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The women's sprint in Le Grand Bornand, the fifth race of 2013 -'' 14, has not brought with him the fifth different winner of the season. The first athlete to repeat a success is Selina Gasparin, who won the sprint in Hochfilzen.
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'' The Swiss turned in a convincing performance exceedingly finding the "zero" at the range, she is not sure what for granted, and especially taking a step on the slopes extremely competitive, particularly in the last round where'' has proved to be more powerful of opponents on paper than most quoted her. This is obviously the second career victory for Gasparin.
Piazza'' s honor for Kaisa Mäkäräinen who missed a target and was beaten up by 8 "by 3 red cross. However, this is the first ring of the Finnish seasonal opaque after two stages. Podium is , was completed by'' Ukrainian Valj Semerenko, already seen on the shields in this first part of the winter but so far unable to capitalize on the'' excellent shape due to an accuracy deficit. Today, however, the twenty-seven of the Sumy has committed only a mistake and removed the satisfaction of beating Gabriela Soukalova.
The Czech Republic, in turn, forced to go once a'' ring of penalties, finished fourth at 13 "2 and has successfully defended the yellow bib in fact increasing his margin in the general classification in the light of'' no last- minute Solemdal not exciting and evidence of direct pursuers, including the only one to escape was Irina Starykh twelfth.
The list of disappointed of the day is in fact led by Tora Berger, who seems distant relative'' s dominant athlete last winter. The Norwegian has missed three targets in feet and did not go beyond the xxxesima position, even going out of the points. Also hurt Olga Zaitseva (2) piazzatasi ZZZesima and Marie Laure Brunet even XXXesima
Therefore, the absolute ranking of the World Cup comandanta from twenty-four to Jablonec with 191 points with Gasparin resoundingly second to third Starykh 179 and 171.
It should be remarked'' s good test of the Germany team that has placed three athletes in the top ten. In particular, the nineteen year old Franziska Preuss finished in sixth place tied with the more experienced compatriot Franziska Hildebrand. Laura Dahlmeier has also obtained the first results from the first ten'' s concluding tenth year. On the subject of superpowers, Russia in the house you can celebrate the first acute Olga Vilukhina, fifth, and recovering from repeated illnesses.
Chapter Italy, matte overall performance. The best blue was Karin Oberhofer
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Le Grand Bornand - SPRINT women1. GASPARIN Selina [ON] (0 +0) 20'' 51 "42. Mäkäräinen Kaisa [FIN] (0 +1) to 8" 33. Semerenko Valj [UKR] (0 +1) 11 "54. SOUKALOVA Gabriela [CZE] (0 +1) 13" 25. VILUKHINA Olga [RUS] (0 +0) 19 "36. HILDEBRAND Franziska [GER] (0 +0) 25" 46. Franziska Preuss [GER] (0 +0) 25 "48. PIDHRUSHNA Olena [UKR] (1 +0) to 26" 29. Krystyna Palka [POL] (0 +0) to 27 "110. DAHLMEIER Laura [GER] (0 +0) to 27" 3
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Women Sprint Le Grand Bornand (FRA)
GASPARIN Selina
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