Dario Cologna suffered at the world Cup-the main sample in the Italian Cogne a defeat. The four-time Olympic champion must classic 15 km by 25. Rank, I’m afraid.

Colognas Poker with the Skiwahl did not. The Bündner strapped a skate Ski, although it was on the rather flat course, technology zones, which had to be overcome in the diagonal step. Cologna was in the end only a little faster than Ueli Schnider, the than 29. two world Cup-counter.

Cologna travels without a world Cup podium this Winter to world Championships to Seefeld. There, he will have his first appearance on Saturday in the Skiathlon.

Alexander Bolschunow celebrated its 5. The world Cup victory. The Russian distanced Niskanen the Finn Iivo, the Olympic champion on 50 km classic, of 43 seconds. The third-ranked Russian Alexander Bessmertnych lost almost a Minute. Many of the Top runners in the main sample from a lid. However, the field was less thinned than in the case of women.

fähndrich’s Premiere

Nadine Fähndrich is rising in the Italian Cogne for the first time in her career on the world Cup podium – not in your specialist discipline of Sprint, but over 10 km classic. The 23-year-old from Lucerne finished the race with a single start the 2. Rank, the residue on the winner Kerttu Niskanen of Finland was a mere three seconds. The Swiss took advantage of the fact that many Scandinavians ausliessen inside the world main sample. The performance would have been even at full occupation, at least Top Ten worthy.

First, the victory seemed even to be fact. Niskanen, on the specification of the Swiss informed, surpassing Fähndrich, only the last kilometers. The 3. Rank went to the Tour-de-Ski-Second Natalia Neprjajewa from Russia.

“I knew that this track is, but with the podium, I didn’t expect,” said Ensign. For them, it was clear: “I have the 2. Rank won, and not the victory missed.”

Nathalie von Siebenthal, of the race of actual Swiss trump card in the so-called Distance, does not came in the thinned-out field, on tours and took the 20. Rank. The Bernese Oberland countries are likely to skip to the title fight in Seefeld this race – the diagonal step is not one of your Strengths. (sda)

Created: 17.02.2019, 16:27 PM