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The 10 km classic technique to chase that ended Ski Tours Canada and World Cup 2015-16 & egrave; a photograph of a season that has experienced very few times of uncertainty.
Saturday 12 March 2016 7 minutes reading time
Therese Johaug, in fact, it takes less than 3 Km to reset the delay 30 seconds with which departed from Heidi Weng, leaders on the eve of & rsquo; last stage of multistage competition that ended the season. During the second of three laps of 3.3 km of the hard track of Canmore, Johaug leaves in place compatriot, fly away towards a triumph which puts it in the book of records of cross country skiing. L & rsquo; last lap & egrave; a walkway for the girl who, in default of Marit Bj ø rgen, & egrave; become the queen of the sport.
Today's test allows Johaug first and foremost to win the Ski Tours Canada, third manifestation multistage season three. Since this is the first edition of this competition, the 27 year-old R ø ros become the first woman ever to have set in all four multistage first level never played (Nordic Opening / Ruka Triple, Tour de Ski, Finals, Ski Tour Canada).
Second, it is finally made official the conquest of his second Crystal Ball, laurel not & egrave; He never has been questioned, but that extraordinary season Ingvild Flugstad & Ø StBerG held in the balance until all & rsquo; last race.
Finally, with today's victory, Therese Johaug share touches 17 victories in top level competitions, as many as obtained Marit Bj ø rgen in 2011-12, and that is the record in the women's cross-country skiing. Johaug also get to share all inclusive 46 victories in his career, pulling Yelena Välbe and settling in fourth place among solo women racers pi & ugrave; winners of all time.
Second place went to a & rsquo; unrecognizable Heidi Weng. As shown in the previous stages, it was to be expected if the final win a fight at least on par with Johaug. Weng instead raise the white flag immediately, giving de facto battling with his pi & ugrave; experienced countryman and eliminating a gap of over a minute and a half in the stage not only justified by the spectacular proof of the rival.
Ingvild Flugstad & Ø Full StBerG the season of its final explosion with a third place and the podium number 20 of his terrific vintage. For Her & egrave; also confirmed second place in the World Cup behind Johaug and ahead of Weng, which closes at 2166 points: never any distance runner classificatasi in third place in the general classification had broken down the wall of 2000 points.
The star in this tracking also Krista P & ä rm ä; Koski, fourth and author of a furious comeback that allows it to bypass Jessica Diggins fifth and Astrid Jacobsen sixth and, above all, to get the best time of day beating Johaug a few tenths. We memorize options It means that P & ä rm ä; Koski won his first race of the first level in his career, a result which, combined with the success achieved yesterday by Matti Heikkinen, allows Finland to close the season as best and look forward with confidence to the world that will host & agrave; l & rsquo; next year on the snow friends Lahti. For the record on the podium with her rise Johaug and Diggins, the first top three classic technique career.
L & rsquo; Italy ends the season with a result in line with what was shown throughout the & rsquo; winter. Virginia De Martin Topranin fact earn a starting position with respect to getting the twenty-second place finish; Giulia St & uuml; rz instead ends thirty-eighth, the same position of the bib number.
SKI TOUR CANADA FEMALE & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. Therese Johaug (NOR) 34: 12.4 2. WENG Heidi (NOR) + 1: 08.07 3. & Ø StBerG Ingvild Flugstad (NOR) +2: 13.3 4. P & ä ä RM; KOSKI Krista (FIN) +2 : 56.2 5. Jessica Diggins (USA) +3: 08.5
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You & egrave; cos & igrave; ended the 2015-16 World Cup. The next season, which culminate & agrave; with the World Championships in Lahti scheduled in between February 21 and March 5, unless changes will begin & agrave; from Kuusamo l & rsquo; last weekend of November.
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