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As expected on the eve of Norway won the gold medal in the relay'' Nordic Combined in a race to the truth and soporific decisasi in the first two fractions.
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Germany, strong 25 "lead over Norway after the jump segment, has surprisingly decided to deploy the debilitated Eric Frenzel at launch, instead entrusted by the Norwegian Magnus Moan.'' Quest last has become the protagonist of a departure in rocket failing to clear the gap by the Germans in only 1,500 meters.
Lukas Klapfer held the tails of Scandinavian and at the top has formed a trio. Tactically then things got testy for the'' bad for Austria and France, as Sebastien Lacroix could not hook Moan and after approaching a dozen seconds has paid the duty.
In the second fraction Björn Kircheisen did not earn anything on Håvard Klemetsen, accordingly, Norway has become the'' obvious favorite, and the three have taken the lead in a water bath Francois Braud.
The third fraction was interlocutory Magnus Krog, Johannes Rydzek and Bernhard Gruber'' s agreement to proceed, while behind them there was the collapse of Maxim Laheurte that has undermined any idea of ​​French comeback.
After a fourth fraction narcotic as much as the previous two, the competition will be decided in the final sprint where Jørgen Graabak has easily controlled with Fabian Riessle Mario Stecher close third.
So'' gold medal for Norway back to win the Olympic relay for the first time since the 1998 Nagano, while Germany has to settle for the umpteenth time'''' s silver. The blatantly obvious is the fact that the Germans did not win a team event in a great event to Calgary in 1988 and then between the Olympics and World Championships have never been able to establish itself after the unification''.
Bronze medal for Austria'' peppered with veterans (think that Stecher, Bieler and Gruber were members of the quartet already in Salt Lake City 2002) despite not being able to make a difference in the jump, while France, a real disappointment This fourth edition of the Olympic concluded. The Bleus, whose season becomes quite negative, without closing the 2014 Sochi medals after dominating the World Cup Fiemme 2013.
The Italian'' she finished eighth, which is slightly below the aspettetive. In any case, without a fall in the finale of Alexander Pittin, the Blues would have played the sixth place with the United States and have obtained results in line with its potential in a competition on Large Hill.SOCHI - GAMES OLIMPICISTAFFETTA LH/4x5 KM1. NORWAY (NOR) 47'' 13 "52. GERMANY (GER) at 0" 33. AUSTRIA (AUT) 3 "44. FRANCE (FRA) 1'' 12" 85. JAPAN (JPN) 1'' 17 "1 6. UNITED STATES (USA) 2'' 21" 6
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The program of the Olympic Nordic combined is finished. Next week we will begin the final phase of the World Cup, mortgaged by Eric Frenzel and four races from the end has a margin of 352 points on the'' closest pursuer. On February 28 in Lahti (Finland) will stage a gundersen.
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