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The Blink Festivalen ended with sprints. Norwegian double on the closing day of the event with Maiken Caspersen Falla's successes (despite a big deal) and Sindre Skar.
Sunday 30 July 2017 3 minutes reading time
In the female field, the race started with the bang in the most literal sense of the term. Falla dropped into his battery, ending it in the rear.
Had it been a World Cup test, its day would end there. However, being an exhibition, the organizers allowed her to advance to the semifinals via a "wild card".
Despite some excitement, the Olympic and World Champion in charge has been unstoppable, imposing on his semi-finals and then triumphing in the final. Honorary Square for Russian Natalia Matveeva, the only "intruder" in a final for the rest of the whole Norwegian.
In fact, the lowest step of the podium went to Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, which preceded Barbro Kvåle, Mari Eide and Amalie Ous.
Eliminated in the drum by Viriginia De Martin Topranin, while Deborah Roncari did not go in despite the inscription.
Click here for the results of the female sprint.
 Among the men Skar finished in beauty on the weekend thanks to a superb performance. The 25-year-old has made a perfect test, setting in every turn: batteries, semifinal and final.
Second place for Swedish Teodor Peterson, the only one to hold the queues of the Norwegian unlucky. The podium was completed by Kasper Stadaas, ahead of Aleksander Ek, ​​Alexander Panzhinsky and Even Hippe.
Sergey Ustiugov for once had to bow, being eliminated in the semifinals.
Click here for male sprint results.
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