Yulia Tchekaleva back to win Russia after five years

Vincedo the Skiathlon Rybinsk, Yulia Tchekaleva terminates fasting for Russia women's cross-country skiing lasted five years. The accompanying podium Martine Ek Hagen and Riitta-Liisa Roponen.

Sunday 25 January 2015 4 minutes reading time

After three seconds and two third places, Russia is full loot in & rsquo; last day of competition in Rybinsk. After the success of this morning's Maxim Vylegzhanin among men, & egrave; Yulia Tchekaleva that Skiathlon female conquest in his first career win, bringing Russia female on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium in an individual race first level after five years on the success of Natalia Korosteleva Sprint in Prague Tour de Ski. Decisive the first meters of the segment of the race in free technique, when Tchekaleva, arrived at the exchange materials in the company of Astrid Jacobsen, Martine Ek Hagen, Kerttu Niskanen and Stefanie B & ouml; hler, starts rocket taking ten seconds of margin that the opponents are no longer & ugrave; able to recover. Celebrate however also Martine Ek Hagen, very good at resisting the return of the specialists of the freestyle and win her best career result. The podium & egrave; completed by Riitta-Liisa Roponen, again among the top-three to five years away from second place on the ladder to Cermis 2010. Burned photo finish Stefanie B & ouml; hler, who finished fourth a trip to Russia she still positive; Fifth & egrave; Jessica Diggins, the best result of the season, sixth and seventh respectively Kristin Steira and Elizabeth Stephen, who pay too much in the segment classic technique, eighth and ninth two other Norwegian Silje & Ã˜ YRE Slind and Astrid Jacobsen, Quest & rsquo; last collapsed in the final kilometers after playing a & rsquo; excellent first half of the race, the tenth Russian Alevtina Tanygina. Two Italian that center area points: Ilaria Debertolis ends twenty-fourth, while Virginia De Martin Topranin & egrave; twenty-sixth. Unfortunately for Lucia Scardoni, almost forty-five minutes from Tchekaleva. In the overall standings of the World Cup everything remains unchanged, with Bj & oslash; rgen clearly in the lead in front of compatriots Johaug and Weng. SKIATHLON FEMALE Rybinsk & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. TCHEKALEVA Yulia (RUS) 44: 16.0 2. Martine Ek Hagen (NOR) +15.6 3. Roponen Riitta-Liisa (FIN) +22.9 4. B & Ã–land; hler Stefanie (GER) +23.0 5. Jessica Diggins (USA ) +25.8 Click here for the complete ranking The World Cup Cross Country Skiing stops for two weekends. The next race, the last before the World Cup, will be played at & Ã–land; stersund on 14 and February 15. & Nbsp;

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