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Before starting, first to arrive, and ranked first in the first women's competition of the maximum circuit in the calendar year 2017. This is the synthesis of the perfect day of Gabriela Koukalová, impostasi authoritarian in Oberhof.
Friday 6 January 2017 8 minutes reading time
The Czech has suffered relatively in the initial third of the race, keeping a step rather controlled in the opening round and shooting in an extremely cautious to the ground. Found zero, it raised its own pace on skis and produced a new clean session standing, remaining in also share in the final round.
In absentia of laura dahlmeier, absent by choice and destined to return to action in Sunday's mass start, the solid performance of the Bohemian trembled just in front of Kaisa Mäkäräinen and Marie Dorin Habert.
But both have the wrong feet, having to bow down to twenty-seven of Jablonec nad Nisou which today has forfeited win number 15 of his career. An important goal, for it allows to match an icon of the discipline as Martina Beck-Glagow.
place of honor for the Finnish almost thirty-four, literally devastating skiing. Nordic veteran could also impose a penalty, but it has accumulated two and saw fade the appointment with the twentieth career victory, having to settle to rake the podium number 64. It is a milestone, as it bypasses definitely Magdalena Neuner and Tora Berger, pulling himself to the solitary all-times fifth place for placings in the top-three in the maximum circuit.
Third currency for the French thirties, author of a performance in all respects similar to that of Koukalová, except for a penalty accumulated standing that has made a difference in the negative. Every day in a very positive event for the trans movement although it failed Justine Braisaz (only 38th with three errors). Anais Chevalier (^ 4) has in fact confirmed at the summit after the excellent performance of Nove Mesto, while Celia Aymonier (9th in the fatal ring with two steps) of the circuit is now a reality.
The honor of the hosts Germany, without Dahlmeier and Franziska Preuss, was saved by Maren Hammerschmidt. The twenty-seven native of Hesse, formed in North Rhine-Westphalia before moving to Bavaria, found zero to shoot and drawn one of the best performances of his career finishing in fifth place, just ahead of Dorothea Wierer.
The twenty-six South Tyrolean was perfect on the shooting range, but has suffered more than usual in the fund and ended sixth ahead un'Olena Pidhrushna the best season and a revived Magdalena Gwizdon. In general they arrived signs of life from the Polish team, hitherto untouchable because Krystyna Guzik she finished eleventh.
It should be highlighted the sensational tenth place of Chardine Sloof, born in Holland and Swedish adoption, plurititolata at junior level in 2012 before disappearing from circulation. Also notable is the twelfth position of the now thirty-three Russian naturalized koreana Anna Frolina-Boulygina, from time immemorial far from noble neighborhoods in the standings. Siberian veteran has taken the satisfaction of beating all his former countrymen, starting with Tatiana Akimova, fourteenth.
Sixth place Wierer aside, Italy can celebrate a very positive performance from Federica Sanfilippo, best blue of the day on the narrow skis and sixteenth at the finish line with an error (0 + 1). Just out of the points Alexia Runggaldier (0 + 1), forty-first, while an unusually inaccurate Vittozzi Lisa (2 + 1) has qualified for the skin of our teeth in pursuit of tomorrow.
In the overall standings of the World Cup remains absent Dahlmeier yellow bib with 412 points, but finds himself surrounded all pursuers. Mäkäräinen is second at 366, Koukalová third 365 and fourth at 339. Dorin Habert Wierer rose to fifth place with 298.
Changing of looked at the top of the specialties of the sprint standings. Mäkäräinen earns red bib with 191 ahead of Koukalová (172), Dorin Habert (162) and Dahlmeier (146).
Tomorrow's space pursuits. At 11.30 will be staged the male, while women will come into action at 14.40.
OBERHOF - SPRINT WOMEN 1. Koukalová Gabriela [CZE] (0 + 0) 22'28 "2. 5 Mäkäräinen Kaisa [FIN] (0 + 2) 21" 3 3. Marie Dorin HABERT [FRA] (0 + 1) 24 "0 4. CHEVALIER Anais [FRA] (0 + 0) 30" 6 5. HAMMERSCHMIDT Maren [GER] (0 + 0) 35 "9 6. WIERER Dorothea [ITA] (0 + 0) 46 "8 7. PIDHRUSHNA Olena [UKR] (0 + 0) to 51" 3 8. GWIZDON Magdalena [POL] (0 + 0) to 56 "4 9. Aymonier Celia [FRA] (0 + 2) to 1'02 "5 10. Sloof Chardine [SWE] (0 + 0) in 1'12" 9 Click here for the full results.
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