Fabjan Falla burning in the sprint Beitostlen

Despite the fierce resistance of an excellent Vesna Fabjan, Maiken Caspersen Falla, holder of the sprint World Cup, has reaffirmed its mastery in the final round of the Beitosprint.

Sunday 20 November 2016 3 minutes reading time

Norwegian 26 year old sported a big leg right from qualifying, clocking the fastest time, with a second and a half lead over compatriot Mari Eide and two on the same Fabjan. After easily surpassed the quarter, closed at the same time with Astrid Jacobsen, Falla has aroused an extraordinary impression in the semifinals, checking at will its own battery and leaving even be assumed to prevail in fluency in the final act. So it was, it was not for Fabjan, the only one to hold the tails of Norway when the latter attacked the last uphill stretch. Thanks to excellent materials, the Slovenian has given even for a moment the feeling of being able to overtake her opponent in the final straight, however, stopping at 3/10 the full loot. After the race, Falla has admitted to having threatened to undermine an almost gained victory by an error of assessment: "I had not realized that Vesna was so close, I was convinced of being in full control." On the lowest rung of the podium rose Mari Eide, who until the semi-finals had seemed the most likely to worry Falla. After the test, the 27 year-old spoke of "very good day", adding he felt "stronger than before." For the first time during the long weekend of BeitostÃ¸len, Norway has not monopolized the top positions. The great test of Fabjan is in fact adding that dell''altra Slovenian Anamarija Lampic, already in the 10 Fridays and capable today to qualify for the final, then finished in fifth place, behind Heidi Weng and before Silje OyrÃ© Slind. Have instead preferred not to take part in the race ingvild flugstad Ã¸stberg and Marit BjÃ¸rgen, winners of the distance of the past few days. SPRINT TL FEMALE Beitostolen - FINAL 1. Maiken Caspersen FALLA (NOR) 2. Vesna FABJAN (SLO) 3. Mari EIDE (NOR) 4. Heidi WENG (NOR) 5. Anamarija Lampic (SLO) 6. Silje OyrÃ© Slind (NOR)