Cross Country Skiing - Ski Tours Canada
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The fourth stage of the Ski Tours Canada, a chase of 10 km free technique, he lived long duel between Therese Johaug and Heidi Weng, respectively, overall leader in the World Cup and the event list.
Saturday 5 March 2016 4 minutes reading time
As expected the most & ugrave; elder of the two Norwegians promptly wiped out 12 "delay by more & ugrave; young countryman, then putting himself to dictate the pace of the leading duo.
The twenty-four tesserata for Bondeungdomslaget Oslo has to memorize options struck back to pi & ugrave; experienced teammate, never giving a meter. The situation & egrave; Therefore tactically well placed to Weng, you sprint could make its greatest speed & agrave ;, this option is selected for a few centimeters.
Thus comes the second career victory for Heidi, with rising today share 49 podiums. For Johaug & egrave; instead postponed the 'appointment with the record of success in a single season, held by Marit Bj ø rgen, with 17 statements nell''inverno 2011 -' '12.
As expected the podium & egrave; It was completed by Astrid Jacobsen, who has been sailing towards the lone third place bypassing easily Maiken Caspersen Falla, which by his hand & egrave; He managed to defend the fourth place.
Fifth the first non-Norwegians. The 'American Jessica Diggins has signed an extremely brilliant performance for which he could reach and exceed a Ingvild Flugstad & Ø StBerG whose energy is decidedly in the reserve tank.
Seventh Stina Nilsson, despite losing ground heavily. Sweden topped the sprint the Finnish Krista Parmakoski, while a generous Charlotte Kalla finished ninth in front of the US sadje Bjoersen, who finished in the top ten.
Usual lackluster performance for the Italian. Virginia De Martin Topranin you & egrave; placed thirty-eighth, fifty-Stuerz Giulia and Gaia Vuerich sixty.
So Weng remains leader of the Ski Tours Canada with 5 "ahead of Johaug, 1''15" of Jacobsen, 1''53 "of Falla, 2''03" on Diggins and 2''07 "on & Ø StBerG.
As for the general classification of the World, Johaug Cup adds another brick to the conquest of his second Crystal Ball, climbing to 2,140 points against 1,924 of & Ø StBerG and the 1,736 of Weng.
QUEBEC CITY - TRACKING TL 10 KM1. WENG Heidi (NOR) 24''18 "82. Therese Johaug (NOR) 0" 13. Astrid Jacobsen (NOR) to 1''05 "24. FALLA Maiken Caspersen (NOR) to 1''37" 65. Diggins Jessica (USA) to 1''48 "16. & Ø StBerG Ingvild Flugstad (NOR) to 1''52" 0
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Now two days off, where cross-country skiers will move from Quebec City to Canmore, where the Ski Tours Canada will live & agrave; her second half & agrave ;. Alberta are four stages program, the first of which, a sprint alternately, you disputer & agrave; Tuesdays & igrave; 8.
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