Nordic SkiingCross Country Skiing - Lahti
The Fund disputer & agrave the Ski World Cup; Tomorrow and the day after the last two European tests of the season. At Lahti, home of the World Cup in 2017, they are planning a sprint freestyle and one Skiathlon. Here we present the women's events, click here for the male ones.
Friday 19 February 2016 7 minutes reading time
Located in the P & auml region; ij & ä t-H & ä me of which & egrave; the capital, Lahti & egrave; one of the temples of the world Nordic skiing, so as to have hosted as many as 6 editions in the history of the World Cup, which will become 7 with that of 2017, an absolute record. & Egrave; also one of the fixed stages for the World Cup Cross Country Skiing, which since its inception in 1982 has always competed here at least once per season except 1988, 2001 (the year in which, however, have played the World Cup) and 2006, usually with the turn of the conclusion of & rsquo; year. In all, 53 women's individual competitions of first level held in Lahti, which will rise to 55 after the Sprint in free technique on Saturday and Skiathlon set for Sunday.
The two Finnish days partir & agrave; Saturday, February 20 with a Sprint free technique. There are 9 Sprint skating first level disputatesi in Lahti. Are two women racers able to win two victories, Kikkan Randall, impostasi March 9, 2013 and l & rsquo; March 1, 2014, and Marit Bj ø rgen before March 5, 2004 and March 7, 2015. The other 5 trionfatrici are Kristina Smigun in 2000, Pirjo Manninen-Muranen the world Cup of 2001, Virpi Kuitunen in 2007, Chandra Crawford in 2008 and Petra Maidi & # 269; in 2009. At the podium level commands Bj ø rgen, since no & rsquo; other has done better than third top-three in the Sprint skating disputatesi in Lahti; behind the Norwegian, with two podiums, we find Anna Dahlberg-Olsson (2 third places), Manninen-Muranen (1 first and 1 third) and Randall (2 victories above). Considering also the sprint alternately, Bj ø rgen become the undisputed queen of Lahti from & rsquo; top of its 4 overall victories, those of 2004 and 2015 in skating and those of 2011 and 2012 in classical technique.
Sunday, February 21 will be & agrave; the turn of the Skiathlon. There are 3 women's events in this top-level format disputatesi in Lahti, all of the World Cup. Therese Johaug it & egrave; the pi & ugrave; decorated, as he won March 12, 2011 and March 3, 2013 and came third behind Marit Bj ø rgen and Justyna Kowalczyk 6 March 2010. At the podium level, behind the dominator of this season, we find precisely the two girls that they passed six years ago: in addition to the success of 2010, Bj ø rgen came second in 2012, while Kowalczyk got the square d & rsquo; honor in both 2010 and in 2011.
Considering all 53 top level competitions held in Lahti, Marit Bj ø rgen & egrave; she who has won more & ugrave; Sometimes, as many as 7 (Sprint free technique 2004, Sprint classic 2011 and 2012, Double Pursuit of 2010, 10 km free technique of 2014, Sprint skating and 10 Km alternately of 2015), followed at stake 4 Yelena Välbe and Virpi Kuitunen. Bj ø rgen commands along with Lazutina also the ranking of podium finishes at an altitude of 10, but Stefania Belmondo the following with 7 despite only 2 victories.
L & rsquo; Italy has conquered 13 podiums in Lahti in top-level women's individual competition, no one to memorize options in 6 editions iridescent disputatesi on Finnish slopes. Manuela Di Centa won 2 times, coming second in the other two occasions; Stefania Belmondo has won seven top-three: 2 wins, 2 seconds and 3 third places; 1 victory finally for Gabriella Paruzzi, who also got two squares d & rsquo; honor. 2 times on the podium in Lahti also Arianna Follis, second in the 2009 Sprint and third in the 2011 Double Pursuit.
This is the official program of the two days of Lahti as regards the female sector.
Saturday, February 20 Italian 10:00 hours (11:00 local) & ndash; Qualifying Sprint TL Saturday, February 20 Italian 12:30 hours (13:30 local) & ndash; Batteries, Semifinals and Final Sprint TL Sunday, February 21 Italian 11:15 hours (12:15 local) & ndash; Skiathlon (7.5 + 7.5 Km TC / TL)
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