FIFA World Cup: a perfect Sweden to mock Norway in the women's relay

Sweden interrupts the Norwegian victory in the women's relay at the World Championships that lasted from 2011 thanks to a perfect strategy that takes advantage of the big risk taken by the technical staff '' norge ''.

Thursday 28 February 2019 5 minutes reading time

When one of the best sprinter of the planet collides in the last fraction of a relay and, in absolute, the strongest interpreter in the season of the distance tests, much of the final verdict depends on the position and the possible detachment to the last change . Norway has chosen, with a certain level of presumption, to line up in the last part Therese Joahug while Sweden goes with a traditional formation and Stina Nilsson to close. Sweden triumphs thanks to the excellent performances in the first three fractions of the very young Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson alternating and of an immense Charlotte Kalla. In the launch Andersson has no problem to keep the rhythms of the Russian Yulia Belorukova and Heidi Weng that form a trio that already inflicts 8 seconds to the German Victoria Carl and 11 seconds to an excellent Anna Comarella. Frida Karlsson, fresh from the Silver in the 10 km does not give a meter to Ingvild Oestberg while Anastasia Sedova slips to ten seconds to the German Katharina Hennig. Behind them almost empty with Krista Parmakoski, never appeared so far in the ball in this world championship, which pays 45 seconds while Lucia Scardoni after stoically attempting in the first lap to stay attached to the first collapses in ninth place to more than a minute and a half from the summit. The Swedish masterpiece is signed by Charlotte Kalla who, on the last lap, leaves Astrid Jacobsen on the spot and digs a 19-second break for Stina Nilsson, to be administered in the final fraction. Russia and the amazing Germany can only be content with the fight for the third step of the podium with Anna Nechaevskaya and Sandra Ringwald who slipped to 1''20. "The rest of the world is over 2 minutes with Elisa Brocard, author of the fifth fraction time , which traces Italy in seventh position. The challenge between Stina Nilsson and Therese Johaug takes place mainly on the chronometer thread. In the first lap the Norwegian manages to reduce the disadvantage by half, he also engages the Swedish in the ascent of the second lap but has neither the space nor the strength to finish his work and Stina Nilsson easily manages to impose himself with a couple of advantageous lengths bringing the Sweden to the first victory in the history of the World Championships (excluding the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics with world value) in the women's relay. The triumph of wisdom and a deep and young movement with the starting bands of three athletes with less than 26 years in addition to the expert Charlotte Kalla. Norway falls from the top step of the podium and pays a shrewd choice while the surprising Germany can not dispute up to the last meter the Bronze medal because of a fall in the descent of Laura Gimmler that allows Natalia Nepryaeva to bring Russia on the third step of the podium just over two minutes from the leading pair. Fourth place for Germany, fifth United States, sixth Finland, seventh Italy with Ilaria Debertolis. go to complete results

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