Preview & Predictions: World Cup Szklarska Poreba

Posted by Jan Kocbach, 17 Jan 2014@19:56

With national championships in Norway, Sweden and Finland, the start fields in the World Cup round in Szklarska Poreba, Poland this weekend are quite slim – with many of the big favourites missing. With two Olympic disciplines being organized in Poland, this is still an important test for the skiers present.

The currently best woman free technique sprinter in the world – Kikkan Randall – is however on the start line. Challenging Randall is German Denise Herrmann who has been impressively stable in free technique sprint this season – in four of four possible finals (3rd, 2nd, 3rd and 5th). The victory is still missing though – will it come in Poland. Outsiders are Laurien Van der Graff (2nd in Czech Republic last weekend), Hanna Kolb, Gaia Vuerich and Sophie Caldwell.

In the mens class three of the finalists from last weekend are on the start line Federico Pellegrino (2nd), Alexey Petukhov (3rd) and Nikolay Morilov (5th). Pellegrino has four finals of four possible this season in free technique sprint (twice 2nd) – and is the favourite for his first World Cup victory. Also look out for the Prologue specialist Andrew Newell, Alex Harvey, Josef Wenzl, Nikita Kriukov and Cyril Miranda.

Historical results: Men Free technique, Sprint
Name Nove Mesto na Morave
2014-01-11
Sprint Free
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
PELLEGRINO Federico 2nd 4th 2nd 6th 31st 56th
PETUKHOV Alexey 3rd 4th 14th 6th
MORILOV Nikolay 5th 18th 9th 11th
NEWELL Andrew 17th 8th 10th 17th 27th 13th
HARVEY Alex 2nd 11th 45th 56th
WENZL Josef 15th 11th 5th 16th
GAFAROV Anton 18th 13th 6th 12th
KRIUKOV Nikita 10th 12th 70th 5th
EISENLAUER Sebastian 55th 18th 7th 15th 24th
STAREGA Maciej 16th 14th 16th 19th 46th
KINDSCHI Joeri 25th 22nd 15th 46th 13th 34th
TAMBORNINO Eligius 12th 17th 39th 25th 23rd
TSCHARNKE Tim 10th 13th 41st
RETIVYKH Gleb 43rd 5th 39th
KERSHAW Devon 56th 18th 69th 8th
TRITSCHER Bernhard 27th 13th 26th 51st 46th 16th
WURM Harald 30th 21st 38th 42nd 48th 10th
HEDIGER Jovian 47th 41st 7th 58th
MIRANDA Cyril 8th
JAY Renaud 13th 40th 35th 48th
DOBLER Jonas 36th 14th
Historical results: Women Free technique, Sprint
Name Nove Mesto na Morave
2014-01-11
Sprint Free
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
RANDALL Kikkan 1st 2nd 1st 1st
HERRMANN Denise 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 14th 14th
VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien 2nd 4th 13th 10th 15th 8th
KOLB Hanna 14th 5th 10th 22nd 12th 9th
VUERICH Gaia 4th 10th 9th 21st 19th
CALDWELL Sophie 15th 6th 22nd 9th 55th
DIGGINS Jessica 21st 18th 12th 25th 15th
RINGWALD Sandra 21st 15th 17th 19th 17th
VISNAR Katja 11th 14th 19th 27th
KOROSTELEVA Natalia 25th 17th 20th 11th
FABJAN Vesna 5th 21st 39th
MATVEEVA Natalia 19th 35th 8th 28th
GAIAZOVA Daria 13th 45th 27th 42nd 39th 12th
ANGER Lucia 27th 40th 6th
LAURENT Greta 17th 11th 56th 28th 44th
SARGENT Ida 50th 41st 38th 6th
KOWALCZYK Justyna 34th 25th 10th 43rd
JASKOWIEC Sylwia 23rd 12th 56th
NIKOLAEVA Svetlana 29th 36th 10th

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