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Martin Fourcade male sprint PyeongChang was the first possible opportunity to mathematically solve the race for the Crystal Ball 2016-'17. Mission accomplished, as the French won its sixth consecutive World Cup.
Friday 3 March 2017 5 minutes reading time
The Catalan third place was enough to close the file, since the only rival still with the theoretical possibility of trespassing - namely Anton Shipulin - has not gone beyond the twenty-third place because of three penalties.
So the phenomenal twenty-eight of Fort Romeu has excelled in the overall standings for the sixth consecutive winter. The company in biathlon was successful only in the women's field to Swedish Magdalena Forsberg (from 1996-'97 to 2001-'02). Transalpine also equaled the number of World Cups collected in career Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, with the difference that the Norwegian was victorious for the sixth time in 35 years, while Fourcade do it at 28!
But Martin had to postpone at least 24 hours per appointment with the record of seasonal successes, held its Scandinavian quarantatreenne, now up to 12 in 2004-'05. The French in fact today has achieved yet again the fastest time on skis, but he missed two targets and had to settle for the lowest step of the podium at 45 "from the winner.
To impose itself would need an immaculate test pitch, because today's competition saw a genuine rule of Julian Eberhard, who covered all the targets and imposed by big margin on all opponents. In general day of glory for Austria, as well as the success of the Salzburg came the fourth place Dominik Landertinger and eighth Simon Eder.
However, the affirmation of Eberhard keeps alive the struggle for the specialty World Cup. Fourcade leads the dance with 370, followed by thirty years of Saalfelden at 88 points away when 120 remain to be allocated.
Pride of place was the preserve of a Lowell Bailey still in a state of grace. The US has relied on its quality at the shooting range and, defending himself properly on skis, he finished second, albeit staccatissimo the winner.
There can be a bit 'of regret in the house Italy, as the Azzurri were probably equipped with exceptional materials and too many mistakes prevented him from fighting for the podium. Dominik Windisch (1 + 0) has stood still in a very good sixth place, while Lukas Hofer (1 + 1) finished twelfth. Well even Joseph Montello (0 + 1), ranking 36th and then in the points. The only discordant note Thomas Bormolini (3 + 1), not even qualified for the pursuit.
Tomorrow's space pursuits. The women will race at 10.45, while the men will be engaged from 12.30.
Pyeongchang County - SPRINT MEN 1. EBERHARD Julian [AUT] (0 + 0) 23'11 "2. 1 BAILEY Lowell [USA] (0 + 0) 40" 7 3. FOURCADE Martin [FRA] (1 + 1) 45 "4 4. Dominik Landertinger [AUT] (0 + 0) 48" 1 5. LESSER Erik [GER] (0 + 1) to 50 "3 6. WINDISCH Dominik [ENG] (1 + 0) to 54 "1 7. Wiestner Serafin [oN] (1 + 0) in 1'02" 3 8. EDER Simon [AUT] (0 + 2) in 1'05 "5 9. GARANICHEV Evgeny [RUS] (0 + 2) in 1'06 "3 10. PRYMA Artem [UKR] (0 + 0) in 1'07" 8 Click here for complete results.
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EBERHARD Julian
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