Lahti 2017 World Cup Cross Country Skiing, 10 Km TC Female

The fourth race with regard to the women's cross-country skiing World Championships in Lahti will be the 10 km classic technique.

Monday 27 February 2017 7 minutes reading time

HISTORY 10 KM TO THE WORLD The 10 km race is the most traditional to the world of women's sector: in fact assigns the title since before Oslo edition of 1952, but was shut down between 1993 and 1999 because in the '90s was played as tracking the 5 km classic technique. To Lahti will be the 30th gold medal in the history of this format, the 24th alternately leaving at intervals. 7 girls are able to win by 2 times the 10 Km to the world: the Soviet Lyubov Kozyreva (1954 and 1956), Alevtina Koltschina (1958 and 1962), Klavdjia Bojarskich (1964 and 1966), Galina Kulakova (1972 and 1974) and Yelena VÃ¤lbe (1989 and 1991), Norway's Bente Skari (2001 and 2003) and the Czech Katerina Neumannova (2005 and 2007). Vaelbe and Neumannova have nevertheless got their freestyle golds, while Kozyreva is the queen of the medal of this competition with 2 Gold and 2 Silvers. Italy boasts two world medals in the women's 10 km. In Sapporo 2007 Arianna Follis won the bronze behind Neumannova and Savialova, while in Liberec 2009 was Marianna Longa to win the silver beaten only by Aino-Kaisa Saarinen. Follis won his medal in skating, while Longa alternately. At the level of nations, the 10 Km feminine is - and will be for several editions although there is still more - the fief of the Soviet Union, which has won 14 Ori, 8 Silver and 7 Bronze with 3 consecutive sweeps (1960, 1962 and 1964) . Behind him, the Norway with 7 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronzes and Finland with 3 Gold, 9 Silver and 9 Bronze. Won at least one gold also Sweden, East Germany and Czech Republic, while Russia, Estonia, Poland, Italy, Czechoslovakia and the United States have at least one metal coin less valuable. This is the 'roll of' full of gold 10 Km Female World Championships in Cross Country Skiing. THE 10 KM OF FIRST LEVEL OF THE SEASON IN PROGRESS During this season were played three 10 Km starting at intervals in the top-level competitions, two classic technique and free technique 1. You domain Marit BjÃ¸rgen: returning from maternity leave, the most successful cross-country skier ever won on all three occasions, beating Krista PÃ¤rmÃ¤koski and Heidi Weng in Ruka (classic), PÃ¤rmÃ¤koski and Charlotte Kalla in Ulricehamn (freestyle) and Kalla and Weng in OtepÃ¤Ã¤ (diagonal stride). Inglorious performance of Italian in 10 Km played in the current season. The best result obtained Ilaria Debertolis coming 13th in Ulricehamn. This is the only placement at un'azzurra points in a test on the 10 Km starting at intervals in 2016-17. THE 10 KM OF FIRST LEVEL IN LAHTI They are 19 to 10 Km of the first level that Falun hosted in its history, 5 valid for the World Cup and 16 World Cup (we should remember that until 1999 the world championship trials had value for the crystal ball). Four girls have been able to impose itself on 2 occasions: Kristina Smigun (2002 and 2007), Virpi Kuitunen (2004 and 2008), Justyna Kowalczyk (2009 and 2013) and Marit BjÃ¸rgen (2014 and 2015). BjÃ¸rgen is also the woman who has more podiums with 3 top three. With her Bente Skari (1 win, 1 second and 1 third place), Larissa Lazutina (1 victory and 2 third places), Olga Savialova and Charlotte Kalla (2/2 and 1 third for both) Italy has 2 wins in a 10 Km which took place in Lahti, those of Manuela Di Centa dating back to March 2, 1996, and that of Gabriella Paruzzi Paruzzi of 16 March 2003 was also the second March 7, 2004, while Stefania Belmondo boasts in its After two podiums, two honorable squares obtained curiously always 2 March: in 1996 it was two goals with the success of Di Centa, in 2002 was instead beaten by Smigun. PROGRAM LAHTI 2017 The 10 km classic technique starting to female intervals that will award the world title in 2017 will be held Tuesday, February 28. The first recorded Italian will start at 12.45, local 13:45. AS A FALUN 2015 1. KALLA Charlotte (SWE) 25: 08.08 2. Jessica Diggins (USA) +41.0 3. GREGG Caitlin (USA) +46.9 4. Rydqvist Maria (SWE) +48.6 5. Anouk FAIVRE PICON (FRA) +55.2

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