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The biggest surprise of the Olympics, with Norway that had not lost a women's relay since November 2009, culminating with a huge gold of Sweden, thanks to the performance of Wiken crazy and Kalla.
Saturday 15 February 2014 4 minutes reading time
Surprisingly, the Czech Republic and Russia are doing the race in the first fraction, after Finland with Kylloenen had the pace in the first two rounds of the village before disappearing, such as the American Randall, plummeted sharply.
In the second half go away in three teams, Finland Saarinen, and, surprisingly, Sweden and Germany with Wiken Boehler, amazing counter-Therese Johaug that you disconnect from the first three and also resume from Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland, with the medal Gold begins to be compromised.
In the third stage takes the forcing of Niskanen Sweden before getting on the margin, and then Germany, margin crucial for Finland in order to contain the return of Charlotte Kalla. Norway increasingly detached and always with Poland and France, at the end of a hamlet about ten seconds from Sweden, when you leave everything in the hands of Bjoergen for the miracle, while Johaug Weng and embrace each other in tears, fearing no medal.
Fourth fraction which sees immediately Denise Herrmann riaggangiarsi Finland Krista Lähteenmäki, with Charlotte Kalla who pulls the whole, halving the gap after two laps and one of Bjoergen who can only get the fourth solo, without retrieving the summit or even less on the podium.
Lähteenmäki that after the reunification of Kalla tries to anticipate the sprint, knowing you are the slowest, but Kalla comes in at full speed and burning in the sprint Finland and Denise Herrmann going to take the bronze for Germany .
France fourth, with Coraline Hugue that exceeds a Marit Bjoergen very slow after realizing he could no longer get on the podium, then fifth Norway, Russia sixth, seventh Poland and Italy good octave.
FEMALE RELAY 4X5 KM SOCHI 2014 OLYMPICS - THE PODIUM
GOLD SWEDEN (Ingemarsdotter, Wiken, Haag, Kalla) 53:02.7 SILVER FINLAND (Kylloenen, Saarinen, Niskanen, Lähteenmäki) +0.5 BRONZE GERMANY (Fessel, Boehler, Nystad, Herrmann) +0.9
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