ZAITSEVA WINS, BRUNET 6TH
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ZAITSEVA WINS, BRUNET 6TH
Riders in this news : Marie-Laure BRUNET ; Olga ZAYTSEVA
Olga Zaitseva wins her first individual victory this season during the pursuit of Oberhof (GER). Russia’s biathlete signs her third podium with Rossignol after the victory in the mixed relay in Oestersund and the 3rd place in relay in Hochfilzen. With three penalties, Olga Zaitseva leads ahead of Veronika Vitkova and Valj Semerenko. In the last loop of the race, Olga arrived alone on the shooting range and made 0 penalties, synonymous of victory. “It’s better and better this season concerning my ski. Today, the challenging conditions of Oberhof were better. I know that the last shooting will be important. I was very concentrated.”
Marie-Laure Brunet finishes 6th of the pursuit with a clean-shooting. She gives her feelings after the race: “Today, I’m very happy because my physical condition is not so good at the moment and it’s not easy all the day since few weeks. I work hard and I consider all races with philosophy. I try to find positive things in each run. I did my race, I didn’t look what the other girls have done and, finally, I finish 6th. It’s not enough but it’s better to be at this place to another. Concerning my clean-shooting, shooting and me, it’s a big love story! I take pleasure behind my rifle. Today, it’s not a surprise. I was preparing for!”
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VIDEO: NEWS OF MARTIN FOURCADE
Riders in this news : Martin FOURCADE
Injured to his shoulder few days ago, Martin Fourcade made his come back on the World Cup this Saturday during the Sprint of Oberhof. He ends 16th.
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TOBLACH/CORTINA: LEGKOV 2ND, JACOBSEN 3RD
Riders in this news : Alexander LEGKOV
The 4th stage and the 5th stage of the Tour de Ski took place near Toblach and Cortina in Italia. Team Rossignol has still shown nice things starting with Alexander Legkov on Thursday, during the Pursuit. He finishes second and signs her third podium this year in the Tour de Ski. He ends 5th of the 5km on Friday and the Russian is always on the overall podium. Petter Northug leads ahead of Dario Cologna (+16.1) and Alexander Legkov (+23.4).
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen opens the Rossignol’s counter in this Ladies Tour de Ski. She grabs the third place of the 3,3 km classic. The Norwegian was quite regulier since the beginning of the competition. She took the 6th place in the Prologue and the Pursuit C, the 13th place in the Sprint and the 7th place of the Pursuit F. At the moment, she is fourth of the overall ranking dominated by Justyna Kowalczyk.
OBERHOF, SCHEMPP AND GRAF, 3RD OF THE RELAY
Riders in this news : Florian GRAF
Days are the same in Oberhof. The weather is always so bad, like every day in this German town and the podiums continues for Rossignol. After the 2nd place of Marie-Laure Brunet and Marie Dorin-Habert during the ladies relay, Simon Schempp and Florian Graf from Germany grab the third step of the podium. Although the wind was strong and the snow conditions were very particular, the battle was hard until the end. Finally, Russia wins ahead of Norway and Germany (with Two Rossi’s biathlete Simon Schempp and Florian Graf, Erik Lesser and Arnd Peiffer).
OBERHOF, BRUNET AND DORIN-HABERT 2ND OF THE RELAY
Riders in this news : Marie DORIN-HABERT ; Marie-Laure BRUNET
This Thursday, during the first race of the Oberhof World Cup, Marie-Laure Brunet and Marie Dorin-Habert grabbed the second place of the ladies relay. The two Rossignol’s biathletes share this first podium of the year 2013 with Anais Bescond and Sophie Boilley. Marie-Laure Brunet started in the first relay and fell down just after the start. But their teammates were very strong and managed the race until the end. France finished 2nd between Ukraine and Germany with four penalties and in bad weather conditions (fog, rain and wind).
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