After two seasons back the charming Royal Palace Sprint in Stockholm [Presentation]

After that of Drammen seven days ago, the World Cup of Cross Country Skiing makes a & rsquo; another stage midweek. After two years back l & rsquo; fascinating Sprint classic technique which takes place in the center of Stockholm.

Wednesday 10 February 2016 5 minutes reading time

& Egrave; Since 2000, the Swedish capital has begun to organize the Royal Palace Sprint, remaining every other year until 2008 and then becoming the inaugural stage of the Finals that ended the World Cup from 2009 to 2013. After two seasons pause due to the fact that Falun, with whom he shared the & rsquo; organization of & rsquo; multistage event & nbsp; the end of the season, has hosted the first Sprint premondiale, then the world's true, quest & rsquo; year Stockholm torner & agrave; on the calendar. The two races will be held on Thursday & igrave; February 11th. As for the female sector, Petra Majdi & # 269; & Egrave; the woman who has the most wins in the Sprint in Stockholm. The Slovenian you & egrave; Tax on 3 occasions, in 2007, in 2009 and 2011. Behind him with 2 successes are Bente Skari (2000 and 2002) and Marit Bj Ã¸ rgen (2004 and 2012). Boast a success Virpi Kuitunen (2008), Anna Dahlberg (2010) and Justyna Kowalczyk (2013). Majdi & # 269; also leads the ranking of podiums tied with Bj Ã¸ rgen, 5 top-three total for both, Dahlberg & egrave; at 4, Kuitunen, Kowalczyk and Maiken Caspersen Falla in 2. There was also a third place Madoka Natsumi of 27 February 2008, which was the best result of Japan in a race top-level women's Cross Country Skiing. Turning to the male sector, the largest number of successes (3) up to Jens Arne Svartedal, which was imposed in 2002, in 2004 and 2008; no other skier & egrave; was capable of repeating itself, therefore, with 1 win, we find Odd-Bj Ã¸ rn Hjelmeset (2000), Mikhail Devjatiarov (2007), Johan Kj Ã¸ lstad (2009), Nikita Kriukov (2010), Emil J & ouml; nsson (only Swedish prophet at home in 2011), Eirik Brandsdal (2012) and Petter Northug (2013). In terms of podiums & egrave; Instead J & ouml; nsson the pi & ugrave; decorated Stockholm: the victory of 2011 adds the second place in 2007 and third in 2008 and 2010 for a total of four top-three. Behind him, at an altitude of 3 there are Svartedal and Northug, while Brandsdal, Hjelmeset, Kriukov and John Kristian Dahl are 2. The format, historically ill-suited to the characteristics of our standard-bearer, has never given satisfaction Italians. The best result ever in the Sprint Stockholm & egrave; the sixth-place finish by Silvio Fauner February 28, 2000 and replicated by Fulvio Scola 16 March 2011. Scola also has a & rsquo; eighth place March 18, 2009, while Dietmar N & ouml; ckler tenth March 20, 2013, & egrave; l & rsquo; last blue skier able to finish in the top ten. The situation worse in the women: no Italian & egrave; He was never able to go beyond the & rsquo; eleventh place with which Magda Genuin ended February 27, 2008. This is the official program of the Sprint classic Stockholm dell & rsquo; February 11, 2016. Thursday & igrave; 11 February 12.15 & ndash; Qualification Women and Men's & Thursday, igrave; February 11 starting from 14.45 & ndash; Batteries, Semifinals and Finals Women and Men & Nbsp; & Nbsp;

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