premondiale test for the Nordic Ski on snow Lahti [Presentation Male]

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 men's races, for those women click here.

Friday 19 February 2016 8 minutes reading time

Located in the P & auml region; ij & Ã¤ t-H & Ã¤ 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 there are 61 men's individual competitions of first level held in Lahti, which will rise to 63 after the Sprint 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. L & rsquo; only skier able to win 2 wins & egrave; Petter Northug, it imposed on 10 March 2007 and 7 March 2009. The other seven winners are Cristian Zorzi in 2000, Tor Arne Hetland the World Cup of 2001, Thobias Fredriksson in 2004, Anders Gl Ã¸ Ersen in 2008, Emil J & ouml; nsson in 2013 , P & aring; l Golberg in 2014 and Eirik Brandsdal in 2015. Despite having never won, Ola Vigen Hattestad & egrave; But to him who won the highest number of podiums, three, two seconds (2009 and 2013) and a third place (2008), followed by Northug and Brandsdal, capable of concluding 2 times in the top-three a Sprint skating held in Lahti . Considering the Sprint alternately, the king of Lahti & egrave; Instead J & ouml; nsson, that the success of 2013 matched those of 2011 and 2012 for a total of 3. Sunday, February 21 will be & agrave; the turn of the Skiathlon. 3 are the men's races in this first-level format disputatesi in Lahti, all of the World Cup. Dario Cologna & egrave; was able to aggiudicarsene 2, a March 12, 2011 and l & rsquo; another 3 March 2012. On March 6, 2010 instead won Maurice Manificat, which & egrave; like Cologna at 2 podiums in Skiathlon (or double tracking, if you prefer) played in the resort & agrave; Finnish since he was second behind the Swiss in & rsquo; 2011 edition. Considering all 61 top level competitions held in Lahti, Vladimir Smirnov & egrave; the one who won more & ugrave; Sometimes, as many as 6 (30 km classic technique of the World Cup 1989 and the 1997 World Cup and 1998, 15km free technique of 1994 and 1995, and 15 km classic technique in 1995), followed a height of 3 by Bj Ã¸ rn D & aelig; hlie, Per Elofsson, Emil J & ouml; nsson and Petter Northug. Smirnov also leads the standings of podium finishes at an altitude of 8, but D & aelig; hlie and Mikhail Botvinov follow him with 7. Among the distance runners still in activity & agrave ;, besides the gi & agrave; cited Northug, Gl Ã¸ Ersen, J & ouml; nsson, Golberg and Brandsdal, Cologna and Manificat, have at least one success in Lahti also Alexander Legkov, Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Francesco De Fabiani. The Aosta Valley in fact conquered memorize options eleven months ago his first and so far only victory of his career in the 15 km classic technique with interval start. De Fabiani, back from second place in the 15km skating Falun, sar & agrave; among the players expected the Sunday Skiathlon. L & rsquo; Italy in total won 10 podiums in Lahti in men's individual competitions of the first level; l & rsquo; only victory, as well as that of De Fabiani, & egrave; the gi & agrave; reported and obtained Cristian Zorzi in Sprint skating on 3 March 2000. L & rsquo; only one to have hit two top-three & egrave; Pietro Piller, the third March 16, 2003 and according to the & rsquo; March 8, 2009, in both cases in a 15 km free technique. According to Fabio Maj also he came in 30 km classic technique of March 4, 2000, while Maurilio De Zolt, Giorgio Vanzetta, Albert Walder, Gianfranco Polvara and Thomas Moriggl have a third each. This is the official program of the two days of Lahti as regards the male 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 9:00 pm Italian time (10:00 local) & ndash; Skiathlon (15 + 15 Km TC / TL) & Nbsp;

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