Stina Nilsson dispels the Drammen tab and holds open the Sprint Cup

It could (and should) be the day of the triumph of Norway. Instead the women's sprint in Drammen proved historic for Sweden, which also ruined the party for the hosts.

Wednesday 8 March 2017 7 minutes reading time

The day opened with a sensational surprise, namely the elimination in qualifying Maiken Caspersen Falla. Fresh champion of the world format, as well as leaders of the specialty Cup, has not gone beyond the thirty-first performance and did not gain access to the quarterfinals. Unexplained reasons for the debacle, as the athlete and the technicians were the first to say surprised backhand. The consideration is viepiÃ¹ amazing when you consider that in Drammen Norway's twenty-six he had won the last three editions! The qualification was immediately fatal also to all the blue. Lucia Scardoni realized the 34th time, being eliminated by 96 cents. They are classified in the rear Greta Laurent and Gaia Vuerich. QUARTER-FINALS The quarter finals have already claimed casualties. Of all the leaders of the overall standings of the World Cup and Heidi Weng steel Marit BjÃ¸rgen, fourth and third respectively in their batteries with a high time to hope in the repechage. The same goes for the Russian Natalia Matveeva, the third in a slow battery. Immediately also eliminated the US Jessica Diggins, in its last quarter. SEMI-FINALS In the first semifinal dictated the Swedish law, with Stina Nilsson and Hanna Falk to dominate the scene. Ingvild flugstad Ã¸stberg, author of the third best time in qualifying and the best performance in the quarter, however has not gone beyond the fourth place, beaten also by the Slovenian Anamarija Lampic. Sweden main protagonist in the second semi-final, as IDA INGEMARSDOTTER made the big voice. Depending on the hostess Kathrin Harsem, in turn qualified for the final as well as the Finnish Krista Parmakoski, stronger one of the two repechage times. The other is found to be that of Lampic. So Ã˜stberg has been eliminated. Â FINAL The final has had little history because Stina Nilsson did the good and the bad weather, immediately taking command of the operation, pulling the enemy and conquering the eighth win of the season and the eleventh of his career. It is an important number, since it allows to match Charlotte Kalla for number of successes in the first level races becoming consequently in cohabitation the Swedish more of always winning. Certainly the statements of Kalla have a higher specific gravity, since they include an Olympic gold medal, one world championship and an overall ranking of the Tour de Ski. However, the now twenty-four of Mora is proving to be a serial winner that is unprecedented in the history of the Swedish Women's Cross. Speaking of history, as Sweden had never excelled in that of Drammen. So taboo is broken. To complete the triumph of the subject to them by Carlo Gustavo thought Hanna Falk us, who occupied the lowest rung of the podium, finishing third. In the middle you have entered the Finnish Krista Parmakoski, he managed to snatch Falk in the place of honor after a long sprint. The Norwegian Kathrin Harsem concluded fourth, paying the final straight the effort made earlier, when he had tried to keep the code of the winner. With this result Nilsson holds open the race to the Sprint Cup specialties, reaching 470 points against the 512 of Falla, now he stops at the stake. So 42 lengths of difference, when only the sprint alternately Quebec City which, being part of the finals, will award half points. Translated, Falla remains the big favorite. Weng remains firmly in command of the overall standings of the World Cup with 1,665 points. Behind him Parmakoski (1,342) bypasses Ã˜stberg (1,317), with Nilsson fourth in 1209. The next date for the main circuit is fixed Sunday in Oslo, where at 12.00 will start the 30 km classic technique. SPRINT FEMALE TC DRAMMEN 1. Stina Nilsson (SWE) 3'07 "57 2. PARMAKOSKI Krista (FIN) 0" 11 3. FALK Hanna (SWE) 1 "26 4. HARSEM Kathrine (NOR) 3" 27 5 . INGEMARSDOTTER Ida (SWE) 4 "86 6. Lampic Anamarija (SLO) at 9" 67 Click here for the full results.

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