Nordic SkiingNordic Combined - Tchaikovsky
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In light of the numerous absences, the stage of Tchaikovsky can be fairly described as an event of Continental Cup masked by the World Cup. In any case, it is in effect for the maximum circuit races, turned out to be a land of conquest for the athletes present, with obvious consequences on the World Ranking List and Olympic qualification.
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Regardless of the many defections, the winner today is in effect a surprise. The success, of course, the first of his career, was won by Tim Hug.
'' The Swiss, after the tenth segment of the jump, he avoided the hook by the train consists of Lukas Klapfer, Björn Kircheisen and Miroslav Dvorak going to recover in solitary all opponents in front of him.
The red cross is twenty-six then went to resume Denifl Wilhelm, with whom he created a tandem that has commanded a long time. '' In the last round Hug was further raised the pace and crossed the finish line in triumph. Switzerland had not won the World Cup since March 1994 (Kempf Hippolyt to Thundery Bay).
Denifl, after long cherished the idea of'' win, collapsed in the final and has even lost the podium. '' The Austrian finished fourth, overtaken by the German Kircheisen, second, and by the Czech Dvorak, third. The aforementioned Klapfer has instead finished fifth.
Sensational sixth Taylor Fletcher, who started in wave start with bib number 49. '' The American preceding two Italians, Samuel Costa and Armin Bauer, seventh and eighth respectively. Well Giuseppe Michielli, fifteenth. So altogether there comes a'' good test of the Italian team, an orphan Lukas Runggaldier stopped by an intestinal virus, able to collect the desired points in heavy'' Optical World Ranking List, and especially to keep bang all rivals (Finnish, Slovenian, Estonian, Polish) in the race for Olympic qualification.
In light of the absence of all the big names, the top positions in the overall World Cup remain unchanged. Frenzel leads with 403 points, followed by Akito Watabe (341), Lamy Chappuis (312), Kokslien (258) and Klemetsen (248). Tchaikovsky - GUNDERSEN NH/10KM (I) 1. Tim HUT (SUI) 27'' 44 "92. Björn Kircheisen (GER) to 5" 73. Miroslav Dvorak (CZE) 8 "34. Denifl Wilhelm (AUT) 11" 85. Klapfer Lukas (AUT) 29 "96. TAYLOR Fletcher (USA) 35" 47. COSTA Samuel (ITA) 37 "28. Armin BAUER (ITA) 38" 19. Tomaz Druml (AUT) 40 "410. KAMMERLANDER Tobias (AUT) 42" 4
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Tomorrow there will be a second gundersen, but unlike today the jump will take place on large hill.
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