Nordic SkiingCross country skiing
After giving very positive signals with second place last Saturday, Calle Halfvarsson was imposed in the opening of the mini-tour of Lillehammer sprint. The Swede, the second success in this format in the top-level competitions, it was able to safely manage the race, by the victory of qualifying for success in the final.
Friday 2 December 2016 5 minutes reading time
The qualifications, go on stage in the morning, they had immediately made him think of a remake of what was seen in Ruka, with Halfvarsson, Klaebo and Golberg in front of everyone, as in the final standings of the opening sprint. Among the qualified Federico Pellegrino, with the 12th time, and Maicol Rastelli, with the 27th. Cut off from the batteries De Fabiani, Noeckler and Salvadori, respectively 44, 45 and 73.
Batteries in both the blues came out of the game, finishing Pellegrino 17th and 27th Rastelli.
Batteries onwards we have seen the usual Scandinavian monologue, with only Ustiugov, Niskanen and Harvey can access the semifinals among Swedes and Norwegians. As anticipated, Halfvarsson has been able to manage well the forces, leaving winning the heat to the youngest Klaebo, only to go on to win the semi-final, winning with teammate Peterson the 'access to the final. Nell''altra semi-final first place ahead of Golberg Iversen seemed to give the possibility of a second direct contest between the top two finishers of Ruka.
Unfortunately, the Norwegian winner last weekend broke a stick by the hash output, totally undermine his performance. Swedish instead gave evidence of considerable force, attacking the penultimate descent on his head, stretching uphill and resisting control the return of the Norwegian Emil Iversen and Peterson countryman.
These are the declarations of the athletes after the race:
Teodor Peterson: "I arrived last week 4th, and 3rd place is fantastic. I had a good qualifying. I have seen that Calle (Halfvarsson, ed.) Was very strong, especially on the final climb. I tried to attack in the last meters, but it was not enough. "
Emil Iversen: "I always hope in the victory, but a 2nd place is a good way to start the mini tour in Lillehammer. Be the best Norwegian in the day it means that I did a good job. The final was really fast. I did my best sull''ultima climb, but Calle has gained a few meters and it was enough for him to win. "
Calle Halfvarsson: "I am strongly felt in qualifying and in all the races. I decided to stay off the rails sull''ultima climb, because I had a better seal there. I think they are working in the right direction. We'll see tomorrow how things are . "
It continues the 'very positive start to the season in Sweden who, after years of crisis is also related to the poor health of its top athletes, it seems to have found a way to build on their movement.
FINAL RANKING
1. Halfvarsson Calle 3 1989 SWE: 31,832. IVERSEN Emil NOR 1991 +0123. PETERSON Teodor 1988 SWE +0544. Niskanen Iivo 1992 FIN +4015. Emil Joensson 1982 SWE +41,966. GOLBERG Paal NOR 1990 +1: 57.20
The men's cross country back on track tomorrow at 10.00 with the 10 km free technique, and Sunday with the 'pursuit of 15km classic.
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