Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
May 04, 2024
The men's 4 × 10 km relay, a part of the cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics, took place on 22 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer, Norway. The race saw Italy beat Norway by 0.4 seconds on the finish line, with Finland finishing third. The three had followed each other closely through the first three rounds, but in the fourth heat, Silvio Fauner and Bjørn Dæhlie managed to break with Jari Isometsä. The event was the best attended of any in the games, with an estimated 100,000 spectators at the stadium and along the tracks. About 203,000 people applied for the 31,000 seats at the stadium,[1] and some 75,000 ultimately watched from the track-side.[2]
The event was held at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer, Norway.[3]
Raceedit
After the start at 10:30, Sture Sivertsen of Norway was the fastest and was in lead when leaving the stadium. After a few kilometers, Sture Sivertsen, Norway, Mika Myllylä of Finland, Jan Ottosson of Sweden and Maurilio De Zolt of Italy had broken away from the rest of the teams. Sivertsen was in lead for four kilometers, after which he let Mika Myllylä of Finland pull when the group was approaching the stadium. At half-distance through the stadium, Sivertsen and Myllylä had gained a small gap on the other two. Sivertsen regained the lead in the hill leading from the stadium, and was followed closely by Myllylä. By seven kilometers, de Zolt had fallen slightly behind, while Ottosson stiffened and was not able to keep up with the other three. At the first change, Sivertsen and Myllylä were even, while de Zolt was 12 seconds behind, while Ottosson was 57 seconds behind. About one minute after that, a group of Jeremias Wigger of Switzerland, Torald Rein of Germany, Nikolai Ivanov of Kazakhstan, Luboš Buchta of the Czech Republic and Andrey Kirilov of Russia.[4]
The second stage became a race between Vegard Ulvang of Norway, Harri Kirvesniemi of Finland and Marco Albarello of Italy. Ulvang set off in a fast pace, with Kirvesniemi and Albarello following suit. Part of the way through the lap, Kirvesniemi attempted to pull, but the other two followed suit. Two kilometers before reaching the exchange, Kirvesniemi broke his ski pole, but was able to follow along. In the approach to the stadium, Ulvang looked like he would exchange first, but Albarello cut the corner and was able to exchange just before Ulvang. Behind the first three teams, Alexey Prokurorov of Russia was one and a half minute behind.[4]
Norway's strategy was to pull away with Thomas Alsgaard in the third heat. However, he was not able to, and ended instead dragging Jari Räsänen of Finland and Giorgio Vanzetta of Italy. After six kilometers, Alsgaard attempted to pull away, but the pair behind him would not let him. This caused Alsgaard to stiffen, and he had difficulties following Vanzetta and Räsänen through the rest of the race. Behind the first three teams, Gennadiy Lazutin of Russia was two minutes behind.[4]
The last lap started as a race between Silvio Fauner of Italy, Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway and Jari Isometsä of Finland. After a few kilometers, Dæhlie and Fauner were able to create a gap back to Isometsä, and the rest of the relay was a duel between the Norwegian and the Italian. For most of the race, Dæhlie was ahead. About two kilometers before the finish, both stopped, wanting the other to pull, and neither wanting to start the sprint. In the ascent towards the final straight stretch, Dæhlie lay right in the back of Fauner. 180 meters (590 ft) before the finish line, Dæhli switched tracks, but was not able to keep up with Fauner, who finished 0.4 seconds before Dæhlie. Finland finished third, 1 minutes and 0.6 seconds behind Italy. Germany and Russia had a fight for the fourth place, with Johann Mühlegg of Germany finishing three seconds ahead of Mikhail Botvinov of Russia.[4]
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Wallenchinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2009). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press. ISBN978-1-84513-491-4.
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The men s 4 10 km relay a part of the cross country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer Norway The race saw Italy beat Norway by 0 4 seconds on the finish line with Finland finishing third The three had followed each other closely through the first three rounds but in the fourth heat Silvio Fauner and Bjorn Daehlie managed to break with Jari Isometsa The event was the best attended of any in the games with an estimated 100 000 spectators at the stadium and along the tracks About 203 000 people applied for the 31 000 seats at the stadium 1 and some 75 000 ultimately watched from the track side 2 Men s 4 10 kilometre relayat the XVII Olympic Winter GamesPictogram for cross countryVenueBirkebeineren Ski StadiumDates22 FebruaryCompetitors56 14 teams from 14 nationsWinning time1 41 15 0MedalistsMaurilio De Zolt Marco AlbarelloGiorgio VanzettaSilvio Fauner ItalySture Sivertsen Vegard UlvangThomas AlsgaardBjorn Daehlie NorwayMika Myllyla Harri KirvesniemiJari RasanenJari Isometsa Finland 19921998 Contents 1 Course 2 Race 3 Results 4 ReferencesCourse editThe event was held at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer Norway 3 Race editAfter the start at 10 30 Sture Sivertsen of Norway was the fastest and was in lead when leaving the stadium After a few kilometers Sture Sivertsen Norway Mika Myllyla of Finland Jan Ottosson of Sweden and Maurilio De Zolt of Italy had broken away from the rest of the teams Sivertsen was in lead for four kilometers after which he let Mika Myllyla of Finland pull when the group was approaching the stadium At half distance through the stadium Sivertsen and Myllyla had gained a small gap on the other two Sivertsen regained the lead in the hill leading from the stadium and was followed closely by Myllyla By seven kilometers de Zolt had fallen slightly behind while Ottosson stiffened and was not able to keep up with the other three At the first change Sivertsen and Myllyla were even while de Zolt was 12 seconds behind while Ottosson was 57 seconds behind About one minute after that a group of Jeremias Wigger of Switzerland Torald Rein of Germany Nikolai Ivanov of Kazakhstan Lubos Buchta of the Czech Republic and Andrey Kirilov of Russia 4 The second stage became a race between Vegard Ulvang of Norway Harri Kirvesniemi of Finland and Marco Albarello of Italy Ulvang set off in a fast pace with Kirvesniemi and Albarello following suit Part of the way through the lap Kirvesniemi attempted to pull but the other two followed suit Two kilometers before reaching the exchange Kirvesniemi broke his ski pole but was able to follow along In the approach to the stadium Ulvang looked like he would exchange first but Albarello cut the corner and was able to exchange just before Ulvang Behind the first three teams Alexey Prokurorov of Russia was one and a half minute behind 4 Norway s strategy was to pull away with Thomas Alsgaard in the third heat However he was not able to and ended instead dragging Jari Rasanen of Finland and Giorgio Vanzetta of Italy After six kilometers Alsgaard attempted to pull away but the pair behind him would not let him This caused Alsgaard to stiffen and he had difficulties following Vanzetta and Rasanen through the rest of the race Behind the first three teams Gennadiy Lazutin of Russia was two minutes behind 4 The last lap started as a race between Silvio Fauner of Italy Bjorn Daehlie of Norway and Jari Isometsa of Finland After a few kilometers Daehlie and Fauner were able to create a gap back to Isometsa and the rest of the relay was a duel between the Norwegian and the Italian For most of the race Daehlie was ahead About two kilometers before the finish both stopped wanting the other to pull and neither wanting to start the sprint In the ascent towards the final straight stretch Daehlie lay right in the back of Fauner 180 meters 590 ft before the finish line Daehli switched tracks but was not able to keep up with Fauner who finished 0 4 seconds before Daehlie Finland finished third 1 minutes and 0 6 seconds behind Italy Germany and Russia had a fight for the fourth place with Johann Muhlegg of Germany finishing three seconds ahead of Mikhail Botvinov of Russia 4 Results editRank Bib Country Time Deficit nbsp 2 nbsp ItalyMaurilio De Zolt Marco AlbarelloGiorgio VanzettaSilvio Fauner 1 41 15 0 nbsp 1 nbsp NorwaySture Sivertsen Vegard UlvangThomas AlsgaardBjorn Daehlie 1 41 15 4 0 4 nbsp 4 nbsp FinlandMika Myllyla Harri KirvesniemiJari RasanenJari Isometsa 1 42 15 6 1 00 6 4 5 nbsp GermanyTorald Rein Jochen BehlePeter SchlickenriederJohann Muhlegg 1 44 26 7 3 11 7 5 3 nbsp RussiaAndrey Kirilov Alexey ProkurorovGennadiy LazutinMikhail Botvinov 1 44 29 2 3 14 2 6 6 nbsp SwedenJan Ottosson Christer MajbackAnders BergstromHenrik Forsberg 1 45 22 7 4 07 7 7 9 nbsp SwitzerlandJeremias Wigger Hans DiethelmJurg CapolGiachem Guidon 1 47 12 2 5 57 2 8 8 nbsp Czech RepublicLubos Buchta Vaclav KorunkaJiri TeplyPavel Benc 1 47 12 6 5 57 6 9 13 nbsp KazakhstanNikolay Ivanov Pavel KorolyovAndrey NevzorovPavel Ryabinin 1 47 41 3 6 26 3 10 10 nbsp FrancePhillippe Sanchez Patrick RemyHerve BallandStephane Azambre 1 48 25 1 7 10 1 11 14 nbsp EstoniaJaak Mae Jaanus TeppanElmo KassinTaivo Kuus 1 48 57 6 7 42 6 12 7 nbsp BelarusIgor Obukhov Victor KamotskiSergei DolidovichViatcheslav Plaksunov 1 49 23 7 8 08 7 13 12 nbsp United StatesJohn Aalberg Benjamin HusabyTodd BoonstraLuke Bodensteiner 1 49 40 5 8 25 5 14 11 nbsp JapanHiroyuki Imai Kazutoshi NagahamaKazunari SasakiMasaaki Kozu 1 49 42 1 8 27 1References edit Wallenchinsky amp Loucky 2009 p 239 LOOC II 241 242 Cross Country Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games Men s 4 x 10 kilometres Relay Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 6 July 2019 a b c d Saeter Kare 22 February 1994 Knallhardt helt til mal Aftenposten Aften in Norwegian p 10 Bibliography Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee 1994 Winter Olympics Report volume I PDF Retrieved 10 December 2010 Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee 1994 Winter Olympics Report volume II PDF Retrieved 10 December 2010 Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee 1994 Winter Olympics Report volume III PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2 December 2010 Retrieved 10 December 2010 Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee 1994 Winter Olympics Report volume IV PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2 December 2010 Retrieved 10 December 2010 Wallenchinsky David Loucky Jaime 2009 The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2010 Edition London Aurum Press ISBN 978 1 84513 491 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cross country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Men 27s 4 10 kilometre relay amp oldid 982092854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
