Cross-Country: the summary of the season

Riders in this news :  Eldar RØNNING  ; Ida INGEMARSDOTTER  ; Nikita KRIUKOV

 

It’s a very nice season for the Team Rossignol in Cross Country with 36 podiums (individual and team) in World Cup. The victory of Alexander Legkov during the Tour de Ski, the two gold medals of Nikita Kriukov in Val di Fiemme World Championships and the places of honour of Ida Ingemarsdotter, relive all the best moments of this winter!

*Legkov, man of the year
At 29 years-old, Alexander Legkov has won this season his first Tour de Ski ahead of Dario Cologna (SUI) and Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS). The Russian of the Team Rossignol has realized a huge performance. He counts also 5 podiums in World Cup including a mythic victory in Oslo’s 50km. In Val di Fiemme World Championships, he has taken a bronze medal in men relay. His exceptional engagement had been rewarded by the small crystal globe of sprint and the second place of the overall World Cup standing behind Petter Northug (NOR) and ahead of Dario Cologna (SUI).

*Good World Championships
7 medals including 3 titles of World Champion, Team Rossignol has honoured Val di Fiemme World Championships in Italia. Nikita Kriukov (RUS) became Sprint Classic World Champion and with his teammate Alexey Petukhov he has taken gold in the Team Sprint. The Russian finishes third of the overall World Cup standing behind Emil Joensson et Peter Northug.

Eldar Roenning (NOR) has win the gold in the men relay with Norway. He ends well the season signing a victory in the 15km C in Falun.

For the ladies, Ida Ingemarsdotter comes back in Sweden with three silver medals in Sprint, Team Sprint and in women relay.

Rossignol congratulates its athletes for these results and wishes them a nice summer season and a good preparation for Sochi 2014.

BEHIND THE SCENES: One day in Paris with Martin Fourcade

Riders in this news :  Martin FOURCADE

Video: Rossignol has followed the biathlete Martin Fourcade during his media day in Paris. Discover behind the scenes with the winner of the biathlon World Cup!

ANOTHER BEST GLOBES

Riders in this news :  Martin FOURCADE

For the second year in a row, Martin Fourcade wins the overall ranking of biathlon World Cup. He grabs also the small globe of the Individual, of the Sprint, of the Pursuit and of the Mass Start. He equals the Raphaël Poirée’s record in 2004.

With 24 podiums including 12 individual victories, the biathlete from Team Rossignol has worn the yellow bib from the beginning to the end of the season, a new record! During Nove Mesto World Championships, he adds to his collection a fifth World title by winning the 20km individual and comes back home with four silver medals (sprint, pursuit, men relay, mixed relay).

Rossignol congratulates Martin Fourcade for this huge season and wishes him a good summer preparation in preparation for the Olympic Games in Sochi.

All the results here:

MEN'S WORLD CUP SPRINT SCORE
1 FOURCADE Martin (FRA) 484 points
2 SVENDSEN Emil Hegle (NOR) 315 points
3 USTYUGOV Evgeny (RUS) 313 points

MEN'S WORLD CUP INDIVIDUAL SCORE
1 FOURCADE Martin FRA 180 points
2 BIRNBACHER Andreas GER 104 points
3 BURKE Tim USA 102 points

MEN'S WORLD CUP PURSUIT SCORE
1 FOURCADE Martin (FRA) 388 points
2 SVENDSEN Emil Hegle (NOR) 287 points
3 SHIPULIN Anton (RUS) 247 points

MEN'S WORLD CUP MASS START SCORE
1 FOURCADE Martin (FRA) 248 points
2 SVENDSEN Emil Hegle (NOR) 182 points
3 BURKE Tim (USA) 167 points

MEN'S WORLD CUP OVERALL STANDING
1 FOURCADE Martin (FRA) 1248 points
2 SVENDSEN Emil Hegle (NOR) 827 points
3 LANDERTINGER Dominik (AUT) 715 points