Lahti 2017 World Cup Cross Country Skiing, Skiathlon Female

The second race with regard to the women's cross-country skiing World Championships in Lahti will be the Double Pursuit Skiathlon or if you prefer (7.5 km classic technique, ski gear, 7.5 km free technique).

Friday 24 February 2017 4 minutes reading time

WORLD CUP HISTORY SKIATHLON The Skiathlon in the current conception gives the world title starting from the edition of the Val di Fiemme in 2003. That of Lahti will be the seventh gold medal in the history of this format. Queen of the World Cup is Skiathlon Marit BjÃ¸rgen, which boasts in its wall 2 Gold and 1 Silver in this format. It follows in the medal compatriot Therese Johaug with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, while Kristin StÃ¸rmer Steira is the only other girl who won 3 overall medals (1 silver and 2 bronzes). Italy has never been able to place its own representative to medal in Skiathlon. At the level of nations, the medals of Skiathlon women saw the lead Norway with 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronzes, followed by Russia with 2 Gold and Poland with 1 gold and 1 silver. A medal also Czech Republic (1 Silver), Sweden (1 Bronze) and Finland (1 Bronze). This is the 'roll of' full of gold Skiathlon Female at the World Cross Country Skiing SKIATHLON THE TOP LEVEL OF THE SEASON IN PROGRESS During this season have played two Skiathlon in top-level competitions, to Oberstdorf inside the Tour de Ski, won by Stina Nilsson in front of Jessica Diggins and Heidi Weng, and that of Pyeongchang, in which Justyna Kowalczyk took advantage of the varied absences to return to the success of Stephen and Elizabeth Masako Ishida. No points finish for the blue in the two disputed Skiathlon: the best result is the thirty-second place Giulia StÃ¼rz got to Oberstdorf, while Pyeongchang team was totally absent. SKIATHLON THE TOP LEVEL IN LAHTI 4 are the Skiathlon or Double top level tracking disputatisi in Lahti, all of the world and all they saw as the undisputed protagonist Therese Johaug Cup. The holder of the crystal ball came second behind Marit BjÃ¸rgen March 6, 2010 and then ringed 3 consecutive wins respectively March 12, 2011, March 3, 2012 and February 21, 2016. A podium for Italy, that obtained by Arianna Follis March 12, 2011. The blue is the only non-Norwegian with Justyna Kowalczyk (twice a second) to be able to get on the podium in this format in Lahti. PROGRAM LAHTI 2017 The female Skiathlon that will award the world title in 2017 will be held Saturday, February 25. The departure time is scheduled for 11.00. AS A FALUN 2015 1. Therese Johaug (NOR) 40: 57.6 2. Astrid Jacobsen (NOR) +5.7 3. KALLA Charlotte (SWE) +6.0 4. Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) +1: 05.7 5. BLECKUR Sofia (SWE) +1: 07.4

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