Simon Schempp footsteps of Ole Einar Bjrndalen very classical in Antholz [Start List and Presentation]

Turning point for the World Cup biathlon entering the second half & agrave; his season. After stops in Ruhpolding circuit arrives in Italy, in Anterselva, second "Great Classical" together with the resort & agrave; Bavarian.

Thursday 21 January 2016 7 minutes reading time

ACTUALITY'' & Nbsp; HISTORY & Anterselva can ograve; It is called the second of the two "Great classic" Because of the biathlon & eacute; hosted the men's World Cup in all seasons, with the 'exception of 1983 -' '84 and the 1988 -' '89. Antholz & egrave; It was for & ograve; often the scene of recoveries and consequently & egrave; become over the years the resort & agrave; where & egrave; played the highest number of top-level competitions. In the men they can count 92 (29 twenty kilometers, sprinting 40, 14 chases, 9 mass start), of which eleven with value champion. In fact, the & rsquo; well-organized system of South Tyrol 4 editions of the World Championships (1975, 1983, 1995, 2007) to which must be added the sprint - all''epoca not included in the Olympic program - which awarded the world title in 1976. Are 51 athletes with at least one victory. The undisputed ruler & egrave; Ole Einar Bj Ã¸ rndalen, capable of attracting attention even 15 times (including two world medals). In other words, the Norwegian has excelled in one-sixth of the competition played in history. Please note for & ograve; consider that the 'now forty-Scandinavian has not won in Antholz for eight years now. Therefore at the end of the 2007 season - '' 08 had come to hold on its own share of success close to 20%! To give a & rsquo; & agrave idea of â€‹â€‹superiority; Veteran Scandinavian think that second place in the list of award-victorious is her great rival Raphael Poir & egrave; and 7 statements, or less than half & agrave ;. Moreover Bj Ã¸ rndalen got Antholz just the first of 95 affirmations won in biathlon nell''arco of his career. He ran the & rsquo; 11 January 1996 and Ole prevailed before the Russian Vladimir Dratchev and compatriot Halvard Hanevold. Including Bj Ã¸ rndalen are ten athletes in activities & agrave; with wins in Anterselva. It is Simon Schempp (4); Anton Shipulin (3); Daniel Mesotitsch (2); Martin Fourcade, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Fredrik Lindstr & ouml; m, Andreas Birnbacher, Arnd Peiffer and Lukas Hofer (1). It goes to & ograve; remarked how Schempp has excelled in the last four races in South Tyrol realizing a Filotto unprecedented (Bj Ã¸ rndalen & egrave; arrived at a maximum of three in a row). In terms of countries, on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium in Antholz waved the beauty of fifteen different flags. In fact the movement pi & ugrave; winning in absolute & egrave; the German, who has 25 hits, divided by & ograve; between West Germany (1 when it was commonly called "West" and 13 after reunification) and DDR (11). As a result the 'entity & agrave; state with more & ugrave; statements & egrave; Norway to share 20. Following the Soviet Union (11); France (9); Russia (6): Austria and Sweden (5); Italy (4); Community & agrave; Independent States and Ukraine (2); Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, and Poland (1). Although the races are 92 achievements are accredited 93 Since & eacute; sprint in the 2014 Simon Schempp and Lukas Hofer is imposed ex aequo. The 'Italian male has a total of 12 podiums: Â 16/01/1986 - INDIVIDUAL 2 & deg; TÃ¤schler Gottlieb 21/01/1988 - SPRINT 3 & deg; ZINGERLE Andreas 23/01/1988 - INDIVIDUAL 1 & deg; PaÃŸler Johann 20/01/1990 - INDIVIDUAL 2 & deg; ZINGERLE Andreas 26/01/1991 - SPRINT 2 & deg; ZINGERLE Andreas 21/01/1993 - INDIVIDUAL 3 & deg; Elmar Mutschlechner 01/23/1993 - SPRINT 1 & deg; CARRARA Pier Alberto 20/01/1994 - INDIVIDUAL 2 & deg; FAVRE Patrick 01/22/1994 - SPRINT 2 & deg; CARRARA Pier Alberto 18/01/1997 - SPRINT 2 & deg; CARRARA Pier Alberto 22/01/1999 - SPRINT 1 & deg; Cattarinussi Ren & eacute; 01/17/2014 - SPRINT 1 & deg; HOFER Lukas 8 Italians are well able to go up on the podium of Anterselva. There are three top-three of Pier Alberto Carrara (1-2-0) and Andreas Zingerle (0-2-1); one instead for Johann Passler (1-0-0), Ren & egrave; Cattarinussi (1-0-0), Lukas Hofer (1-0-0), Gottlieb Taschler (0-1-0), Patrick Favre (0-1-0) and Elmar Mutschlechner (0-0-1). It should be noted as the victory of Lukas Hofer of 17 January 2014 has interrupted a fast 344 races for the 'Italian men's biathlon.

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