Things on the World Cup aren't like they used to be. Gone are the days when one could almost count on Bjorn Daehlie or Vladimir Smirnov (or Gunde Svan or Bill Koch) placing top three in just about every race. Whether it's the new head-to-head race formats, increased competition from many nations, or some other factor(s), today's World Cup results are getting more and more impossible to predict with even remote accuracy.
Vittoz On Fire In Nove Mesto 15km
FasterSkier · December 30, 2005
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World Cup overall leader Tobias Angerer of Germany finished 2 minutes 22 seconds back in 35th today, while Sweden's big star Matthias Fredrikkson was 28th. The much-celebrated Norwegian biathlete, Lars Berger, finished near the back in 51st place, proving once and for all that biathletes will never be as fast as cross country skiers (however this could change tomorrow.)
 Theoretically it should be a battle between Andrus Veerpalu, Jaak Mae, and Frode Estil, but it's just as likely that Christian Zorzi will suddenly learn how to classic ski and finish right behind Russian winner Ivan Alypov who will inexplicably find himself in world-beating shape overnight while Veerpalu will slip once and finish 60th. You better stay tuned for the results because you have no idea what they are going to be. Trust me. </p><p>Full Results from today's race: <a href=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=9119)
http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=9120