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Eric Frenzel has finally joined the elite of the Nordic combined. The German became the fifth athlete in history after Tom Sandberg, Fred Børre Lundberg, Bjarte Engen Vik and Jason Lamy-Chappuis to achieve the Triple Crown, ie'' to win the Olympic gold, the overall World Cup and the '' gold iridescent.
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In the first two positions is soon revealed the pattern of competition expected after the jump segment. Akito Watabe has now reached the Teutonic and the two proceeded d'' Understanding.
Behind them, on the other hand no one has been able to make a difference and there was a general re-consolidation that formed a large group of twenty athletes.
In the couple of head Frenzel has easily been right in the final of the Asian'' going to win a gold medal'' as already said leads him finally to the level of Combiners greatest ever.
Akito Watabe has instead received a silver medal'' very significant for Japan as the country of the rising sun did not rise on the podium by Olympic Games in Lillehammer 1994.
The furious battle for the bronze medal has seen the number of pursuers fall gradually until reduced to two units, Magnus Krog and Alessandro Pittin. The two have played the'' last place on the podium, but the Norwegian has easily been right in the sprint'' s blue, author of a race very generous.
The trial of the Italian movement, however, is very positive as it also came in seventh place on the fourteenth of Lukas Runggaldier and Armin Bauer. Substantially at the level of the team only Germany and Norway have done better'' s Italy. Samuel Costa in turn was placed thirtieth.
Someone definitely talk about disappointment, but beyond faded in the last meters of the coin, it should be noted as Pittin Runggaldier and have achieved their best performance of the season and how two athletes in the seven was a result hardly predictable on the eve of the Games.
In other words, the field-jump combo just missed the podium twice, it must be remembered also the fifth Evelyn Insam in female jumping, and it's getting at the big event with the best results of the'' winter.
The big loser of the day is Jason Lamy-Chappuis. The Frenchman appeared unrecognizable and left the fight for the medals already halfway through the race sadly closing in thirty-fifth position. Among the disappointed for Magnus Moan, fifth, and then forced to give up the podium.
SOCHI - OLYMPIC GAMES - GUNDERSEN NH/10 KM1. FRENZEL Eric (GER) 27'' 32 "22. Akito Watabe (JPN) 4" 23. KROG Magnus (NOR) to 8 "14. Pittin Alessandro (ITA) 9" 35. MOAN Magnus (NOR) 12 "76. RYDZEK Johannes (GER) 17" 37. RUNGGALDIER Lukas (ITA) 19 "78. Riessle Fabian (GER) 29" 49. EDELMANN Tino (GER) 37 "010. KLEMETSEN HÃ¥vard (NOR) 38" 2Clicca here for full results.
TRIPLE CROWN - COMBINED NORDICAQuesti are the five Combiners able to realize the so-called triple crown. For each of them is referred to'' the year in which they won the third and last of the three titles necessariper circle.
1984 - Tom SANDBERG (NOR) 1994 - Fred Lundberg-Børre (NOR) 1999 - VIK Bjarte Engen (NOR) 2011 - Jason Lamy CHAPPUIS (FRA) 2014 - FRENZEL Eric (GER)
The next race of Nordic combined will be held Tuesday, February 18th when they will be awarded the Olympic title with a leap of gundersen on large hill.
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Frenzel and Akito Watabe for the'' gold. Well Alessandro Pittin and Lukas Runggaldier
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