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In Oslo the weekend staged the 'last act of the Biathlon World Cup. In the men's Martin Fourcade goes on the hunt for additional records that could make an already memorable sensational winter.
Wednesday 15 March 2017 9 minutes reading time
NEWS 'In the men the main reason of interest cover, needless to say, Martin Fourcade. The French can further enhance a fabulous season.
In particular, the trans - already sure winner of the overall World Cup and the specialty in individual, sprint and pursuit - has the opportunity to dominate even in the ranking dedicated to the mass start. He was to succeed, would rise at an altitude of 20 specialty crystal balls, equaling Also in this Ole Einar Bjoerndalen.
However it will not be easy to get your hands on this trophy, as currently, the Catalan pays 22 points to Simon Schempp. Translated, the German will be enough to conclude the sixth to prevent en plein French. Clearly for the Teutonic placing useful is lowered further if the Fort Romeu phenomenon does not win.
Cup mass start aside, in Oslo Fourcade can go where no one has ever dared in two areas, improving the primate who already holds.
The most significant and fascinating to the number of seasonal podiums. At the moment there are 19, as many as those obtained by him in the winter of 2012-'13. The record is the same in the women (Magdalena Forsberg in 2000-'01 and 2012-'13 Tora Berger).
Therefore, if you were to get an additional placement in the top-three, Martin would become the first athlete in history (including women) to touch the fateful share of 20 podiums in a single vintage racing, so far proved unattainable threshold for anyone.
Finally Fourcade can improve the record for points, he already established in 2012-'13 with 1,248. It is currently at 1,228 altitude, so the one-twentieth place to further raise the bar will be enough.
HISTORY The saying "Nemo prophet in his homeland", that "no one is a prophet in his homeland", is also used in men's biathlon. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, record holder of successes in various locations around the globe, it is not the 'man with the most victories in the capital of his native Norway ...
Holmenkollen has made its entry in the calendar of the maximum men's tour in 1983, but it has become a fixture only in the late '90s. In fact, for over a decade it has been inserted in the schedule in rotation with other Norwegian locations, such as Steinkjer, Fagernes and especially Lillehamer.
Instead of the 1998 season - '' 99 Oslo has assumed the role of classic event, just missing nell''annata 2008 - '' 09, when the plant were ongoing renovations ahead of the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2011.
So far in Holmenkollen you were played 69 first-level individual men's races (13 twenty kilometers, 26 sprints, 17 chases, 13 mass start), of which 14 with iridescent value.
The sports complex located near the Norwegian capital in 2016 will organize the Biathlon World Cup for the third time, after having already hosted in 1986 (only for men) and 2000 should not be forgotten as Oslo was the scene of a variety of tests recoveries iridescent not played anywhere else due to adverse weather conditions. The 'event occurred both in 1990 (when it recovered the sprint not played in Minsk) than in 1999 (when it took place individual and mass start in Kontiolahti deleted). Finally it should be noted how the mass start of 2002, all''epoca not included in the Olympic program, has awarded world title.
There are as many as 30 different winners. Even today, the man with the most success of all is the German Sven Fischer, capable of attracting attention 9 times (including two world championship golds in 1999). The last two years the Teutonic was overwhelmingly approached by Martin Fourcade, risen to 8 statements (including 3 golds championship in 2016). Bjoerndalen was third, having excelled in 7 occasions (no world titles).
Including French and Norwegian, they are even ten active athletes to boast at least a win on this slope. There are 4 hits for Emil Hegle Svendsen and 2 for Arnd Peiffer. They are imposed 1x Michal Šlesingr, Evgeny Garanichev, Tarjei Bø, Ondrej Moravec, Jakov Fak and Simon Eder.
On the subject of nations on the highest step of the podium rose biathletes from eight different countries. Command ex aequo with 22 victories Norway hostess and the German movement (GER 16 + 4 + DDR 2 FRG). Third position for France (12) and fourth for the Russian movement (8 taking into account three Soviet successes of biathletes in every way Russians). Are then Czech Republic and Austria (2); close Belarus and Slovenia (1).
Although the races are 69 accredited successes are 70. This is because in the sprint of 12 March 1999 Sven Fischer and Halvard Hanevold overpowered ex aequo.
The 'Italy has never won, however, going up 4 times on the podium. The first two came in the space of three days in March 1983, when Johann Passler closed according to the 'individual and the third sprint. So in 1988 he finished third Andreas Zingerle nell''individuale. Finally, at the World Cup in 2000 René Cattarinussi won the bronze medal in the sprint.
Among blue in activity is Dominik Windisch to boast the best results on the snows of Holmenkollen, since the World Cup last year he finished 4th and 5th the mass start the sprint. Instead Lukas Hofer, the noblest placement is a 11 th place, obtained in the mass start of 2014. Thomas Bormolini boasts an entrance into the points (37th in pursuit champion in 2016), while Joseph Montello's debut.
MASCHILEVenerdì PROGRAMME 17 - 16.30 Sprint Saturday 18 - 15.00 InseguimentoDomenica 19 - 13.30 Mass Start
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