Magnus Moan won the first of Schonach. Alessandro Pittin eleventh

Brace of Norway in the first gundersen Schonach. Magnus Moan won the first victory of the season and the number 22 of his career with the authorities.

Saturday 21 December 2013 4 minutes reading time

The thirty year old Scandinavian would have had to leave in the company of Magnus Krog, but he was disqualified at the end of the segment to jump deprived him of a precious companion of adventure. The veteran, however, has not lost'' s mind and did everything from picking up only gradually every opponent ahead of him. It has therefore come to form a lead group of nine athletes, then, reduced to five in the final round because of the continuing acceleration of Moan, who was able to outdistance all competitors finishing in triumph in front of compatriot HÃ¥vard Klemetsen surprise of the day. Not so much for the placement, as to how he arrived. In fact, thirty-four, to control the party after the jump, held up to the bluster of the more famous teammate and then take the final in its wake, thus gaining a well-deserved honor'' s Square. The podium was completed by Japanese Akito Watabe that sprint got the better'' on the other Norwegian Jan Schmid and German Eric Frenzel. Sixth and seventh place for veterans Austrian Bernhard Gruber and Christoph Bieler, in turn good to resist as much as possible at the summit. It should be noted how the Norwegian breeders will have no easy game in the select athletes who will participate in the Olympic Games because at the moment are already 5 men on the podium this season. About Norway, also arrived'' s eighth Mikko Kokslien, author of his usual comeback. Just follow the trail of Kokslien, Alessandro Pittin managed to get close to the top ten. '' The eleventh place today is the best result of the'' blue in the maximum circuit since February 2012. Unfortunately no points for Samuel French, thirty-eighth. The Frenchman Jason Lamy-Chappuis is instead able to take full advantage of the locomotive-Kokslien and finished fourteenth. Frenzel remains firmly in control of the overall standings of the World Cup with 371 points. Akito Watabe is second at 281, Kokslien third 238, fourth 232 Klemetsen and Lamy-Chappuis fifth at 212. Tomorrow is replicated with a second gundersen. Segment of jump starting from 10:20, while the bottom will be on stage at 14.45. Schonach - GUNDERSEN NH/10KM (I) 1. MOAN Magnus (NOR) 24'' 58 "52. KLEMETSEN HÃ¥vard (NOR) to 5" 33. Akito Watabe (JPN) 5. "14 Jan Schmid (NOR) to 5" 55. FRENZEL Eric (GER) to 5 "66. Bernhard Gruber (AUT) 18" 37. BIELER Christoph (AUT) 25 "28. KOKSLIEN Mikko (NOR) 30" 69. Hideaki NAGAI (JPN) 37 "710. Klapfer Lukas (AUT) 42" 2 Click here for full results.

Francesco Paone

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