Lahti 2017 World Cup Cross Country Skiing, 15 Km TC Male

The fourth race with regard to the men's cross-country skiing World Championships in Lahti will be the 15 km classic technique.

Tuesday 28 February 2017 9 minutes reading time

HISTORY 15 KM TO THE WORLD The 15 km is one of the historic races at the World Championships men's department: it awards the title edition organized by Gong in 1954, but until 1952, the Oslo World Championship program included a 18 km that can be considered the mother of 15 Km . From that day it has always been present with a break between 1993 and 1999, as in the '90s was played as tracking the 10 km classic technique. That of Gong will be the 29th gold medal in the history of this format, the 22nd alternately leaving at intervals. In the golden rainbow of 15 Km, Veikko Hakulinen and Hallgeir Brenden are the only two cross-country skiers can win 2 times the medal of the most precious metal. The two they were able to alternate editions, the Finn in 1954 and in 1958, Norway in 1956 and in 1960, as well as the world's race had also Olympic value. Hakulinen however, leading the individual medal since even the bronze winner in 1960. At a general level, have also Harald GrÃ¸nningen 3 medals (1 Gold and 2 Silver), Thomas Wassberg (1 Gold and 2 Silver) and Sixten Jernberg (2 Argenti and 1 Bronze). Among active athletes, Matti Heikkinen has won 1 Gold and 1 Bronze, both its classic technique in Oslo in 2011, respectively, and Liberec in 2009, Johan Olsson 1 Gold (Gong 2015) and 1 Silver, 1 Gold Petter Northug (Fiemme 2013), Leanid Karneyenka, Lukas Bauer and Maurice Manificat 1 Silver, Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Anders GlÃ¸ersen 1 Bronze. Italy boasts 4 world medals in the men's 15 km. Marco Albarello and Pietro Piller can claim the world championship title won in both cases to Oberstdorf, the first in 1987 in classic technique, the second in 2005 freestyle. The race in Oberstdorf in 2005 was historic for our colors because they went up on the podium Fulvio Valbusa, silver. The fourth and final medal he won Maurilio De Zolt, bronze alternately in Seefeld 1985. At the level of nations, the 15 km men's hunting ground of Norway, who won 9 Ori, 6 Silvers and 11 Bronzes with the highlight of the 1966 Sweep Behind him in the medal there are Sweden with Ori 7, 8 silvers and 3 bronzes and only nation to have monopolized the podium - in 1989 - when the 15 Km was held in free technique, and Finland with 6 Ori, 3 silver and 6 Bronze complete with a hat-trick in 1954. they have won at least one gold also Soviet Union, Germany, Poland, Italy and Estonia, while East Germany, Belarus, Czech Republic and France have at least one metal coin less valuable. This is the 'roll of' full of gold 15 Km Male at the World Cross Country Skiing THE 15 KM OF FIRST LEVEL OF THE SEASON IN PROGRESS During this season you were played 3 Km 15 starting at intervals in the top-level competitions, two classic technique and free technique 1. Alternately sees the boys Iivo Niskanen and Martin Johnsrud Sundby: the Finn won in Ruka and finished second in OtepÃ¤Ã¤, the Norwegian has instead triumphed in Estonia race and finished third at the start of the season in Finland. On the podium Emil Iversen (according to Ruka) and Hans Christer Holund (third in OtepÃ¤Ã¤). In the race to skating Ulricehamn success instead of Alex Harvey in front of Sundby and Marcus Hellner. Italians have never approached the podium in the 15 Km starting at intervals played in the current season. The best result was obtained even Federico Pellegrino reaching 16 Â° in Ruka race where Dietmar NÃ¶ckler has reached 21 Â°. No one else has ever hit the blue points in the three races on 15 km with start at intervals played in 2016-17. THE 15 KM OF FIRST LEVEL IN LAHTI They are 23 to 15 Km of the first level that Lahti has hosted in its history, 5 valid for the World Cup and 20 in the world championship trials of World (should remember that until 1999 Cup had significance for the crystal ball). The king of this test is Vladimir Smirnov, who won in 3 occasions, freestyle March 5, 1994 and January 27, 1995 and January 29, 1995 classic. The man with the most podiums in a 15 Km Lahti instead BjÃ¸rn DÃ¦hlie: 2 wins, 2 second places and one third for a total of five top three for the most successful long-distance runner of all time. They managed to even repeat Per Elofsson, winner February 15, 2001 in classical technique at the World Championship test and 2 March 2002 freestyle, and Lukas Bauer, the first March 6, 2005 in skating and March 2, 2008 alternately. A particularly significant success for Italy in a 15 Km held in Lahti. Francesco De Fabiani is in fact imposed the March 8, 2015 on the occasion of the last race of this distance, held in the Finnish town, however its classic technique. That was also the first and so far only career victory for the Val d'Aosta. For the Blues also came a close second thanks to Peter Piller on 8 March 2009 and 3/3, that of Giorgio Vanzetta of March 2, 1986, that of the same Piller of 16 March 2003 and that of Thomas Moriggl of March 6, 2005 . PROGRAM LAHTI 2017 The 15 km classic technique starting to male intervals that will award the world title in 2017 will be held Wednesday, March 1. The first written Italian will start at 12.45 local 13.45. AS A FALUN 2015 1. Johan Olsson (SWE) 35: 01.6 2. Manificat Maurice (FRA) +17.8 3. GLÃ˜ERSEN Anders (NOR) +19.2 4. Marcus Hellner (SWE) +39.8 5. KROGH Finn Hagen (NOR) +47.6

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