After seven Olympic and world championship medals Martin Johnsrud Sundby won the world Cup in Seefeld, about 15 km in classical style, his first title in a single race. The 34-year-old Norwegian was in spring-like temperatures of around 12 degrees in 2.9 seconds ahead of Russia’s Alexander Bessmertnych. With the Norwegian season and in the team sprint, the three times winner of the total, had taken world Cup, is already twice a world championship and Olympic Gold. The world Cup was third Niskanen in the Tyrol, the Finnish title-holders Iivo.
A strong race showed in his non-preferred style of Dario Cologna. With 32 seconds behind the four-time Olympic champion, ran on the 6. Place. On the Bronze exactly twelve seconds behind the 32-year-old Munster crowns. Also Jonas Baumann may with his 14. Rank to be satisfied.
Cologna is “quite satisfied”
As the day before Nadine Fähndrich in the 10 km women’s, the Swiss had on the very low cross-country excellent skiing. “I am quite satisfied,” said Cologna, who had disappointed in the Skiathlon. “I had good Material, it is a good team result. The is had hoped for a similar result to that of the I. I knew that a podium was almost impossible.” The appearance give hope for the 50s on Sunday, which will be raced in the Skating technique. “It was a steady race, perhaps my best this season.”
asked about the latest Doping revelations, which the Nordic world Championships in Seefeld said immediately before the Start of the race overshadowed, Cologna to SRF: “I’ve heard everything first, so after the race. It is a sad and bad news. On the other hand, it is a good sign that they’re caught.”
“It’s an ordeal”
The world Cup was the race saw Jonas Baumann as a “pure pleasure” and had to laugh. “It was because of the high temperatures of an ordeal, I have suffered.” But the atmosphere with the many viewers have compensated for this. His performance asthma made itself at these temperatures is not noticeable. “I’m quite disappointed that I lost back in time,” said Baumann. In the last two kilometers before the finish, the 28-year-old Grisons had been even Twelfth. Also Ueli Schnider could not keep his Pace and finished the Race in 23rd place.
others Also paid tribute to end a tribute to the enormous strength-sapping conditions. The Russian Alexander Bolschunow, the supply is already his fourth race at this world Cup, was half behind compatriot Bessmertnych second and fell on the 8. Back in it’s place. Best its run of the veteran Sundby, the rose at the end still had divided.
Nordic world Championships in Seefeld (AUT)
long-run. Men. 15 km (classic/single-start): 1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby NOR) 38:22.6 million. 2. Alexander Bessmertnych (RUS) 2,9 sec. 3. Iivo Niskanen (FIN) of 20.4. 4. Andrei Larkow (RUS) of 22.8. 5. Didrik Tönseth (NOR) of 24.3. 6. Dario Cologna (SUI) to 32.4. 7. Sjur Röthe (NOR) of 33.9. 8. Alexander Bolschunow (RUS) and Andrew Musgrave (GBR) of 58.5. 10. Emil Iversen (NOR) 1:00,5.– Also: 14. Jonas Baumann (SUI) 1:42,1. 23. Ueli Schnider (SUI) 2:09,0. 37. Beda Klee (SUI) 3:23,6. 63. Martin Vögeli (LIE) 5:02,3.
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Created: 27.02.2019, 15:30 PM