Update on COC Cross Country Skiing: Francesca Baudin wins Cup women lAlpen

Together with the World Cup, have been completed almost all of the circuits Continental Cup cross-country skiing. These outcomes as regards the female sector, for the male sector CLICK HERE

Monday 17 March 2014 6 minutes reading time

The Alpen ALPEN CUP or Opa Cup is the circuit that involves athletes from Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain and Slovenia. The Italians were leading players throughout the season, so as to stand in the first four to five places in the final standings. The victory went to Francesca Baudin, one of the most talented girls and on which point in the future, the twenties of Aosta has the consistency of finishes his strong point, but still managed to impose itself on two occasions, both in classical technique , and dominating the final standings. Behind Sara Pellegrini, girl no longer young (born in 1985), but good winning over the multistage test Campra which took place in mid-February; Stuerz third Giulia, in turn, won two trials, both sprint technique free, and another table on which to work to try to bring Italy at the top of the women's cross-country skiing. Brava also Scardoni Lucia fifth behind Swiss Nathalie Von Siebenthal. Be careful though not to let go of enthusiasm: some of the most credible rival of the blue jumped several tests of Alpen Cup in what has already been launched in the World Cup from their federations. The result, however, remains and is certainly bodes well for the years to come. SCANDINAVIAN Scandinavian CUP The Cup is the circuit that involves athletes from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Denmark. Victory went to the Norwegian Katrhine Rolsted Harsem, already seen on several occasions in the World Cup and can lead in the future, at least in the sprint, although not of the highest pile (born in 1989). Behind the countrymen Martine Ek Hagen, famous for having won two gold medals at the World Championships under 23, and revived Marthe Kristoffersen. NOR-AM CUP The Nor-Am Cup circuit involving the Canadian athletes. The victory went to veteran Andrea Dupont, thanks to the play of waste capable of overcoming the theoretically most talented Heidi Widmer and Alysson Marshall. BALKAN Balkan CUP The Cup is the circuit that involves athletes from Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia. Probably the circuit is less interesting, in part because of economic reasons and weathering have been canceled most of the races. The success so went ex aequo to the Bulgarian Antoniya Grigorova-Burgova and Theodora Malcheva, scambiatesi the top two positions in the only two races that have assigned points. FAR EAST CUP Far East Cup is the circuit that involves athletes from Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and China. The victory went to the Japanese Yuki Kobayashi, girl born in 1987 who, however, is not likely to be able to substitute in the World Cup Masako Ishida, the only exponent of a certain level from Asia. On the podium with her compatriots Chisa Obayashi and Yukari Tanaka. Eastern Europe EASTERN EUROPE CUP The Cup is the circuit that involves athletes from the former Soviet republics. The victory went to veteran Natalia Korosteleva, which preceded the countrymen Aliza Zhambalova and Yulia Belorukova. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND CUP The Australia-New Zealand Cup is the summer circuit that hosts competitions in Oceania, and logically that ended last August. The final victory went to the Japanese Chisa Obayashi, which preceded the U.S. Jessica Yeaton and Justyna Kowalczyk, presented itself on three occasions - logically crowned with success - to prepare for the season which has then seen triumph in 10 km classical technique of Sochi. The two Continental Cups, Cup Slavic (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) and U.S. Super Tour (United States) on 23 March and will end on March 19 and see the temporary command of their rankings Caitlin Gregg and Sandra Schuetzova.

Jacopo Barbieri

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