Alexander and Samuel Costa Pittin third in the sprint in pairs of Ramsau

As usual, the springboard of Ramsau did not create big gaps and the track has favored the re-consolidation of the contenders. It is coming off a sprint in pairs a very balanced and uncertain, at least for the two lower steps of the podium.

Saturday 14 December 2013 3 minutes reading time

In fact, the success has been achieved in relative ease by the team composed by Mikko Kokslien and JÃ¸rgen Graabak called Norway I. The two Scandinavians had closed the gap in eleventh position, but were soon facing in top positions and then take the upper hand over their rivals and win in fluency. Behind them is on a desperate fight between several teams, including the Italian one. Alessandro Pittin and Samuel French were in fact successful in their turn carried forward to the leading group in the first few miles and then held up to the great skiing close comparison with the rest of the competitors. The square d'' honor went to Magnus Krog and HÃ¥vard Klemesten who then signed the Norwegian-two, but the lowest rung of the podium was conquered by the blue just able to keep the tails of the Scandinavian reason of having American Bryan Fletcher / Lodwick and German Rydzek / Frenzel. The competition today has a very relative value, should read is a story in itself since it does not affect either the World Cup, neither for the World Ranking List, nor for the Olympic qualification. However it is a result that will surely make moral for the Italian movement, whose early winter had been so far subdued. Tomorrow in the program gundersen. Segment jumping and cross-country race from 11.30 at 14.45. RAMSAU - TEAM SPRINT1. KOKSLIEN Mikko - GRAABAK JÃ¸rgen [NOR] 34'' 32 "32. KLEMETSEN HÃ¥vard - KROG Magnus [NOR] 8" 23. COSTA Samuel - Alessandro Pittin [ENG] 8 "84. FLETCHER Bryan - LODWICK Todd [USA] 10" 05. RYDZEK Johannes - FRENZEL Eric [GER] 12 "66. Klapfer Lukas - STECHER Mario [AUT] 19" 8 Click here for full results.

Francesco Paone

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