Sprint Free Technique Nove Mesto: Preview and Predictions

Posted by Jan Kocbach, 10 Jan 2014@18:54

[Startlists are ready!] With free technique sprint on the program on February 11th in Sochi, there is a lot of focus on this discipline in the World Cup the coming month. The free technique sprint in Nove Mesto na Morave in Czech Republic this weekend is the first of three free technique sprints ahead of Sochi.

Although some of the sprinters participated at the Tour de Ski, most of the pure sprint specialists have had a training period – preparing themselves for the important competition period ahead of the Olympics. On the other hand, several of the sprinters who participated in Tour de Ski have now got a rest period.

Men

Several of the top sprinters where not at the start in Tour de Ski. The best sprinter last year –

  • Swedish Emil Jönsson – is hoping to show that he can do well also this season. In Davos in the middle of December he finished only 22nd.
  • Italian Federica Pellegrino showed good shape at the sprints in Tour de Ski (4th and 2nd) – and was also 6th in Davos. An interesting skier in Nove Mesto.
  • Anders Gløersen (Norway) won the Davos sprint – look out for this Norwegian who can move swiftly through the field towards the end of the race.
  • Finn Haagen Krogh has been mentioned among the favourites all of the season – but has so far “only” two 5th places from Davos and Lenzerheide in free technique sprint. Has he recovered well enough after the first part of the Tour?
  • Simon Hamilton won the sprint in Lenzerheide during Tour de Ski – was that only a one-timer – or can he play with the best again?
  • There are several others who can win this sprint – among them Teodor Peterson, Ola Vigen Hattestad, Martti Julhëe, Sergey Ustiugov.

See below for historical results.

Women

In the women’s class most of the top sprinters were at the Tour de Ski – and several of them jumped off before the end. Notably absent at the Tour was Kikkan Randall – the big favourite in Nove Mesto.

  • Randall has four wins and two second places in her last 6 starts in the World Cup in free technique sprint. The big, big favourite both here and at the Olympics.
  • Ingvild Flugstad Østberg was very impressive at the Tour de Ski – winning in Lenzerheide and 3rd in Oberhof.
  • German Denise Hermann was just as impressive as Flugstad Østberg – racing well in qualification and heat after heat. Finishing 2nd in Oberhof and 3rd in Lenzerheide.
  • Hanna Erikson took the victory in Oberhof, and has the series 7 – 1 – 4 in the three free technique sprints organized so far this season.
  • Maiken Caspersen Falla is the only one except for Marit Bjørgen who has beaten Kikkan Randall in a free technique sprint the last year. Has not had full success in the sprints so far this season, but has now trained well and wants to show her shape.
  • Also look out for Ingemarsdobber, Aurore, Brun-Lie, Kolb and Van der Graff.
Historical results: Men Free technique, Sprint
Name

Lenzerheide
2013-12-31
Sprint Free

Oberhof
2013-12-29
Sprint Free

Davos
2013-12-15
Sprint Free

Lahti
2013-03-09
Sprint Free

Sochi
2013-02-01
Sprint Free

Val Muestair
2013-01-01
Sprint Free

Canmore
2012-12-15
Sprint Free

Quebec
2012-12-08
Sprint Free
JOENSSON Emil    
22nd
1st
31st
6th
1st
1st
PELLEGRINO Federico
4th
2nd
6th
31st
56th
2nd
6th
28th
GLOEERSEN Anders    
1st
21st
9th
 
2nd
4th
KROGH Finn Haagen
5th
29th
5th
3rd
 
1st
   
NEWELL Andrew
8th
10th
17th
27th
13th
9th
5th
5th
NORTHUG Petter jr.
7th
6th
 
28th
1st
8th
   
HALFVARSSON Calle
6th
1st
26th
17th
 
5th
   
PETUKHOV Alexey    
4th
14th
6th
 
22nd
3rd
KRIUKOV Nikita    
12th
70th
5th
 
3rd
12th
VALJAS Len    
61st
8th
20th
3rd
7th
46th
HARVEY Alex
2nd
11th
45th
56th
 
12th
52nd
21st
HAMILTON Simeon
1st
35th
14th
58th
17th
   
33rd
COLOGNA Dario      
41st
2nd
4th
   
JYLHAE Martti    
2nd
18th
50th
 
16th
17th
SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud
3rd
3rd
48th
         
USTIUGOV Sergey    
3rd
23rd
4th
     
PETERSON Teodor    
7th
34th
77th
 
48th
2nd
HATTESTAD Ola Vigen    
11th
2nd
44th
     
TSCHARNKE Tim
10th
13th
 
41st
   
4th
 
CHERNOUSOV Ilia
9th
19th
   
7th
14th
   
MORILOV Nikolay    
18th
9th
11th
 
19th
16th
HOFER David
20th
71st
59th
56th
3rd
21st
21st
29th
KINDSCHI Joeri
22nd
15th
46th
13th
34th
 
25th
6th
CHEBOTKO Nikolay    
37th
4th
22nd
18th
39th
14th
GAFAROV Anton    
13th
6th
12th
 
23rd
37th
WENZL Josef
11th
5th
16th
     
46th
36th
PENTSINEN Anssi
28th
39th
27th
11th
29th
 
18th
9th
EISENLAUER Sebastian
18th
7th
15th
 
24th
     
WURM Harald
21st
38th
42nd
48th
10th
 
8th
27th
PERSSON Simon    
9th
15th
61st
 
11th
48th
BRANDSDAL Eirik    
8th
     
40th
7th
ERIKSSON Jens
17th
4th
 
29th
52nd
     
KERSHAW Devon
56th
18th
69th
 
8th
15th
50th
34th
HEDIGER Jovian    
41st
7th
58th
 
26th
23rd
RETIVYKH Gleb    
43rd
5th
39th
 
31st
56th
LEGKOV Alexander
37th
9th
     
19th
   
EDIN Johan      
26th
71st
 
29th
8th
DEVJATIAROV Mikhail Jun.    
33rd
53rd
33rd
 
10th
19th
HELLNER Marcus      
64th
 
7th
   
BELOV Evgeniy
49th
8th
           
COCKNEY Jesse    
82nd
50th
   
9th
32nd
VYLEGZHANIN Maxim          
10th
   
SCHAAD Roman    
10th
         
SKAR Sindre Bjoernestad      
10th
       
BRYNTESSON Robin    
32nd
43rd
   
38th
10th
Historical results: Women Free technique, Sprint
Name

Lenzerheide
2013-12-31
Sprint Free

Oberhof
2013-12-29
Sprint Free

Davos
2013-12-15
Sprint Free

Lahti
2013-03-09
Sprint Free

Sochi
2013-02-01
Sprint Free

Val Müstair
2013-01-01
Sprint Free

Canmore
2012-12-15
Sprint Free

Quebec
2012-12-08
Sprint Free
RANDALL Kikkan    
2nd
1st
1st
1st
2nd
1st
OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad
1st
3rd
7th
13th
 
2nd
5th
4th
HERRMANN Denise
3rd
2nd
3rd
14th
14th
8th
4th
9th
BJOERGEN Marit
13th
5th
1st
2nd
       
FALLA Maiken Caspersen    
8th
33rd
   
1st
2nd
VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien
4th
13th
10th
15th
8th
12th
8th
31st
KOLB Hanna
5th
10th
22nd
12th
9th
4th
17th
30th
ERIKSON Hanna
8th
1st
4th
         
JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt
2nd
26th
13th
30th
4th
13th
   
KYLLOENEN Anne
7th
8th
20th
23rd
13th
26th
12th
7th
BRUN-LIE Celine    
18th
7th
3rd
 
3rd
34th
JEAN Aurore
9th
29th
44th
18th
2nd
9th
18th
 
INGEMARSDOTTER Ida    
39th
 
7th
 
9th
3rd
WENG Heidi
12th
35th
15th
11th
 
3rd
   
CALDWELL Sophie
6th
22nd
9th
55th
   
23rd
14th
KOROSTELEVA Natalia    
17th
20th
11th
19th
35th
6th
VUERICH Gaia
10th
9th
21st
 
19th
 
36th
15th
SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka
35th
34th
11th
5th
 
11th
   
FABJAN Vesna    
5th
21st
39th
16th
16th
26th
KALLA Charlotte    
31st
6th
 
6th
   
KOWALCZYK Justyna    
25th
10th
43rd
7th
21st
 
JOHAUG Therese
24th
7th
 
49th
 
10th
   
PROCHAZKOVA Alena    
46th
3rd
24th
     
SARGENT Ida    
41st
38th
6th
 
10th
44th
FESSEL Nicole  
4th
 
56th
20th
     
NILSSON Stina    
6th
17th
25th
     
BJORNSEN Sadie    
27th
9th
21st
 
22nd
27th
NIKOLAEVA Svetlana      
36th
10th
 
37th
11th
JOHANSSON NORGREN Britta      
4th
45th
     
MALVALEHTO Mona-Lisa    
33rd
63rd
30th
 
33rd
5th
STEIRA Kristin Stoermer
52nd
54th
     
5th
   
SOEMSKAR Linn      
22nd
40th
 
7th
33rd
LAUKKANEN Mari        
5th
     
ANGER Lucia
40th
6th
           
CRAWFORD Chandra    
43rd
 
51st
 
6th
32nd
PAJALA Magdalena      
31st
   
25th
8th
MATVEEVA Natalia    
35th
8th
28th
     
FALK Hanna    
30th
27th
62nd
 
56th
10th

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