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They are Stina Nilsson and Sergey Ustiugov the first treble of the eleventh edition of the Tour de Ski. In the inaugural sprint qualifying, Val Mustair, the Swede set the fastest time among women, while the Russian dominated in the men's field.
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Nilsson has preceded of a second and 28 cents a favorite number 2 of the Tour, ingvild flugstad østberg. The latter is called today to gain ground on the woman to beat, Heidi Weng, 20th in qualifying to 8 and a half seconds from the leader. The main alternative to the Norwegian duo, Krista Pärmäkoski, has qualified with the 24th time, two tenths behind Weng.
The hostess Nadine Faehndrich house has turned the hopes of the Swiss public by printing the third time, detached 2 seconds and 34 hundredths. Behind him, the German Sandra Ringwald (+3.04 s) and the US Sophie Caldwell (+3.15 s). Completed the top 10 Laura Mononen, best of Finnish, the second Swedish Evelina Settlin, the US couple Bjornsen - Diggins and the other German Hanna Kolb. Thirteenth of the sprint queen Maiken Caspersen Falla.
Among the names of the excluded, what catches the eye of Ragnhild Haga, before eliminated.
Italy at home, quietly qualified Ilaria Debertolis, 15th, and Gaia Vuerich, 17th. Out of the 30, however, Francesca Baudin (32nd), Giulia Stuerz (39th), Lucia Scardoni (41st), Elisa Brocard (43rd) and Virginia De Martin Topranin (50th).
In the men's field, Ustiugov was significantly higher than the competition, outstripping by more than 4/2 the closest rival, Federico Pellegrino. The Aosta Valley has nevertheless begun promisingly a day that, in the afternoon, will see him in the hunt for the first podium of the season.
Just behind flagship Blue has placed French Chanavat young Lucas, 22 made two weeks ago. Excellent fourth the favorite of the Tour de Ski, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who preceded Emil Iversen and Finn Haagen Krogh. Seventh l'enfant du pays Dario Cologna, ahead of compatriot Roman Furger, Andrew Musgrave and the German Thomas Bing.
Out of 30 for just 13 cents Niklas Dyrhaug. 37th one of the great protagonists of the December races, Matti Heikkinen.
Among Italians, convincing evidence of Francesco De Fabiani, the most quoted optic final ranking, 13th. Maicol eliminated Rastelli (38th), Dietmar Nöckler (44th), Giorgio Di Centa and Giandomenico Salvadori, paired in 74th position.
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