Salto male and female - Falun 2015
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The mixed team event played on Normal Hill of Falun you & egrave; revealed tiratissimo and had as a new epilogue duel between Severin Freund and Rune Velta. Yesterday in the individual competition the Scandinavian 'had won by a whisker, but today is the Teutonic & egrave; took his revenge.
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The medal 'gold & egrave; was won by Germany after a long duel with Norway, finally piegatasi for only 2.3 points.
Just Freund & egrave; was clearly the 'MVP of the German quartet (also composed Carina Vogt, Richard Freitag and Katharina Althaus) Since & eacute; in the first series has made a difference compared to direct competitors of its rotation, including gi & agrave; cited Velta, who then at dell''ultimo jump - in which the two teams occurred substantially matched - put on the ropes the rival. The Bavarian has responded in kind, doing even better sealing the success of Scandinavian and Teutonic.
Moreover question of victory which seem appropriate for the serenity & agrave; internal, since & eacute; yesterday Juliane Seyfarth had (rightly) attacked the choice of the technical staff to exclude her from their team in favor of Althaus, whom she beat in the individual competition. The eighteen Oberstdorf, without shine, it has done its part by avoiding cos & Igrave; any controversy about the 'unexpected decision to Andreas Bauer meanwhile potr & agrave; enforce this success in the future in order to legitimize its actions.
Norway, represented as well by Velta Line Jahr, Anders Bardal and Maren Lundby pu & ograve; still celebrate a silver hardly predictable on the eve. The women are in fact expressed well above expectations, especially the pi & ugrave; younger of the two, allowing even the quartet Nordic flirt with success.
Bronze for Japan on the contrary could be considered the favorite along with Germany. Sara Takanashi and Taku Takeuchi disputed un''ottima test, while no longer exist Yuki Ito and Noriaki Kasai. The Japanese have in any case the podium and & egrave; impressive to note how Norisan (born in 1972) could easily be the father of two girls (born in 1994 and 1996)!
Great disappointment of the day 'Austria, for which a Falun between special jump and Nordic combined so far received many pi & ugrave; bitterness than satisfaction. If Daniela Irashcko-Stolz and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger have done their homework, a bad Michael Hayb & ouml; ck and a bad first jump of Stefan Kraft have ditched the ambitions of the team rot-wei & szlig; -rot, finished even off the podium and piazzatosi just ahead Slovenia that, Peter Prevc and Spela Rogelj aside, has confirmed its difficulties & agrave ;.
The 'Italy, formed by Elena Runggaldier, Sebastian Colloredo, Evelyn Insam and David Bresadola concluded in ninth getting a result in line with the potentialities & agrave; of the moment.
Should be highlighted the 'excellent performance of Sarah Hendrickson, clearly the best among the women enrolled in the competition (including three climbs on the podium in the individual competition). The 'American
FALUN - MIXED TEAM EVENT1. GERMANY (GER) 917.92. NORWAY (NOR) 915.63. JAPAN (JPN) 888.34. AUSTRIA (AUT) 869.55. SLOVENIA (SLO) 868.46. RUSSIA (RUS) 791.8
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The program of the female jumping & egrave; completion, then they will not have the leaping other races in this World Cup. Instead the men in the coming days will face competition on Large Hill. The individual race will be held & agrave; Thursday on Igrave; 26 (with qualification 25), while the team event will & agrave; Saturday 28.
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