Cross Country: Cologna and Roponen pick up distance wins in Falun
The 2009 Cross Country World Cup finals continued today in Falun, Sweden. Switzerland’s Dario Cologna led the men in a 20K pursuit as Finn Riitta-Liisa Roponen won the women’s 10K pursuit race.
Cologna came in a second and a half ahead of Swede Marcus Hellner in front of his home crowd. Germany’s Tobias Angerer was only .7 second behind Hellner to finish third.
After taking second in yesterday’s 3.3K prologue, Cologna notched his fifth World Cup win of the season. He currently stands in second in the overall World Cup rankings, 20 points behind Norway’s Petter Northug who finished 20th today.
Canadian Alex Harvey finished eighth, while Torin Koos was the only American man to finish in 63rd place.
Roponen, a World Championship gold medalist in the team event last month in Liberec, finished nearly two seconds ahead of, Norway’s Therese Johaug in second. World Cup distance leader, Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk was another two seconds back to capture her second third-place finish in two days. It was Roponen’s first individual World Cup win of the season.
Kikkan Randall was the only American woman to compete. She finished 55th.
The finals continue tomorrow in Falun with 10K (women) and 15K (men) handicap races.
The 2009 Cross Country World Cup finals continued today in Falun, Sweden. Switzerland’s Dario Cologna led the men in a 20K pursuit as Finn Riitta-Liisa Roponen won the women’s 10K pursuit race.
Cologna came in a second and a half ahead of Swede Marcus Hellner in front of his home crowd. Germany’s Tobias Angerer was only .7 second behind Hellner to finish third.
After taking second in yesterday’s 3.3K prologue, Cologna notched his fifth World Cup win of the season. He currently stands in second in the overall World Cup rankings, 20 points behind Norway’s Petter Northug who finished 20th today.
Canadian Alex Harvey finished eighth, while Torin Koos was the only American man to finish in 63rd place.
Roponen, a World Championship gold medalist in the team event last month in Liberec, finished nearly two seconds ahead of, Norway’s Therese Johaug in second. World Cup distance leader, Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk was another two seconds back to capture her second third-place finish in two days. It was Roponen’s first individual World Cup win ever.
Kikkan Randall was the only American woman to compete. She finished 55th.
The finals continue tomorrow in Falun with 10K (women) and 15K (men) handicap races.
Men’s Results:
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 2 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | 54:59.5 | 0.00 |
2 | 36 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | 55:01.2 | 0.72 |
3 | 21 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER | 55:01.9 | 1.02 |
4 | 51 | 1139459 | PILLER COTTRER Pietro | 1974 | ITA | 55:02.2 | 1.15 |
5 | 24 | 1100077 | VITTOZ Vincent | 1975 | FRA | 55:03.2 | 1.57 |
6 | 17 | 3480016 | LEGKOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | 55:04.3 | 2.04 |
7 | 18 | 1175058 | KOUKAL Martin | 1978 | CZE | 55:11.5 | 5.09 |
8 | 19 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | 55:11.7 | 5.18 |
9 | 28 | 1345875 | GAILLARD Jean Marc | 1980 | FRA | 55:12.2 | 5.39 |
10 | 32 | 1217350 | BAUER Lukas | 1977 | CZE | 55:12.7 | 5.60 |
11 | 26 | 1067291 | DI CENTA Giorgio | 1972 | ITA | 55:13.5 | 5.94 |
12 | 72 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | 55:18.3 | 7.98 |
13 | 22 | 3480004 | DEMENTIEV Eugeniy | 1983 | RUS | 55:18.3 | 7.98 |
14 | 11 | 1344711 | JAUHOJAERVI Sami | 1981 | FIN | 55:18.6 | 8.10 |
15 | 33 | 3480081 | SHIRIAEV Sergey | 1983 | RUS | 55:18.6 | 8.10 |
16 | 27 | 1283892 | OLSSON Johan | 1980 | SWE | 55:19.0 | 8.27 |
17 | 75 | 1106867 | BAJCICAK Martin | 1976 | SVK | 55:19.0 | 8.27 |
18 | 62 | 3300021 | NARUSE Nobu | 1984 | JPN | 55:19.2 | 8.36 |
19 | 80 | 1175155 | MAGAL Jiri | 1977 | CZE | 55:23.4 | 10.14 |
20 | 12 | 3420239 | NORTHUG Petter jr. | 1986 | NOR | 55:31.5 | 13.58 |
21 | 52 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | 55:31.8 | 13.71 |
22 | 58 | 1356545 | DJUPVIK Roger Aa | 1981 | NOR | 55:31.9 | 13.75 |
23 | 60 | 3420228 | JOHNSRUD SUNDBY Martin | 1984 | NOR | 55:32.0 | 13.79 |
24 | 25 | 1101047 | SOMMERFELDT Rene | 1974 | GER | 55:53.7 | 23.00 |
25 | 41 | 1221036 | FILBRICH Jens | 1979 | GER | 55:55.7 | 23.85 |
26 | 31 | 3190111 | MANIFICAT Maurice | 1986 | FRA | 56:06.4 | 28.39 |
27 | 69 | 1224140 | SANTUS Fabio | 1976 | ITA | 56:09.0 | 29.49 |
28 | 48 | 1223752 | KOSTNER Florian | 1979 | ITA | 56:09.4 | 29.66 |
29 | 61 | 3100190 | BABIKOV Ivan | 1980 | CAN | 56:10.7 | 30.21 |
30 | 34 | 1324729 | GREY George | 1979 | CAN | 56:18.7 | 33.61 |
31 | 43 | 1177580 | JONNIER Emmanuel | 1975 | FRA | 56:25.8 | 36.62 |
32 | 4 | 3420036 | ROENNING Eldar | 1982 | NOR | 56:27.8 | 37.47 |
33 | 71 | 3420280 | ELIASSEN Petter | 1985 | NOR | 56:28.3 | 37.68 |
34 | 30 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | 56:28.5 | 37.76 |
35 | 67 | 1286608 | PERRILLAT Christophe | 1979 | FRA | 56:29.4 | 38.15 |
36 | 63 | 1374975 | ROTCHEV Vassili | 1980 | RUS | 56:29.7 | 38.27 |
37 | 54 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | 56:30.5 | 38.61 |
38 | 53 | 1292234 | LALLUKKA Juha | 1979 | FIN | 56:30.6 | 38.65 |
39 | 59 | 3480007 | PANKRATOV Nikolay | 1982 | RUS | 56:41.1 | 43.11 |
40 | 68 | 1327251 | DIEZIG Thomas | 1981 | SUI | 56:49.7 | 46.76 |
41 | 55 | 3500015 | RICKARDSSON Daniel | 1982 | SWE | 56:55.4 | 49.18 |
42 | 77 | 3420023 | GJERDALEN Tord Asle | 1983 | NOR | 57:09.8 | 55.29 |
43 | 50 | 1363141 | FISCHER Remo | 1981 | SUI | 57:14.1 | 57.11 |
44 | 23 | 3290016 | CLARA Roland | 1982 | ITA | 57:24.0 | 61.31 |
45 | 7 | 3290004 | SCOLA Fulvio | 1982 | ITA | 57:25.3 | 61.86 |
46 | 35 | 1067485 | ZORZI Cristian | 1972 | ITA | 57:26.1 | 62.20 |
47 | 15 | 1276617 | ONDA Yuichi | 1980 | JPN | 57:26.8 | 62.50 |
48 | 57 | 3500330 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE | 57:27.2 | 62.67 |
49 | 38 | 1344129 | SPERL Milan | 1980 | CZE | 57:28.7 | 63.31 |
50 | 70 | 1362656 | LIVERS Toni | 1983 | SUI | 57:31.7 | 64.58 |
51 | 45 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | 57:32.7 | 65.00 |
52 | 74 | 3390002 | KOKK Kaspar | 1982 | EST | 57:55.4 | 74.64 |
53 | 83 | 3100033 | NIGHBOR David | 1984 | CAN | 57:55.6 | 74.72 |
54 | 82 | 3300190 | YOSHIDA Keishin | 1987 | JPN | 58:10.1 | 80.87 |
55 | 49 | 1319200 | LARSSON Mats | 1980 | SWE | 58:27.0 | 88.04 |
56 | 6 | 3500407 | MODIN Jesper | 1988 | SWE | 58:32.4 | 90.33 |
57 | 16 | 3150070 | RAZYM Ales | 1986 | CZE | 58:33.4 | 90.76 |
58 | 76 | 3500664 | HALFVARSSON Calle | 1989 | SWE | 58:35.3 | 91.57 |
59 | 37 | 1298054 | PASINI Fabio | 1980 | ITA | 58:41.7 | 94.28 |
60 | 47 | 1322498 | NOVIKOV Sergey | 1980 | RUS | 58:44.0 | 95.26 |
61 | 64 | 1106091 | BATORY Ivan | 1975 | SVK | 58:58.7 | 101.49 |
62 | 9 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | 59:01.3 | 102.60 |
63 | 42 | 1365954 | KOOS Torin | 1980 | USA | 59:03.4 | 103.49 |
64 | 81 | 3050025 | HIRNER Manuel | 1985 | AUT | 59:04.2 | 103.83 |
65 | 44 | 3480533 | VOLZHENTSEV Stanislav | 1985 | RUS | 59:08.6 | 105.69 |
66 | 5 | 3420077 | HATTESTAD Ola Vigen | 1982 | NOR | 59:22.6 | 111.64 |
67 | 29 | 3150035 | KOZISEK Dusan | 1983 | CZE | 59:23.1 | 111.85 |
68 | 56 | 3180221 | JYLHAE Martti | 1987 | FIN | 59:23.5 | 112.02 |
69 | 65 | 1093869 | KREZELOK Janusz | 1974 | POL | 59:23.6 | 112.06 |
70 | 78 | 1311925 | VILARRUBLA Vicenc | 1981 | SPA | 59:30.7 | 115.07 |
71 | 40 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | 59:42.7 | 120.16 |
72 | 73 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | 59:46.0 | 121.56 |
73 | 3 | 3480436 | KRIUKOV Nikita | 1985 | RUS | 59:50.6 | 123.52 |
74 | 13 | 3390003 | KUMMEL Peeter | 1982 | EST | 59:57.0 | 126.23 |
75 | 66 | 3190025 | DARRAGON Roddy | 1983 | FRA | 1:00:15.9 | 134.25 |
76 | 10 | 3500259 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE | 1:00:16.0 | 134.29 |
77 | 1 | 3420002 | DAHL John Kristian | 1981 | NOR | 1:00:43.8 | 146.09 |
78 | 20 | 3480021 | PETUKHOV Alexey | 1983 | RUS | 1:01:33.5 | 167.18 |
79 | 39 | 1223267 | PASINI Renato | 1977 | ITA | 1:01:33.9 | 167.35 |
80 | 8 | 3420131 | KJOELSTAD Johan | 1983 | NOR | 1:03:16.1 | 210.71 |
81 | 84 | 3040011 | SIM Ben | 1985 | AUS | 1:04:36.5 | 244.82 |
82 | 79 | 3780005 | NOVOSELSKI Aleksei | 1985 | LTU | 1:04:58.6 | 254.20 |
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46 | 3420089 | PETTERSEN Oeystein | 1983 | NOR | |||
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14 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA |
Women’s Results:
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 21 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | 29:24.7 | 0.00 |
2 | 22 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | 29:26.0 | 1.03 |
3 | 3 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | 29:28.9 | 3.33 |
4 | 8 | 1220648 | NYSTAD Claudia | 1978 | GER | 29:39.9 | 12.06 |
5 | 13 | 3425003 | STEIRA Kristin Stoermer | 1981 | NOR | 29:40.0 | 12.14 |
6 | 18 | 1222200 | LONGA Marianna | 1979 | ITA | 29:41.4 | 13.25 |
7 | 6 | 1256732 | SACHENBACHER -STEHLE Evi | 1980 | GER | 29:45.6 | 16.58 |
8 | 34 | 1207165 | MEDVEDEVA Evgenia | 1976 | RUS | 29:45.8 | 16.74 |
9 | 4 | 1237817 | OLSSON Anna | 1976 | SWE | 29:46.1 | 16.98 |
10 | 11 | 1138877 | FOLLIS Arianna | 1977 | ITA | 29:46.5 | 17.29 |
11 | 7 | 1255471 | MURANEN Pirjo | 1981 | FIN | 29:46.7 | 17.45 |
12 | 26 | 1174670 | RAJDLOVA Kamila | 1978 | CZE | 29:47.7 | 18.25 |
13 | 14 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | 29:49.5 | 19.67 |
14 | 9 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | 29:51.0 | 20.86 |
15 | 38 | 1088922 | SAVIALOVA Olga | 1972 | RUS | 29:56.6 | 25.31 |
16 | 16 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | 30:04.5 | 31.57 |
17 | 2 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | 30:04.7 | 31.73 |
18 | 19 | 1367021 | SIDKO Alena | 1979 | RUS | 30:05.5 | 32.37 |
19 | 5 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | 30:05.7 | 32.53 |
20 | 35 | 3425350 | SLIND Astrid Oeyre | 1988 | NOR | 30:14.7 | 39.67 |
21 | 23 | 1099204 | LAURENT PHILIPPOT Karine | 1974 | FRA | 30:17.4 | 41.81 |
22 | 25 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | 30:20.0 | 43.87 |
23 | 17 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER | 30:30.8 | 52.44 |
24 | 1 | 1276714 | MAJDIC Petra | 1979 | SLO | 30:31.3 | 52.84 |
25 | 29 | 3185004 | SARASOJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | 30:31.4 | 52.92 |
26 | 51 | 3155008 | JANECKOVA Ivana | 1984 | CZE | 30:32.5 | 53.79 |
27 | 24 | 1274580 | ISHIDA Masako | 1980 | JPN | 30:33.6 | 54.66 |
28 | 52 | 1128886 | RENNER Sara | 1976 | CAN | 30:34.0 | 54.98 |
29 | 20 | 3055066 | SMUTNA Katerina | 1983 | AUT | 30:34.2 | 55.14 |
30 | 33 | 3425117 | ELDEN Marte | 1986 | NOR | 30:43.3 | 62.36 |
31 | 42 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE | 30:44.6 | 63.39 |
32 | 55 | 3485169 | TIAGAY Olga | 1985 | RUS | 30:45.1 | 63.78 |
33 | 10 | 3425275 | BRUN-LIE Celine | 1988 | NOR | 30:47.3 | 65.53 |
34 | 28 | 3195010 | HUGUE Coraline | 1984 | FRA | 30:47.3 | 65.53 |
35 | 39 | 3195059 | BARTHELEMY Laure | 1988 | FRA | 30:48.1 | 66.16 |
36 | 31 | 3425005 | SVENDSEN Sara | 1980 | NOR | 30:49.9 | 67.59 |
37 | 54 | 3435018 | MAREK Kornelia | 1985 | POL | 30:53.7 | 70.61 |
38 | 43 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | 30:57.3 | 73.46 |
39 | 32 | 3435014 | JASKOWIEC Sylwia | 1986 | POL | 31:09.9 | 83.46 |
40 | 49 | 3195126 | BOURGEOIS Celia | 1983 | FRA | 31:10.7 | 84.09 |
41 | 69 | 3485282 | SAPRONOVA Diana | 1987 | RUS | 31:10.8 | 84.17 |
42 | 57 | 1092996 | TCHEPALOVA Julija | 1976 | RUS | 31:12.5 | 85.52 |
43 | 41 | 3185168 | NISKANEN Kerttu | 1988 | FIN | 31:14.1 | 86.79 |
44 | 37 | 1113754 | HENKEL Manuela | 1974 | GER | 31:22.9 | 93.77 |
45 | 62 | 3195040 | FAIVRE PICON Anouk | 1986 | FRA | 31:23.4 | 94.17 |
46 | 44 | 3485023 | JAMBAEVA Tatjana | 1980 | RUS | 31:23.6 | 94.33 |
47 | 63 | 3295015 | RUPIL Silvia | 1985 | ITA | 31:23.9 | 94.57 |
48 | 56 | 1101920 | CONFORTOLA Antonella | 1975 | ITA | 31:24.1 | 94.72 |
49 | 65 | 3505497 | LARSEN Lisa | 1990 | SWE | 31:29.5 | 99.01 |
50 | 15 | 3705003 | PROCHAZKOVA Alena | 1984 | SVK | 31:33.4 | 102.10 |
51 | 67 | 1281564 | BADILATTI Ursina | 1982 | SUI | 31:40.1 | 107.42 |
52 | 59 | 3495008 | ORGUE Laura | 1986 | SPA | 31:42.1 | 109.00 |
53 | 40 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | 31:57.0 | 120.83 |
54 | 45 | 1005017 | VALBUSA Sabina | 1972 | ITA | 31:59.2 | 122.57 |
55 | 27 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | 32:10.9 | 131.85 |
56 | 30 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | 33:02.7 | 172.95 |
57 | 70 | 3305024 | OBAYASHI Chisa | 1984 | JPN | 33:07.9 | 177.07 |
58 | 60 | 3185005 | PERAELAE Kirsi | 1982 | FIN | 33:20.4 | 186.99 |
59 | 46 | 3105019 | JONES Perianne | 1985 | CAN | 33:21.7 | 188.02 |
60 | 68 | 3505481 | BRODIN Hanna | 1990 | SWE | 33:32.6 | 196.67 |
61 | 58 | 3785000 | TERENTJEVA Irina | 1984 | LTU | 34:39.4 | 249.66 |
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66 | 3395048 | OJASTE Triin | 1990 | EST | |||
64 | 3395005 | SIRGE Kaili | 1983 | EST | |||
61 | 3425163 | NILSEN Betty Ann Bjerkreim | 1986 | NOR | |||
53 | 1250524 | GENUIN Magda | 1979 | ITA | |||
50 | 3395038 | UDRAS Kaija | 1986 | EST | |||
48 | 1283116 | ANDERSSON Lina | 1981 | SWE | |||
47 | 1169432 | NATSUMI Madoka | 1978 | JPN | |||
12 | 1166037 | KUITUNEN Virpi | 1976 | FIN | |||
Did not finish | |||||||
36 | 3565005 | VISNAR Katja | 1984 | SLO |