Nordic SkiingCross Country - Finland
Second weekend of racing in the capital of Finnish Lapland national circuit of cross-country skiing with an ambitious biathlete that for once you and '' taken the international stage in a sprint skating played yesterday.
Sunday 20 November 2016 6 minutes reading time
He knew already '' well enough that Mari Laukkanen was one of the most biathletes '' the IBU fast circuit, which was in good shape since last weekend in the internal testing of Vuokatti biathlon did make a lot of time close to that of Kaisa Mäkäräinen then managed to beat the most titled captain due to minor penalties at the shooting range. But few thought that in a skating sprint could surpass all the most '' titled Finnish racers, including specialists.
And instead yesterday in Mari and '' he managed the perfect day. After achieving the best time in qualifying, the biathlete has indeed dominated both the quarter-finals, semi-finals and then the final put in line all the girls of the Suomi National team: Pärmäkoski, Roponen, Niskanen, Mononen and Kyllönen.
If before Rovaniemi attended by Laukkanen in the skating world sprint in Lahti was just un''idea now as he told us the same Mari, must '' inevitably readjust its programs with a rifle on their shoulders for the period of February and think seriously to dispute the world Cup home.
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Shortly after the victory and Laukkanen '' he staged the men's sprint increasingly free technique. And even here there has been a perfect day for the specialist Risto-Matti Hakola. Indeed, he is also, and '' imposed in all four parts that make up the sprint race taking revenge for only 4 cents of Strandvall who finished third but he had imposed in the first sprint of Vuokatti fortnight ago, and sulllo specialist Martti Jyhlä beaten down to the wire.
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Today's the day dedicated to distance races in classic technique, 10km for girls and 15km for men. Among women the Finnish Krista Pärmäkoski proves more on the ball and after the second place in Muonio, ended a short distance from Kowalczyk, the twenty-five of Ikaalinen manages to nab a victory that until al''ottavo kilometer seems very difficult. Up to that point the race was Kyllönen to always mark the best detections then closing only 1 "4 Pärmäkoski which also confirms in Rovaniemi its particular characteristic to always have the second part of the fastest race of the first 5km. Positive even the second part of the race that ends Mononen third and falling by Saarinen motherhood. While in obvious delay of condition it appears the best Finnish alternately Kerttu Niskanen but that '' has already '' claimed to stake everything on the world of Lahti and still be packaged by the large workload done between Val Senales and Muonio.
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To keep up the family coat of arms is but '' we thought the brother Iivo that an hour later he and '' literally ate all dominating the competition from the first kilometer of the 15km with departures at intervals. important performance for the 23 year old Niskanen that reminds her so far only in the World Cup in Ruka obtained two seasons ago. Now with the same race scheduled in seven days Iivo stands as one of the likely candidates for victory in the Nordic Opening on the snows friends Ruka.
Completing the podium today the most experienced Jauhojärvi but reaches over 45 "and Luusua rediscovery that looks back on the good levels of 2/3 seasons ago and that surely will be included in the squad for the first leg of the World Cup that the head coach Reijo Jhylä will do tomorrow.
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