Nordic combined - World Cup Lahti 2017
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The second and final competition of Nordic combined in the scene went to the Lahti World Championships followed in part the odds dictated by jumping segment of the morning: the hot favorite did not fail the call with the story, as they took the less valuable medals of athletes who had no foregone conclusion.
Wednesday 1 March 2017 7 minutes reading time
At the start of the test with the narrow Mario Seidl skis began with fair amount of nearest rivals. This advantage is gradually thinned, thanks to well-distributed work among members of the group tracker.
Halfway through the first round the latter has come to form, including: Wilhelm Denifl, Akito Watabe, Francois Braud and Johannes Rydzek, then those who started from second to fifth position. With the laps there were regular changes with periods of rhythm increases.
Halfway through the race took the steps up the Tyrolean, he decided When returning to the younger teammate. This occurred at the beginning of the last round, when it came to form the quintet that was eventually played medals.
French was the author of the first forcing in fact have begun to lose some meters the athletes flying the flag Rot-Weiß-Rot, hopelessly out of the top 3. This situation continued until the entrance to the stadium, when the Bavarian carried out the 'decisive attack and the only Japanese was able to limit the damage.
On Rydzek milestone has adorned the gold medal, thanks to a masterful tactical race: the twenty-five Oberstdorf has spent a lot of energy in the first part of the initial round, only to catch his breath for a long time in the foursome found on his path and the time He has launched the decisive attack for the win.
Today, the Bavarian reached Bjarte Engen Vik and Jason Lamy Chappuis at 5 world titles and seven podiums in seven races in the World Cup. Also Friday will attempt to become a legend: the aim will be to win the fourth gold in four games in un''unica edition with world titles at stake.
Silver for Watabe, the first medal standings and second in a main event, after the second place won at the Olympics in Sochi. The result today was the result of a growing condition is that on the trampoline at the bottom than at the beginning of the season.
Braud has managed to win the bronze medal, confirming the podium in gundersen on the large hill for a prize of world titles, in fact, two years ago was the second in that of Gong. Another curiosity is linked to the fact that the French won just one podium in the World Cup and three in top-level competitions.
Wooden medal for Seidl, succeeded in establishing itself on the older team mate in the second part of the latest round. So these two have put forward their applications to participate in the team sprint on Friday, the decision now goes to the Austrian coaching staff.
Following are two of the day disappointed: Fabian Riessle and Eric Frenzel, respectively sixth and seventh place. These two have led a race in a very large group, unable to close the gap with what preceded it, although before the pace was not really mad.
They closed the top 10 two more Austrians and the best Norwegian: David Pommer eighth, ninth and tenth for Bernhard Gruber to Espen Andersen.
Who he was expected to do well and could even fight with credentials for the prestigious metals have been disappointing and out of the top 10: Magnus Krog finished 11th, 12th and Philipp Orter Magnus Moan 13th.
Italians have behaved altogether positively: Alessandro Pittin (20 °) has been confirmed as the best in gundersen with leap from small trampoline, he is also back in the top 30 after nearly two years in a competition of large hill; Samuel Costa (25th) expressed on their levels of the moment, as well as Armin Bauer (28 °); Positive debut ever for Raffaele Buzzi (37th), also considering the problems experienced in the fall.
The last World Championship competition of Lahti will be staged on Friday, March 3, when you play the team sprint.
GUNDERSEN - WORLD LAHTI HS 130/10 KM
1. RYDZEK Johannes (GER) 26'41''6 2. Akito Watabe (JPN) in 4''8 3. Francois BRAUD (FRA) 13''0 4. SEIDL Mario (AUT) to 17''4 5 . Wilhelm Denifl (AUT) to 26''5 6. RIESSLE Fabian (GER) 7. 36''9 FRENZEL Eric (GER) 37''5 8. Pommer David (AUT) to 37''7 9. GRUBER Bernhard (AUT) to 38''3 10. Espen Andersen (NOR) to 50''6
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