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After the Swiss orienteering relay team confidently triumphed in front of their own crowd at the European Sprint Championships two years ago in Neuchâtel and five years ago in Ticino, Simona Aebersold, Joey Hadorn, Matthias Kyburz and Elena Howald-Roos had to compete behind Sweden in Soave, Italy. with silver. The bronze went to Finland.
Starting runner Simon Aebersold lost 14.9 seconds to the Swede Tove Alexandersson, who achieved her ninth overall victory in a row in the World Cup on Wednesday with a third place in the sprint, overtaking the Swiss Nicole Niggli-Luder (2003 to 2012). The European sprint championships also form the World Cup final.
The goal is one more medal
As a result, Hadorn showed a strong performance and closed the gap to six seconds. The starting position was promising, as he passed the baton to Matthias Kyburz, who had won gold two days earlier. However, for once the 33-year-old from Aargau did not have a good day. Instead of taking the lead, he even finished in third place behind the Finn Tuomas Heikkila.
While the Swedish team continued to lead the race with a lead of 33 seconds, the difference between 2nd and 4th place (Norway) was only four seconds. For Elena Howald-Roos, who is in her final season, it was mainly about securing a medal for the team, which she achieved with confidence. The 32-year-old from Ticino took second place in all splits and was 17.3 seconds ahead of the Finnish Venla Harju. The gap with the Swede Sara Hagström was 36.1 seconds.
It was the Swiss team’s third medal in Italy, after gold from Kyburz and silver from Aebersold. The goal is four. The knockout sprints will take place at the end on Sunday. (SDA)
Source : Blick
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