃ¸, Simon Schempp and Anton Shipulin. Norway is undoubtedly the closest rival by the mass media. First because it is a more youthful luster of the current ruler. Second because it is unanimously recognized as the one who is destined to one day succeed to the throne currently occupied by Fourcade. If that day may come as early in 2017 it is hard to say. The individual concerned has nicchiato, he declared not to be considered adequate for the Fort Romeu twenty-eight and not being equipped with the necessary continuity to challenge him in the long run, mainly because of some compensatory measures to pull (especially feet) of which is occasionally victim. As said by the young BÃ¸ is certainly true, so far it has lacked the consistency to be able to battle on equal terms in the general classification. But it is also true that the scope for improvement is enormous, both at the range than on narrow skis. Objectively, the transition between Johannes and Martin seems only a matter of time, because the Catalan for the post 2018 Pyeong Chang has expressed his intention to devote himself to cross country skiing. Only the track will tell us when the time is ripe for a changing of the guard at the top of the circuit. Certainly the first seasonal comparison of the two, held November 12 at SjusjÃ¸en, saw the monarch bend the resistance of his would-be successor. We will see what will be the values â€‹â€‹in Ã–stersund. But do not underestimate Schempp and Shipulin. The German last year has been repeatedly stopped by the illnesses, but as long as it remained in health has proven to be a serious candidate to conquer the Crystal Ball. The Russian, however, over the past two years has been on the podium the general classification, proving to have that continuity necessary to aspire to reach the unique position not yet occupied, the first. The problem of Simon and Anton is very simple. They can do whatever is necessary to win the World Cup, but Fourcade it does best. Competitiveness in the fund, precision at the shooting range, execution times of absolute excellence. But in each component they give something to the trans and in the long run, the sum of these small deficiencies makes the difference. To overturn the hierarchies is the twenty-eight of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg that Siberian twenty-nine must take the most classic of grace seasons. Or they must stay healthy, find a positive anomaly in the percentages (read shoot better than normal) and maybe have some stroke of luck, the component that can always have its weight. Other serious candidates for the Crystal Ball appear to be none, and would be a surprise to see the top of the overall standings a different name from the quartet just analyzed. Besides Emil Hegle Svendsen and Tarjei BÃ¸ have had to deal with several health problems during their preparation. In addition, although there is at least twenty biathletes can win or d get on the podium, none of them appears to have the necessary continuity to work alongside the "Fab Four" above. Among those who have occasional ambitions of glory there are also two Italians, but for a more detailed analysis of the blue team refer to the article dedicated, which can be reached by clicking on these words. In general, the list of names of those who may aspire to prestigious placings is very long. Among them it is worth mentioning that of Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who, after having announced its intention to withdraw in March 2016 decided to retrace their steps and prolong his career until the Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018. Now the next 43 years and just become a father of small Xenia, the greatest biathlete of all time caressing the dream to reach 100 victories (he is now 95). Hard it can actually succeed, but it sure can still get out of the prestige satisfactions, as was the case in previous World Championships. Also worth mentioning Julian Eberhard. Having now reached the age of 30, this biathlete seems to have finally found a way to exploit its high potential. Data in hand, we are talking about one of the best two / three cross-country skiers in biathlon circuit. Last year alone Fourcade he was unquestionably superior, while the performance of the same Johannes BÃ¸ were more or less at the level of the Austrian. You have not noticed much, because the Saalfelden has thirty percentages bad (traveling at around 70%). However, he has already testified that can put anyone in line, as happened in the Khanty-Mansiysk sprint. He will never win the World Cup, but to win part of each sprint. Many widows Lars Berger (maybe we all are), we can take comfort. We heir. At the start of each season you wonder who could be the "new name" can present itself in the noble of the charts. In this sense, are three men who in recent months have sown the greatest hopes. It is Russian Anton Babikov (born 1991), the French Fabien Claude (1994) and Austria's Felix Leitner (1996). Each of them will have followed with interest, because it certainly does not lack the talent.

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