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In a relay race dominated from the first to the last meter, Lars Nelson, Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson and Marcus Hellner win the Olympic gold medal.
Sunday 16 February 2014 5 minutes reading time
In the first part, nothing happens for the first two of the three rounds to 3.3 km, except for a fall of the French Gaillard, and a drop of Italian Noeckler which also involves Jens Filbrich. Lars Nelson test the extension seeing rivals for the gold of Norway and Russia in difficulty, with the only Sami Jauhojaervi that manages to stay in close range of the Swede. At the end of the village there will be Sweden and Finland with a lead of 10 seconds over France, and the group with other nations favored in about 25 seconds.
Manificat can immediately carried forward on the pair of head, forming a trio, which keeps the advantage of Russia, Czech Republic, Norway, Italy and Switzerland. Effort will be paid a heavy price in the third round of the village, with the French being met and exceeded by Lukas Bauer to change, which will come with a lead of 17:23 seconds behind Sweden and Finland. Behind them, Russia and Italy to 41 seconds, with a good fraction of Giorgio di Centa, Switzerland and Germany to 55 seconds, and the disastrous Norway with Jespersen in one minute and three seconds.
In the third fraction Sundby goes at full immediately and goes to shoot the couple formed by Italy and Russia, trailing even the German Angerer. The race is on in the third round, with the solo flight of Sweden and behind the formation of a unique group of pursuers with France, Czech Republic, Russia and Italy, Norway, Finland and Germany who pay the effort. Recovery crazy Alexander Legkov, which comes second to 15 seconds to change from Sweden, just behind France, then Italy and the Czech Republic to 42 seconds with even chances for the podium. Sundby broke out on the last lap to get a minute and even worse is Finland, which passes within a minute and 9 seconds.
The last fraction monologue Swedish Hellner, with a tremendous counter-Vylegzhanin of which is likely to cost the medal, joined by French and Perrillat behind them at 15 and 25 seconds the blue David Hofer and Petter Northug, who still hope for a medal . Vylegzhanin that in fact he had kept a bit 'of energy for the final sprint, won silver at the expense of France. Fourth Norway, Italy and the fifth Hofer who had finished two-thirds of the energy fraction. Overall very good result for Italy, for which the medals were out of the question on the eve.
KM RELAY 4X10 MALE SOCHI 2014 OLYMPICS - THE PODIUM
GOLD SWEDEN (Nelson, Richardsson, Olsson, Hellner) 1:28:42.0 SILVER RUSSIA (Japarov, Bessmertnykh, Legkov, Vylegzhanin) +27.3 BRONZE FRANCE (Gaillard, Manificat, Duvillard, Perrilat) +31.9
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