Nordic SkiingNordic Combined - Chaux-Neuve
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The World Cup Nordic combined is at the turning point. In that the circuit will enter the second half, in fact, Chaux-Neuve of a season so far dominated far and wide by German athletes.
Friday 20 January 2017 4 minutes reading time
NEWS 'In the individual sphere, Germany has won 10 victories in as many competitions. Thanks especially to Eric Frenzel (6 statements) and Johannes Rydzek (3).
Less than egregious sconquassi, the Crystal Ball will go to one of these two, currently separated by 84 points in the overall standings.
The third wheel, Fabian Rießle, collapsed at -293 and -209 from Frenzel from Rydzek. All others are even dubbed by the contenders for the overall win.
Looking to Italian affairs, the Val di Fiemme house weekend will be archived with a positive balance. Beyond the podium in the team sprint, Samuel Costa confirmed with credentials to aspire to the top-10 in every race and Alessandro Pittin reiterated not to fear comparisons on narrow skis.
What the French resort - which in the past has taken important satisfactions - is a springboard friend of his characteristics, ergo for carnico there is the hope of reaping weight placings.
 HISTORY Chaux-Neuve, on the border with Switzerland, hosted the first races counting towards the World Cup in February 1996.
It was an occasional presence until winter 2002-'03, after which it is output from the calendar, but entering it again - this time on a permanent basis - from 2008-'09.
However the plant transalpine have already played 20 individual events first level.
Are 13 athletes to boast at least a success in Franche-Comte. Among them the most successful of all is Magnus Moan, only man to have imposed four times. The Norwegian has excelled in 2009, twice in 2010 and in 2015.
Among men in business they have collected statements on these snows Alessandro Pittin (3, all in 2012), Eric Frenzel (2, one in 2015 and one in 2016), Mikko Kokslien (2014) and Fabian Rießle (2016).
It should be noted as the 3 successes Pittin are the only ones in the history of the Italian Nordic combined. To find them you have to go back five years, when the Cercivento athlete prevailed 3 times in 3 days between 13 and 15 January.
Eight nations to have won at least one test. Commands Norway with 5 wins. Following close behind Germany (4). It is then, at an altitude of 3, Italy and Finland. The 'Austria has trod the top step of the podium in two occasions, while you count 1 statement to Czech Republic, France and Japan.
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