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The three-day FIS races in Muonio ended with a one-two Russian: in fact win Irina Khazova Petr Sedov among women and among men.
Sunday 17 November 2013 3 minutes reading time
The women's race saw the domination of Irina Khazova, twenty nine year old Russian who in 2009 had won the 10 km skating in Davos, but in recent seasons he had an apt. The Khazova twenty-eight seconds ahead of compatriot Yulia Tchekaleva, second yesterday, and forty-nine of the Czech Eva Vrabcova - Nyvlotva. In the top 10 we find only other Russian and Finnish: Fourth is Kerttu Niskanen, that for only one tenth fails to get on the podium, Svetlana Nikolaeva is fifth, sixth Mariya Guschina, a disappointing seventh Krista Lähteenmäki, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen eighth, ninth Julia Tikhonova and tenth Julia Ivanova. Not the Justyna Kowalczyk, the dominant of the two races in recent days.
The men's 15 km instead has seen the success of Petr Sedov. The twenty-three Russian firm for the entire last season due to physical problems, so recurs at the top right in the season that will culminate with the Olympics which will be held at his home. Behind him, a trio of Finns who were already celebrating a hat-trick before he added: Matti Heikkinen second is, a sharp recovery from the flu that has destabilized the past week, Tero Similae third, fourth Lari Lehtonen. In the top ten are also Franz Goering fifth, sixth Shatagin Anton Petter Eliassen seventh, eighth Keishin Yoshida, Akira Lentink Sergey Cherepanov ninth and tenth. As well as Kowalczyk, even Alexey Poltoranin did not take off after dominating the tests in alternating in recent days.
The circuit FIS cross-country skiing will be back on track this weekend with other races of extreme interest for feedback on the conditions of the form of the most outstanding athletes. It will compete in Bruksvallarna (Sweden), Inari (Finland) and Beitostolen (Norway), then fly to Kuusamo, where from will be held on Friday, November 29 Ruka Triple, multistage race that will open the 2013 World Cup -2014.
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