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WinTEr TriaThlon
WorlD ChaMPionShiPS
triathLon on ice
Winter triathlon involves a run, mountain bike and
cross country ski (langlauf) – all on snow. In 2013 it
was Russia's Pavel Andreev and the Czech Republic's
Helena Erbenova who further asserted their domi-
nance over the discipline, claiming their third and
second consecutive Winter Triathlon World Champi-
onships respectively in Cogne, Italy.
In the men's race, Andreev's third world title was his
most hard fought as he initially trailed Kristian Mon-
sen (NOR), Evgeny Kirillov (RUS) and Italy's own Daniel
Antonioli following the two-lap run course. A massive
bike leg put Andreev back in contention for the
podium, as he moved behind teammate Kirillov and in
front of Antonioli. But on home snow the Italian fought
back on the final ski leg and engaged Andreev in a
fierce sprint to the finish. Andreev dug deep in the final
metres, claiming the win by just over half a second.
Antonioli took silver for the second time, while Kirillov
crossed over 10 seconds later for bronze.
Ebrenova showed her dominance across all three dis-
ciplines, as she and teammate Sarka Grabmullerova
established a lead on the run. Ebrenova then went
solo on the bike and ski, coasting to her second con-
secutive world title. Behind her, Norway's Elizabeth
Sveum overtook Grabmullerova in the bike leg and
stayed there to claim silver, with Grabmullevora coll-
ecting bronze.
