Lahti 2017 World Cup Cross Country Skiing, 50 km TL Male

The race will conclude the program of cross country skiing World Championships in Lahti will be the men's 50 km free technique.

Saturday 4 March 2017 7 minutes reading time

HISTORY 50 KM TO THE WORLD The 50 km is the race par excellence of the Men's Cross-country skiing has always been present in the world championship program, therefore, the one that will be assigned to Lahti will be the 51st World gold medal in the history of this format, 10 of which are in free technique. Until the edition of Fiemme 2003 he competed with departures at intervals; Oberstdorf 2005 Km 50 has bowed to questionable innovations FIS becoming a mass start. In the golden of 50 Km rainbow appear only champion. The gold medals record belongs to Sixten Jernberg, who won less than 4 times (1956, 1958, 1962 and 1964), but one of its biggest rivals, Veikko Hakulinen, managed to get on the podium in 5 occasions (1 Gold Argenti and 4); among multi-winners in the history of this format are also Torgny Mogren (2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze), Veli Saarinen (2 Gold and 1 Silver), Gunde Svan (2 Gold and 1 Silver), Mika MyllylÃ¤ (2 Gold) and Petter Northug (3 Ori), unique not only to repeat, but even to triple the success since the 50 km you dispute with mass start. 2 times the national anthem played at the end of 50 Km to the world. The first in Oberstdorf 1987, when the winner was Maurilio De Zolt, the second in Thunder Bay in 1995 when it imposed Silvio Fauner; in both cases it competed with the skating step. De Zolt is in the inner circle of cross-country skiers have three medals in the 50 km, because it is able to conquer even 1 Silver (Seefeld 1985) and one bronze (Fiemme 1991). Last but not least the bronze medal won by Vincenzo Demetz in 1937: Chamonix at the Gardena gave Italy the first historic medal at the World Cross Country Skiing. At the level of nations, none has won the men's 50 km repeatedly Sweden, which boasts 19 Ori, 13 Silvers and 12 Bronzes with successful sweep three times (1928, 1936 and 1950). Behind him in the medal there are Norway with 12 Ori, 9 Silver and 13 Bronze complete with a hat-trick in 1924 and 2005, last nation can monopolize the podium of 50 Km, company succeeded in its infancy also from Czechoslovakia (1925 Johannisbad ), and Finland with 11 Ori, 13 Silver and 8 Bronze. Won at least one gold also Soviet Union, East Germany, Spain, Italy and Czech Republic, while Switzerland, France, Kazakhstan, Austria, Estonia and United Germany have at least one metal coin less valuable. This is the 'roll of' full of gold 50 Km Male at the World Cross Country Skiing. THE 50 KM OF FIRST LEVEL OF THE SEASON IN PROGRESS There are now twenty years, in addition to any main event, is scheduled only one 50 km of the first level to the season. As usual this year will be held in Oslo, and will take place next week; There are thus no references on this race in the current season. THE 50 KM OF FIRST LEVEL IN LAHTI They are 8 to 50 Km of first level held in Lahti, 2 World Cup and 6 who have given the world gold in previous editions hosted by the Finnish locations. No man has ever been able not only to win, but even to get on the podium more than once. The nation that boasts the best score is Sweden with 3 wins (Sven-Ake LundbÃ¤ck, Sixten Jernberg and Gunde Svan) and 2 second places followed by Finland with 2 wins (Matti Raivio and Kalle Jalkanen), 3/2 and 2/3 and Norway with 2 victories (Tor HÃ¥kon Holte and Oddvar BrÃ¥), one second and two thirds. Italy boasts one podium, the third place obtained by Maurilio De Zolt in trying to 7 March 1982. The World Cup is hard to imagine that the booty can be replenished this year although Francesco De Fabiani has already been shown to accept the context. PROGRAM LAHTI 2015 The 50 Km free starting line technique that will award the world title in 2017 will be held Sunday, March 5. The start is scheduled at 13.30 Italian, local 14:30. AS A FALUN 2015 1. Petter Northug (NOR) 2: 26: 02.1 2. Lukas Bauer (CZE) +1.7 3. Johan Olsson (SWE) +2.0 4. Vylegzhanin Maxim (RUS) +2.8 5. HARVEY Alex (CAN) +6.0

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