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After the week off coincides with the festive season, the circuit of the Nordic combined - so far distinguishing trait of a balance extreme - back in action in Schonach, Germany, where the hosts will try to dispel a tab & ugrave; that lasted from the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Thursday 1 January 2015 6 minutes reading time
NEWS '' The first stage of the season has not seen a Nordic combined athlete shine above all others and indeed & egrave; witnessed a leveling summit witnessed by two very significant events:
1) The four races were won by four different athletes (Johannes Rydzek, Eric Frenzel, Mikko Kokslien, Jason Lamy-Chappuis) ​​.2) The yellow bib & egrave; worn by a man who has not won a competition Fabian Rie & szlig; le).
In other words the struggle for the Crystal Ball & egrave; very uncertain and still open to at least six athletes (in addition to the five already & agrave; cited should not forget the Japanese Akito Watabe).
We'll see if in Schonach arriver & agrave; the fifth different winner, or if any of those gi & agrave; able to excel gathering water & agrave; another success. In which case the story shows a clear suspect to realize the first bis dell''inverno.
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HistoryThe resort & agrave; German nell''estremo located southwest of Germany, about 50 km away from both the French border and from a Swiss, is preparing to host events of up circuit for the twenty-sixth season.
The first competition was held almost thirty-one years ago, on January 7, 1984, and & egrave; was the first of 27 individual events go on stage until now. Moreover, with the exception of last winter when you race & ograve; in late December, Schonach has always hosted the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in January. & nbsp;
Are 15 athletes to boast at least one success representing 8 different countries. The pi & Combiners ugrave; victorious absolute are Fred B & oslash; rre Lundberg and Jason Lamy-Chappuis, capable of commanding 4 times. Norway in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1996; French in 2008, 2010, January 2013 and December 2013.
Therefore the transalpine the 'opportunities & agrave; to overcome the Scandinavian and become alone the 'man pi & ugrave; winning on these snows. Besides Lamy-Chappuis between Combiners in business & agrave; only Magnus Moan has excelled in Schonach.
In terms of nations commands Norway with eight victories followed at 5 by France. Are then West Germany and Finland (4); Austria and the United States (2); Switzerland and Japan (1).
You will notice & agrave; then as athletes home have never managed to win after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In fact, the 'last victory of a German & egrave; dated January 3, 1987 and was signed by Hubert Schwarz. Since reunification, Germany has collected more than two second places with Ronny Ackermann in 2004 and Johannes Rydzek last year.
The voice podiums always commands Fred B & oslash; rre Lundberg. The Norwegian & egrave; credited with 5 placings in the top-three with the Japanese Kenji Ogiwara, the 'Austrian Mario Stecher and the Finns Samppa Lajunen and Hannu Manninen at 4. & nbsp;
Among the countries increasingly Norway stands at an altitude of 17 to 11. They are followed by Finland and Austria and Japan (8); Unified Germany (7); West Germany (6); France and the United States (5), Switzerland (4), Czech Republic and the Soviet Union (2), Italy (1).
The podium blue & egrave; dated January 23, 2010 and is signed by Alessandro Pittin's reach, third behind Lamy-Chappuis and Pavel Churavý.
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