The Olympic champion in the relay in Milan Cortina falls in the quarter-finals in Gällivare due to an unsportsmanlike gesture by his French rival, who was then relegated, but not disqualified
A controversial episode involved the Olympic champion Simone Duromedis in the penultimate stage of the World Cup. In fact, during a head-to-head match in the quarter-finals of Game 1, the Italian suffered a blow, clearly voluntary, from his French rival Youri Duplessis-Kergomard which caused him to fall, compromising his qualification for the next round. The Italian was finally classified with a dnf, i.e. unfinished test, elimination in the quarterfinals without repechage in the semi-final.
the consequences for Kergomard
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Duplessis-Kergomard, who then finished the match in first place, was cautioned with a yellow card, which leads to relegation, but not disqualification. This means that he will be able to return to the race, but that his position has dropped from first to fourth place in the standings. In response to the relegation, the Frenchman protested to the race officials.
