Skiers compete for another set of medals at the Beijing Olympics. The relay race for Russia is being run by Alexei Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov and Sergei Ustyugov.
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11:28. So, Norway – +44.9, Sweden – +45.4, France – +49.2.
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11:26. Denis Spitsov passes the baton to Sergei Ustyugov. There were doubts regarding who should be the finisher. But Elena Vyalbe said that she takes responsibility.
11:25. Eh, +45.6 from Sweden.
11:23. The last cutoff before the transfer is 28.7 km. Denis overcomes the climb by jumping. Burman is dragging Holunn.
11:20. 27.7 km. Again, the pursuing trio shortened it – up to 50 seconds. Interestingly, did Denis have strength for the last two kilometers of the stage?
11:18. 26.6 km. Norway – +53.0, Sweden – + 53.4, France – + 53.8, Germany – + 1:05.1. Do not give up chasing!
11:17. Denis went to the stadium. Skis are slightly stuck in loose fresh snow.
11:16. 25.4 km – +56.7. Holund rushed too briskly from the start of the stage to catch up and got fed up?
11:15. Denis has good moves on the rise! There are no signs of fatigue yet.
11:13. At 24.3 km, Spitsov turned on and increased the lead to 54.4. But the pursuers work as a group, it’s easier for them.
11:11. Perhaps Denis follows his own layout, he receives all the information.
11:10. At 23.3 km, the trend continued. +51 seconds.
11:08. Clement Parisse runs for France, Florian Notz runs for Germany.
11:07. Ouch! At 22.1 km, the gap between the pursuers from Norway, France, Sweden and Germany was reduced to 53 seconds.
Denis Spitsov
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11:05. At 11 km, Denis allowed Norway a little, Holund’s backlog is +56.1.
11:03. In the third skating stage, Hans Christer Holund runs for Norway, Jens Burman for Sweden, and Perttu Hyvärinen for Finland.
11:00. On the transfer, Norway – + 59.5, Sweden through the efforts of William Poromaa – + 59.7, Finland – + 1:09.4, France – + 1:09.7, Germany – +1:10.0.
10:58. Alexander passes the baton to Denis Spitsov, the silver medalist of the skiathlon in Beijing.
10:57. Mark 18.7 km, the last before the transfer of the baton. Golberg – +51.7.
10:56. What heavy snow!
10:52. Bolshunov overcomes the mark of 17.6 km. Norway is 45.5 behind. Niskanen pulls the Finnish national team to the pursuit group, which loses just over a minute.
10:51. “Come on, come on, great!” shouted to Alexander.
10:50. 16.6 km. Russia’s advantage over Norway has grown to 44.5 seconds.
10:48. Germany and Italy are still running in tandem, 54 seconds behind. Niskanen reduced the lead to 1:26.1, but this does not affect anything globally.
10:46. The race is fleeting, and Alexander passes the mark of 15.4 km. Norway loses 41.8 seconds. Can’t get close to Golberg!
Alexander Bolshunov
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10:44. At 14.3 km, the gap between Bolshunov and Golberg increased to 40.5 seconds.
10:43. For 42 years we have not won a relay race! Maybe today? But we need to keep the gap and not bring Klebo to the finish line.
10:40. Golberg ran away from Italy and Germany, but lost a little more. At 13.3 km, Norway is 37.8 behind, Italy – 47.3, Germany – 47.8.
10:38. At the 12.1 km cutoff, Golberg caught on and led the pursuit group, and the gap grew to 36.7.
10:36. At around 11 km Bolshunov lucky Golberg and his companions 31.5 seconds.
10:33. At the second stage, Alexander Bolshunov is pursued by the German Friedrich Moh, the Norwegian Paul Golberg, the Italian Francesco de Fabiani. Finn Ivo Niskanen is unlikely to be able to do something serious with a margin of 1:47.5.
10:32. So, in the transmission, Germany is 23.5 seconds behind Russia, Italy – by 24.1, Norway – by 34.4, France – by 50.2.
10:30. Transfer of relay. On the ski track Alexander Bolshunov.
10:29. “Twenty-four seconds, hold your speed!” shout the coaches.
10:28. Federico closed the gap by 8.7 km to 21.9. Iversen loses to Chervotkin 32.1.
10:26. The Italian Pellegrino picks up the pace. Iversen can’t handle it!
Emil Iversen
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10:25. At 7.6 km already half a minute of advantage.
10:22. The persecution group, consisting of Germany, Norway, Italy, Sweden and France, seems to be “walking” and sorting out among themselves. Deceptively?
10:21. How well prepared is the German team! Perhaps yesterday’s silver success of the skiers inspired the German men. They have Janos Brugger at the first stage.
10:20. The mark of 6.6 km fixes the backlog of Germany 27.2, Norway – 28.1.
10:19. At 5.4 km, the gap increased to 21.6.
10:15. At the last World Championship, Chervotkin already used a similar tactic in the relay race, running away from his rivals for regarding a minute, but Ivan Yakimushkin did not succeed in the second stage. How will it be this time? On the second, Alexander Bolshunov will run from Russia.
10:14. The Norwegian Iversen is not rushing anywhere yet, at the cut-off he is sitting behind a skier from Germany.
10:11. Meanwhile, Chervotkin once more attempts to break away. At the 4.3 km cut-off, it’s already 12 seconds!
10:10. There are nine teams in the top group so far.
10:08. The skiers lined up behind Chervotkin at the 3.3 km cutoff. How would not spend too much effort on fresh snow!
10:07. The skis of the Russian skier work well, they don’t roll on the slopes.
10:06. I tried to pull Chervotkin, but the rivals were on the alert, they did not let him go.
Alexey Chervotkin
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10:03. 15 teams entered the relay. Emil Iversen runs for Norway in the first stage, Oscar Svensson for Sweden, Richard Jouve for France, Ristomatti Hakola for Finland.
10:02. The weather conditions today are difficult, there is quite a noticeable snow, worsening the slip.
10:01. Alexey Chervotkin is running for Russia in the first stage, and he immediately gets in front to set the pace.
10:00. Men, unlike skiers, will run a distance of 4×10 km. The first two stages are traditionally classical, the last two are skating. Start given!
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