Martin Fourcade sfater also the tab-Pokljuka after winning in Hochfilzen and Oberhof? [Presentation]

From March 6 to 9 will be staged in Pokljuka, Slovenia, the seventh stage of the World Cup in 2013 - '14. In this location the event will be presented only as regards the male sector. For the presentation of the women's competition can be found at THIS LINK.

Wednesday 5 March 2014 11 minutes reading time

HISTORY Pokljuka has made its appearance on the calendar in 1992, but never find a resting place. In fact, over the years the Slovenian town, sometimes theater of recoveries, is continuous entry and exit from the schedules of the maximum circuit. Changing also the timing of the event'', most of the times disputatosi in December, but sometimes also in January and especially in March, as in this 2014. So far in Pokljuka 42 men's races were sailed individual first-level (10 twenty kilometers, 16 sprint, 10 chases, 6 mass start), including five with iridescent value (one for each format in 2001, to which is added the pursuit in 1998 that gave the world title since epoch'' s not included in the Olympic program). There are 26 athletes with at least one win. Amongst them Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, able to impose itself on 9 occasions, and Raphael PoirÃ©e (6 accomplishments, including 3 gold iridescent). No other man has exceeded the threshold of 2 claims that over the years have come in 8, including but not those who are in business, Tarjei BÃ¸ and Dmitry Malyshko. Balza'' s eye as neither Martin Fourcade nor Emil Hegle Svendsen are still able to excel on these nevi. The Norwegian has a second and four third places, while French is not incredibly never even been on the podium! In terms of countries, Norway has 12 victories, but Russia following close behind with 11. There would also be 12 German successes, but obtained with three different flags (7 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, whereas previously it had arrived three statements of East Germany and West Germany 2). France has risen to the top step of the podium 7 times. The rest of the world has picked up very little as there is a victory of the Soviet Union, Italy, Poland and Austria. The Italian success came in the'' individual of 19 January 1995 and bears the signature of Wilfried Pallhuber. There are also three third places won by Pier Alberto Carrara (individual January 1991), Andreas Zingerle (sprint February 1991) and Rene Laurent Vuillermoz (sprint January 2007). SPRINT - The Magnificent 7 OF RUSSIAQuella of January 3, 2014 will be the twenty-second sprint on the snow in Oberhof, race where Russia has taken great satisfaction in this format, having collected as many as 7 out of 11 successes in Thuringia. The fact is that each of sensational victories came with a different athlete (Alexei Kobelev in 1995, Vladimir Dratchev in 1997, Pavel Rostovtsev in 2003, Nikolay Kruglov in 2007, Maxim Tchoudov in 2009, Evgeny Ustyugov in 2010 and Dmitry Malyshko in 2013). It is clear, however, that Russia has won four of the last seven sprint played. Malyshko will also have a date with history as it has the ability to establish itself in two consecutive sprint, a'' business so far only managed to Frank-Peter Roesch in the years 1984 and 1985. In general, in addition to German'' s East, only two other athletes can boast of having repeated success in Oberhof in this format. This is the French Raphael PoirÃ©e (2001 and 2004) and especially'' s ubiquitous Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, the only man to have imposed on 3 occasions (1997, 2000 and 2003). Besides the already mentioned Tchoudov, Ustyugov and BjÃ¸rndalen, two other active athletes have a success on these nevi: Tarjei BÃ¸ (2011) and Arnd Peiffer (2012). Among the nations of Russia leads with 7 wins. Followed at a safe distance Norway (4), France, West Germany and unified Germany (3) Poland (1). On the subject of podiums Ole Einar Bjoerndalen stands out over the rest of the world with 7 placings in the top-three. Follows at 4 Ricco Gross, while 3 are Frank-Peter Roetsch and Raphael PoirÃ©e. RESULT last race (01/05/2013) 1. Malyshko Dmitry (RUS) 2. GARANICHEV Evgeniy (RUS) 3. SVENDSEN Emil Hegle (NOR) TRACKING - DOMAIN OF SUPERPOTENZEQuello of January 4, 2014 will be the tenth tracking on the snow in Oberhof where in this format, the four superpowers of the biathlon men have left the crumbs to the rest of the world. Consider that about 27 places on the podium, as many as 24 were occupied by Russia (8), Germany (7), Norway (5) and France (4). Only two other countries have achieved a top-three, namely the Czech Republic (2) and Austria (1). If we talk about winning the division sees Russia 4, 3 Norway, Germany and France to 1. The only athlete to have won more than a pursuit is Ole Einar Bjoerndalen who signed all three successes in Norway. The Scandinavian was imposed in 1997, 1999 and 2000. No one else has yet been able to repeat an affirmation'' and the'' unique activity to be already climbed to the top step of the podium in this format is Russian Dmitry Malyshko, winner last year. BjÃ¸rndalen also controls the voice podiums, 4, where, however, is joined by Raphael PoirÃ©e. The Norwegian, in addition to the three first places, has a third square. The French on the other hand has a successful and three second places. RESULT last race (06/01/2013) 1. Malyshko Dmitry (RUS) 2. GARANICHEV Evgeniy (RUS) 3. MORAVEC Ondrej (CZE) MASS START - NORWAY (ALMOST) ALWAYS PODIOQuella January 5, 2014 will be the eleventh'' on the snow mass start in Oberhof where Norway has a very strong feeling with this race format. Needless to say here is the'' Ole Einar Bjoerndalen athlete with the most wins (3, obtained in 2003, 2008 and 2010). However, the interesting fact is another. Out of the ten races, once the Norwegians have missed the podium in 2002. For the truth that race was won by Raphael PoirÃ©e that, as French has always been strongly linked to Norway where he later also taken up residence. In general, five of the ten mass start in Oberhof seals were won by Norway, with France and Germany to Austria'' s successes and 2 to 1. As you can see Russia, which is rich palmares between sprint and pursuit, has never celebrated a'' statement in a mass start reaching a maximum at a second place in 2008 signed by Nikolay Kruglov. BjÃ¸rndalen aside, only PoirÃ©e has won more than once (2). The two also control the ranking of podiums (4 each) and in 2014 this could be achieved by Emil Hegle Svendsen who, without ever having excelled, has a second and two third places. RESULT last race (8/1/2012) 1. Andreas Birnbacher (GER) 2. FOURCADE Simon (FRA) 3. SVENDSEN Emil Hegle (NOR)

Francesco Paone

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