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No surprise in the women's 10 km classic technique of Szklarska Poreba, with Justyna Kowalczyk dominates from the first to the last meter.
Sunday 19 January 2014 3 minutes reading time
Given the absence of any credible opponents for the Polish home race turns into a monologue devoid of suspense. No manages to keep her head, with the advantage that it expands at one meter intervals until the finish, cut with over forty seconds ahead. Kowalczyk is for win number 30 in his career at the World Cup, the number 52 in total, a result which, however, despite the raid easy steps (in addition to the 100 first-place finish won both sprints), does not allow it bring much in the overall standings Therese Johaug, which remains firmly in the lead.
Second place just as obvious to Yulia Tchekaleva, equaled the best result of his career. The Russian is followed for more than half the race by Denise Herrmann, however, that in the end must surrender to fatigue, seeing reached by the group of pursuers. On the podium there rooms so the other Russian Julia Ivanova, very good in the end to adjust a large group of German: Fourth Herrmann is capable of scraping the bottom of the barrel in the sprint and get the best career result in a race away, is the fifth Claudia Nystad, which centers the minimum target for Olympic qualification, and seventh Stefanie Boler; among them in sixth place comes the American Stephen Elisabeth. Completing the top ten Natalia Zhukova eighth, ninth and Ida Sargent Katerina Smutna tithing.
The only Italian in the race, Greta Laurent, does not reach to the finish, retiring after almost one third of the race.
10 KM TC FEMALE SZKLARSKA POREBA - FINAL STANDINGS
1. KOWALCZYK Justyna (POL) 2. TCHEKALEVA Yulia (RUS) +42.13. IVANOVA Julia (RUS) +1:15.24. HERRMANN Denise (GER) +1:19.15. NYSTAD Claudia (GER) +1:21.2
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