The Swedish Falun continues World Cup cross-country skiing. Team Norway won the men’s 4×10 km relay. The second place team of Sweden, bronze – from the French. Russian team finished fourth.
In the first stage for the Russian team ran Maxim Vilegzhanin that perfectly cope with not quite familiar to themselves the role of starter. Maxim always been in the leading group and passed the torch to Alexander one of the first Immortals. Alexander was a very good first half of his stage, but then got tired and behind the three leaders – Swede Johan Olsson, Norwegian Didrik Tenseta and Frenchman Maurice Magnificent.
Not able to fix the situation and Olympic champion Alexander easily. Backlog the Russian team from the three leaders approached one minute. At the final stage Evgeny Belov several reduced the backlog, but above the fourth place the Russian team could not get up.
A desperate struggle for medals was between the teams of France, Sweden and Norway. Frenchman Adrien Bakshtayder for some time looked up from Swede Calle Halfardssona and Peter Norttuga. Brewing sensation as a victory of the French team. But the Scandinavians caught fugitive. Halfardsson took the lead, but Norttug rushed after him. Everything was decided in the final meters of the race. First crossed the finish line Norttug, brought against Norway next gold. In second place Swedes, the third French.
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