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26/2 Charlotte Kalla, the nearest of the enemy; 57 Heidi Weng, the undisputed leader of the World Cup. A few days from the start of the World Championships in Lahti, Marit Bjørgen has launched a very strong signal, pulverizing the competition in the 10 km classic technique of Otepää.
Sunday 19 February 2017 4 minutes reading time
Norway has put on track a clear superiority right from the opening bars, presenting the first intermediate, to a quarter of the race, with 5/2 of Kalla and nearly 9 out of Weng, then taken to 10:14 just 1300 meters further on. The trend was confirmed at least up to 7.5 km, when the gap between the top two on the list has stabilized around 26 '', while all the other continued to lose ground.
If Bjørgen and Kalla were soon consolidated their positions, much more difficult was the run-up to the lowest step of the podium of Weng. Norway has in fact had to fight long with Justyna Kowalczyk found at excellent levels. A 2 and a half kilometers from the finish, the Polish had in fact brought just one second, and 6/10 from third place, however, before you accuse a slight decline in the next leg and a steep fall in the final.
The painful conclusion of Kowalczyk has taken advantage ingvild flugstad østberg, which for a little over two seconds managed to blow away the fourth place. The 26 year old native of Gjovik has strengthened its second place in the overall World Cup, gnawing points Krista Pärmäkoski, sixth.
A little further back Anastasia Sedova, whose seventh place is the best career result in the maximum circuit, and the first placement among the top ten. They completed the top ten Anna Haag, Yulia Tchekaleva and Astrid Jacobsen.
negative balance for the Italian team, which missed out on points with all three athletes at the start. The best was Virginia De Martin Topranin, 31st, a second and 4/10 from the entrance in the thirty. Lucia Scardoni finished 33th, Ilaria Debertolis 41st.
In the ranking of the World Cup, he continues to Weng ride, which rises to 1651 points, compared to 1285 and the Østberg 1262 Pärmäkoski.
10 KM TC FEMALE Otepaa - FINAL
1. Marit Bjoergen (NOR) 29: 59.0
2. Charlotte KALLA (SWE) +26.5
3. Heidi WENG (NOR) +57.2
4. ingvild flugstad østberg (NOR) +1: 17.4
5. KOWALCZYK Justyna (POL) +1: 19.7
6. Krista PÄRMÄKOSKI (FIN) +1: 23.1
7. Anastasia Sedova (RUS) +1: 29.6
8. Anna HAAG (SWE) +1: 50.7
9. Yulia TCHEKALEVA (RUS) +1: 57.2
10. Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) +1: 57.8
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