Well, Northug isn't in any decent shape as of yet. But it was great seeing him lose a finale for once.
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Cance > TheRest said:Felt sad for the germans after this defeat, but it was funny to see that Norways b-team could beat the french a-team today in the relay. Fourcade just gave up after he realised he lacked the ski speed to close the gap to Bergman/Boe
Nastyy said:The whole French team had poor skis today and that's why they were so far off the pace. Funny though how Martin's shooting is always worse in the relays than in the individual races. Seems to shoot a bit faster and probably that is what makes him miss.
Annecy seems to be a nice place to hold these events. Scenery is stunning, decent crowd and the fact that the track is on a very small area makes for a nice race. The track could be a little bit harder so some gaps could be made easier.
Nastyy said:The whole French team had poor skis today and that's why they were so far off the pace. Funny though how Martin's shooting is always worse in the relays than in the individual races. Seems to shoot a bit faster and probably that is what makes him miss.
Annecy seems to be a nice place to hold these events. Scenery is stunning, decent crowd and the fact that the track is on a very small area makes for a nice race. The track could be a little bit harder so some gaps could be made easier.
Bavarianrider said:So the only real cross country skiing race of the season takes place tomorrow. And when do they shedule it? Freakin 9 o clock in the morning, oh boy
congrats, but hold your joy till sochi...jens_attacks said:russia beating norway at their home, joy to my heart.
can't wait for sochi!
jsem94 said:Slightly surprised by Manificat's win. Didn't see it coming. Sundby was the pre-race favorite for me, but he couldn't manage the pace the last 5km.
Northug's performance was pretty unsurprising to me. Come Olympics though, he's going to bring his A game. Probably at least.
This was great, exciting and entertaining. ITT Cycling producers, take note on biathlon and cross country individual races to figure out how to properly produce ITT races.
He caught a cold.Bavarianrider said:By the the way where the hell was Hellner?
Libertine Seguros said:Thank God, Allah, Jehovah, and all nine million deities of Shinto for Johannes Thingnes Bø.
Cance > TheRest said:haha. Its sooo funny, that Fourcade might miss the podium