While Finn Haagen Krogh and Petter Northug dominate, beautiful bronze for Italy in the relay sprint!

Mentre Finn Haagen Krogh e Petter Northug dominano, splendido bronzo per l’Italia nella staffetta sprint!
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Cross Country Skiing - Falun 2015

While Finn Haagen Krogh and Petter Northug dominate, beautiful bronze for Italy in the relay sprint!

The two samples Finn Haagen Krogh and Norwegian Petter Northug led the race from the first to the & rsquo; last meters, winning with a gap abysmal over other nations. Second defending champion Russia, with Alexey Petukhov and Nikita Kriukov, which beats the sprint of just l & rsquo; Italian Federico Pellegrino and Dietmar Noeckler, conquering a well deserved bronze.

Much less final tactic of the semifinals, with Krogh attacking attacks tains the third lap, and that can only Halfvarsson rimanergli queues, while the couple Russia-Italy with Petukhov and Noeckler & egrave; Matched third. On the fourth lap Petter Northug is removed permanently from the queues that Sweden with a Peterson not all''altezza teammate reached from Russia, Italy and Germany at the end of the hamlet. With two laps remaining 10 seconds of advantage for Norway with a quartet to play for the 'silver consists of Sweden, Russia, Germany and Italy. Over 15 seconds advantage for Norway before dell''ultimo around Petter Northug, with the group behind you back together, and well 7 nations to fight for the remaining two steps of the podium. Eventually remain Germany, Russia and Italy for the 'silver, as Teodor Peterson lost the stick when changing with Halfvarsson, putting out the Sweden game, with Federico Pellegrino remains trooped into the final climb of the two opponents, and forced to a desperate comeback in the final straight. Successful comeback in the mid & agrave ;, since the second place goes to Russia's Nikita Kriukov while our Federico Pellegrino wins a beautiful bronze, allowing all''Italia back on the podium in this race format after the 'gold of 2007 in Sapporo Renato Pasini and Cristian Zorzi. Mocked and only fourth with Tim Tscharnke Germany, while most have come & ugrave; spaced the other contenders in the final, with Finland fifth in front of the Czech Republic and the United States. Eighth Poland, Sweden ninth victim of & rsquo; incident described above and tenth France. Norway stretches leading the medal of this format, getting the third gold, after those of the World Cup of 2005 in Oberstdorf free technique and 2009 Liberec classic technique, while Petter Northug & egrave; more and more & ugrave; the cross-country skier pi & ugrave; winning the world championships, given that this is for him l & rsquo; gold world number 11. SPRINT RELAY TL MEN WORLD FALUN 2015 & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. KROGH Finn Haagen & ndash; Petter Northug (NOR) 15: 32.89 2. Alexey Petukhov & ndash; KRIUKOV Nikita (RUS) +5.64 3. NOECKLER Dietmar & ndash; PELLEGRINO Federico (ITA) +5.73 4. Thomas BING & ndash; TSCHARNKE Tim (GER) +6.11 5. & nbsp; Nousiainen Villas & ndash; JYLHAE Martti (FIN) +13.66 Click here for full results The next race in the men's World Championships will & agrave; the 15km starting at intervals, which will be held & agrave; Wednesdays & Igrave; 25, where we will see if sar & agrave; still a Norwegian athlete to win the world title.
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