Nordic SkiingNordic Combined - PyeongChang
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Over the weekend the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup will stop in South Korea. In Pyeongchang will stage the pre-Olympics, since it will compete on trampolines and ski slopes where the next year will play the Winter Olympic Games. However, the 'appointment was deserted by most.
Friday 3 February 2017 4 minutes reading time
In fact there are only 32 students enrolled athletes, from 9 different countries. Among them, less than half have sent at least four men and therefore was required a change of plans.
The FIS rules require that there are at least 8 countries the way for a competition has value for the World Cup. This threshold is true both for the individual tests that for team.
The event team of PyeongChang, originally scheduled for Saturday, could have had at the start of the misery of four teams. It's not even been possible to convert a try in pairs, as they would otherwise present only 6 different countries.
Therefore it was decided to compete in two individual races. As mentioned, both will have the street just 32 men, since defections are wasted.
Italy, France, Czech Republic, United States, Poland and Slovenia have decided to defect in toto the 'appointment.
There are weight absences even among leading nations. Germany has not sent Björn Kircheisen and Terence Weber; the 'Austria has left home Bernhard Gruber and David Pommer; Norway has presented peppered with second lines, as Jørgen Graabak, Magnus Krog, Espen Andersen and Magnus Moan remained in Europe.
Add to this that all juniors are involved in the World Cup of the category of Park City and the picture is complete. Only 32 starters.
Fortunately Eric Frenzel will be the game that Johannes Rydzek, which are "scornando" for winning the Crystal Ball. Finally the Triple Seefeld said good to Saxon, who gained 20 points on Bavaria, now trailing by 34 lengths. Nothing, considering how well are still missing eight races remaining contention.
Afterwards, the 'list of registered athletes:
5 GER (Frenzel, Rydzek, Rießle, Faißt, Weber) 7 AUT (Seidl, Denifl, Rehrl, Orter, Gerstgraser, Klapfer, Fritz) NOR 6 (Schmid, Klemetsen, Johansen, Bjørnstad, Søtvik, Riiber Harald) 6 JPN (Watabe A., Nagai, Y. Watabe, Watanabe, Kato, Shimizu) 3 FIN (Herola, Hirvonen, Mutru) 2 RUS (Yahin, Nabeev) 1 ON (Hug) 1 EST (Tiirma) 1 KOR (Park)
Please note: in Norway was also announced Mikko Kokslien, who, however, was not included in the start list of the first race.
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