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She came back to the success in the World Cup after three years Justyna Kowalczyk. The Polish dominated the appointment skiathlon pre-Olympic in Pyeongchang, ahead for 56 seconds Elizabeth Stephen, already the place of honor in this year's climb of Cermis, and for a minute and 14 seconds Japanese Masako Ishida, who returned at age 36 on a podium that was missing since 2009.
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The race has been deserted by the main protagonists of the season, who like sparing the Asian trip in preparation for the World Championships in Lahti. Kowalczyk took the opportunity to basically kill the competition already in the 7 and a half kilometers in classic: it was enough for a kilometer out to sea on competition, and at the end of the first of two rounds alternately his margin was already almost half a minute.
Upon technical change, the Polish traveling with 55 '' around the tandem of Ishida and Anna Svendsen, heeled by Elisabeth Schicho. Stephen was fifth, with a minute and 6 seconds behind, but took only a few hundred meters, to go back on the three athletes that preceded.
The quartet thus formed was short-lived: Stephen insisted in his action and immediately distanced Svendsen and Schicho, slipping gradually in ranking to the seventh and eighth place. Even Ishida has therefore lost the American code, defining in fact the final podium.
Seven seconds behind the Japanese came to the finish line Caitlin Patterson, capable of a great progression in the final kilometers. The Second set in the sprint Maria Nordström. They completed the top ten Anna Medvedeva, the aforementioned Svendsen and Schicho, Silje Oyré Slind and Yuki Kobayashi.
In the absence of all the big, naturally remains unchanged the overall World Cup in top positions. Heidi Weng, therefore, continues to lead with 1531 points, bolstered by a margin of 316 lengths of Krista Pärmäkoski (1215) and 332 of ingvild flugstad østberg (1199). Stina Nilsson was fourth, at an altitude of 1009, ahead of Jessica Diggins (782).
SKIATHLON FEMALE Pyeongchang - FINAL
1. KOWALCZYK Justyna (POL) 43: 54.7
2. Elizabeth STEPHEN (USA) +56.0
3. Masako Ishida (JPN) +1: 14.8
4. Caitlin PATTERSON (USA) +1: 21.4
5. Maria Nordström (SWE) +1: 22.3
6. Anna Medvedeva (RUS) +1: 29.3
7. Anna SVENDSEN (NOR) +1: 35.8
8. Elisabeth SCHICHO (GER) +1: 41.7
9. Silje Oyré Slind (NOR) +1: 51.6
10. Yuki Kobayashi (JPN) +1: 55.9
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