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In the 10 km classic technique of Lillehammer Justyna Kowalczyk wins the fiftieth class race of his career.
Saturday 7 December 2013 4 minutes reading time
It was not an easy victory for the Polish game of rocket and forced to push up to the last meter. In fact, a surprising second place Charlotte Kalla, now in effect one of the very large even in stride. The Swedish remains for most of the race in the wake Kowalczyk, closing at the end of braking just twelve seconds trifle if we look at the abysmal gaps trimmed to the rest of the world.
Third is in fact Marit Bjoergen, game plan, but only to retrieve something to Kowalczyk in the last stretch of the race. The separation of the leader of the World Cup is 25 "6. Only the fourth Therese Johaug, separated by 39 "0 and the last of those that limit the delay under a minute. Quinta is in fact Yulia Tchekaleva, which pays 1'03 "1 and who wins what we might call the race saw the dominance of the land that are showing at this time the top four. Heidi Weng sixth, seventh always the cleverest Sadie Bjornsen, eighth Kerttu Niskanen, before the Finns, ninth and tenth Kristin Steira Krista Lähteenmäki.
For Kowalczyk this is the victory number 50 in top-level races: 28 of the World Cup, 19 stages of multistage events, one Olympic gold and 2 gold world. In the overall standings of the World Cup remains in command Marit Bjoergen, whose leadership, however, tapering towards Kalla, chasing a 28-point lead, and Kowalczyk, third 55 lengths. It will be a shame not to see this Kalla at the Tour de Ski competition, which he won in 2008 and in which he could easily fight on par with Kowalczyk.
New race to forget for the Italian, who once again are missing the points. The best is the thirty-eighth Lucia Scardoni almost three minutes from Kowalczyk, Virginia De Martin Topranin is fifty-first and Ilaria Debertolis sixtieth. Tomorrow relay.
10 KM TC LILLEHAMMER - FINAL STANDINGS
1. KOWALCZYK Justyna [POL] 24'' 59 "4 2. KALLA Charlotte [SWE] 12" 4 3. Marit Bjoergen [NOR] 25 "6 4. JOHAUG Therese [NOR] 39" 0 5. TCHEKALEVA Yulia [RUS] at 1:03 "1
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Justyna Kowalczyk wins the fiftieth career in the 10 km race in Lillehammer
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