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The World Cup Cross Country Skiing 2014-15 take & agrave; start on Saturday from Ruka; the district will host not Kuusamo & agrave; However, the traditional Nordic Opening but a sprint and a 10 km, both classical technique.
Thursday 27 November 2014 5 minutes reading time
& Egrave; Since 2002, the resort & agrave; Finnish & egrave; entry in the calendar of cross country skiing, with fixed position between the & rsquo; s last weekend of November and December 1st; thirty-one races total played eight sprint and nineteen distance, fifteen of the World Cup, twelve-step and four editions of the Nordic Opening, won only ever by Marit Bj & ø rgen, dictator of proof multistage who opened the latest editions of the Cup World.
The race to open his & agrave; World Cup 2014-15 will & agrave; a sprint classic. All eight sprint organized in Ruka and valid for the crystal ball have been played in alternating step, and in & rsquo; roll of & rsquo; gold are only three racers different: three wins for Petra Majdic (2006, 2007 and 2008) and Marit Bj & oslash ; rgen (2010, 2011 and 2012), two for Justyna Kowalczyk (2009 and 2013).
The 10 km classic technique, in contrast to the & rsquo; similar proof male, non & egrave; been completely abandoned since it Ruka & egrave; organized the Nordic Opening, given the presence as a stage in 2012. A total of nine editions of this format and the palm is naturally plurivincitrice Marit Bj & ø rgen, impostasi three times (2005, 2007 and 2012). Aino Kaisa Saarinen two victories (2008 and 2009), while Bente Skari (2002), Valentina Shevchenko (2003), Kristina Smigun (2004) and Virpi Kuitunen (2006) completed an accredited d & rsquo; gold at the highest level.
In general, a woman to get more & ugrave; success in Ruka & egrave; always Marit Bj & ø rgen, which boasts 13/1 seats (two races of the World Cup Nordic Opening of the seven stages and the four editions of its final results). The most & ugrave; great long-distance runner of all time & egrave; were particularly dominant in 2012, when he won all three stages ugrave & more; the final results of the multistage test of the season. Staccatissime to share three wins Petra Majdic and Justyna Kowalczyk and Therese Johaug there are two, Katerina Neumannova, Aino Kaisa Saarinen and Kristina Smigun.
The ranking of the podium can not & ograve; which confirm that the victories: Marit Bj & ø rgen controls with twenty top-three in total, followed by Justyna Kowalczyk on nine and seven by Therese Johaug and Kristina Smigun. Among the girls still in business & agrave ;, Charlotte Kalla boasts five podium finishes (including a victory in & rsquo; s tracking & rsquo; last year), Astrid Jacobsen three, Heidi Weng, Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Alena Prochazkova and Kikkan Randall them. Never any Italian & egrave; been able to get on the podium on the slopes of Ruka difficult, and difficult quest & rsquo; year zero in this box will come & agrave; touched.
This is the official program of the two-day women's Ruka:
Saturday, November 29 10:00 am Italian (11:00 local time): Sprint Qualification in Classical Technique
Saturday, November 29th 12:00 Italian (13:00 local time): Batteries, Semifinals and Final Sprint Classical Technique
Sunday, November 30th 10:15 am Italian (11:15 local time): 10 km Classical Technique
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