Cross Country: Kalla, Di Centa win Canmore World Cup
Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla and Italian Giorgio Di Centa won World Cup cross country races yesterday (Feb. 5) in Canmore, Alberta.
The win marked Di Centa’s (2006 Olympic gold medalist in the 50km) first career World Cup victory. He finished the 15km course with a time of 34:08.0, five seconds ahead of teammate Pietro Piller Cottrer in second. Swiss skiers Dario Cologna and Toni Livers followed in third and fourth, respectively.
Canadians Ivan Babikov and George Grey pulled in top 20 results, finishing 10th and 17th for the home team.
Kris Freeman led the American men in 20th place.
Kalla handily took the win in the women’s 10 km race, 10 seconds ahead of World Cup leader, Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk in second. Russian Irina Khazova was another seven seconds back in third.
Minneapolis native Caitlin Compton led all North Americans with a career-high 14th-place finish. Teammates Morgan Arritola and Holly Brooks also cracked the top-30, finishing 23rd and 24th, respectively.
World Cup racing continues in Canmore tomorrow with men’s and women’s sprint races before most athletes head to the Vancouver 2010 Games.
Men’s Results
1 | 72 | 1067291 | DI CENTA Giorgio | 1972 | ITA | 34:08.0 | 0.00 |
2 | 68 | 1139459 | PILLER COTTRER Pietro | 1974 | ITA | 34:13.1 | 1.99 |
3 | 77 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | 34:19.9 | 4.65 |
4 | 57 | 1362656 | LIVERS Toni | 1983 | SUI | 34:23.0 | 5.86 |
5 | 75 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | 34:30.4 | 8.75 |
6 | 79 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | 34:31.2 | 9.06 |
7 | 60 | 1283892 | OLSSON Johan | 1980 | SWE | 34:33.0 | 9.77 |
8 | 41 | 3480832 | SEDOV Petr | 1990 | RUS | 34:39.0 | 12.11 |
9 | 37 | 1297957 | MORIGGL Thomas | 1981 | ITA | 34:41.6 | 13.12 |
10 | 63 | 3100190 | BABIKOV Ivan | 1980 | CAN | 34:47.7 | 15.51 |
11 | 76 | 1101047 | SOMMERFELDT Rene | 1974 | GER | 34:50.5 | 16.60 |
12 | 46 | 1218902 | KATTILAKOSKI Teemu | 1977 | FIN | 34:57.3 | 19.26 |
13 | 67 | 1223849 | CHECCHI Valerio | 1980 | ITA | 34:58.9 | 19.88 |
14 | 65 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER | 34:59.8 | 20.23 |
15 | 74 | 3480016 | LEGKOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | 35:00.7 | 20.59 |
16 | 53 | 1363141 | FISCHER Remo | 1981 | SUI | 35:03.3 | 21.60 |
17 | 43 | 1324729 | GREY George | 1979 | CAN | 35:04.0 | 21.88 |
18 | 50 | 3200015 | REICHELT Tom | 1982 | GER | 35:05.9 | 22.62 |
19 | 54 | 1106867 | BAJCICAK Martin | 1976 | SVK | 35:15.8 | 26.48 |
20 | 61 | 1285347 | FREEMAN Kris | 1980 | USA | 35:17.2 | 27.03 |
21 | 64 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | 35:19.0 | 27.73 |
22 | 58 | 1248293 | SOEDERGREN Anders | 1977 | SWE | 35:20.7 | 28.40 |
23 | 71 | 3500015 | RICKARDSSON Daniel | 1982 | SWE | 35:24.8 | 30.00 |
24 | 45 | 3420160 | EILIFSEN Morten | 1984 | NOR | 35:25.1 | 30.12 |
25 | 49 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | 35:28.9 | 31.60 |
26 | 70 | 3480081 | SHIRIAEV Sergey | 1983 | RUS | 35:29.1 | 31.68 |
27 | 59 | 3290016 | CLARA Roland | 1982 | ITA | 35:29.4 | 31.80 |
28 | 48 | 3670007 | POLTARANIN Alexey | 1987 | KAZ | 35:35.5 | 34.18 |
29 | 18 | 3530348 | LIEBSCH Matthew Edward | 1983 | USA | 35:35.6 | 34.22 |
30 | 42 | 1067485 | ZORZI Cristian | 1972 | ITA | 35:36.9 | 34.73 |
31 | 47 | 1262358 | AASEN OUREN Geir Ludvig | 1974 | NOR | 35:42.5 | 36.91 |
32 | 16 | 1248875 | JEWETT Gordon | 1978 | CAN | 35:43.6 | 37.34 |
33 | 26 | 3530018 | KUZZY Garrott | 1982 | USA | 35:43.8 | 37.42 |
34 | 20 | 3090024 | TZINZOV Veselin | 1986 | BUL | 35:44.8 | 37.81 |
35 | 33 | 1271864 | SOUTHAM James | 1978 | USA | 35:48.0 | 39.06 |
36 | 44 | 1106091 | BATORY Ivan | 1975 | SVK | 35:54.2 | 41.48 |
37 | 56 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | 35:56.3 | 42.30 |
38 | 51 | 3180054 | NOUSIAINEN Ville | 1983 | FIN | 36:00.1 | 43.79 |
39 | 11 | 3530232 | HINCKLEY Mike | 1986 | USA | 36:05.5 | 45.90 |
40 | 30 | 1311925 | VILARRUBLA Vicenc | 1981 | SPA | 36:12.1 | 48.48 |
41 | 19 | 3530038 | COOK Bryan | 1983 | USA | 36:13.1 | 48.87 |
42 | 24 | 3530489 | HOFFMAN Noah | 1989 | USA | 36:13.9 | 49.18 |
43 | 31 | 1233452 | RUIZ Diego | 1977 | SPA | 36:14.0 | 49.22 |
44 | 32 | 1093869 | KREZELOK Janusz | 1974 | POL | 36:15.4 | 49.77 |
45 | 55 | 1125588 | DOLIDOVICH Sergei | 1973 | BLR | 36:16.5 | 50.20 |
46 | 36 | 3040011 | SIM Ben | 1985 | AUS | 36:20.9 | 51.91 |
47 | 66 | 1322498 | NOVIKOV Sergey | 1980 | RUS | 36:27.0 | 54.30 |
48 | 38 | 3300021 | NARUSE Nobu | 1984 | JPN | 36:32.5 | 56.45 |
49 | 73 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | 36:36.0 | 57.81 |
50 | 14 | 3530103 | KNIGHT Brenton | 1984 | USA | 36:38.2 | 58.67 |
51 | 34 | 3100034 | NISHIKAWA Graham | 1983 | CAN | 36:49.0 | 62.89 |
52 | 27 | 3100091 | BUTLER Christopher | 1986 | CAN | 36:50.4 | 63.44 |
53 | 35 | 3420822 | BACH Ole-marius | 1988 | NOR | 36:52.1 | 64.10 |
54 | 78 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | 36:52.2 | 64.14 |
55 | 23 | 3660023 | IVANOU Aliaksei | 1980 | BLR | 36:52.7 | 64.34 |
56 | 22 | 3530041 | ZIMMERMANN Leif Orin | 1983 | USA | 36:54.1 | 64.88 |
57 | 12 | 3530492 | ELLIOTT Tad | 1988 | USA | 36:54.2 | 64.92 |
58 | 40 | 3670006 | CHEREPANOV Sergey | 1986 | KAZ | 36:56.6 | 65.86 |
59 | 17 | 1315805 | MALAK Michal | 1980 | SVK | 36:57.4 | 66.17 |
60 | 10 | 3660029 | KARNEYENKA Leanid | 1987 | BLR | 36:58.7 | 66.68 |
61 | 39 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | 37:02.6 | 68.20 |
62 | 62 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | 37:04.8 | 69.06 |
63 | 21 | 1282146 | MCKEEVER Brian | 1979 | CAN | 37:09.8 | 71.02 |
64 | 25 | 1061083 | MCKEEVER Robin | 1973 | CAN | 37:20.5 | 75.20 |
65 | 69 | 3480314 | CHERNOUSOV Ilia | 1986 | RUS | 37:20.7 | 75.27 |
66 | 28 | 3100079 | MCMURTRY Brent | 1986 | CAN | 37:27.7 | 78.01 |
67 | 52 | 3670000 | CHEBOTKO Nikolay | 1982 | KAZ | 37:41.2 | 83.28 |
68 | 15 | 3530177 | GREGG Brian | 1984 | USA | 37:42.9 | 83.95 |
69 | 29 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | 37:43.8 | 84.30 |
70 | 6 | 1327154 | CARLETON Erik | 1978 | CAN | 37:57.2 | 89.53 |
71 | 9 | 3100036 | RICHMOND Kit | 1983 | CAN | 38:16.8 | 97.19 |
72 | 8 | 3100134 | WOOD Phillip | 1985 | CAN | 38:27.7 | 101.45 |
73 | 5 | 3220016 | YOUNG Andrew | 1992 | GBR | 38:41.1 | 106.68 |
74 | 13 | 3780005 | NOVOSELSKI Aleksei | 1985 | LTU | 38:58.6 | 113.52 |
75 | 4 | 3100154 | MERRY Curtis | 1989 | CAN | 39:11.8 | 118.67 |
76 | 7 | 3100109 | ELLIS Jeff | 1978 | CAN | 39:18.2 | 121.17 |
77 | 3 | 3410005 | POHL Andrew | 1989 | NZE | 40:35.7 | 151.45 |
78 | 2 | 3040001 | DARLINGTON Chris | 1982 | AUS | 40:50.1 | 157.07 |
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1 | 1281952 | TAGSCHERER Zoltan | 1976 | HUN |
Women’s Results
1 | 61 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | 25:00.6 | 0.00 |
2 | 66 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | 25:10.3 | 5.17 |
3 | 64 | 3485193 | KHAZOVA Irina | 1984 | RUS | 25:17.1 | 8.80 |
4 | 55 | 1142563 | SHEVCHENKO Valentina | 1975 | UKR | 25:29.3 | 15.30 |
5 | 59 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE | 25:39.4 | 20.69 |
6 | 39 | 3295015 | RUPIL Silvia | 1985 | ITA | 25:40.3 | 21.16 |
7 | 21 | 3205215 | GOESSNER Miriam | 1990 | GER | 25:51.9 | 27.35 |
8 | 47 | 1220648 | NYSTAD Claudia | 1978 | GER | 25:53.9 | 28.42 |
9 | 43 | 1005017 | VALBUSA Sabina | 1972 | ITA | 25:55.5 | 29.27 |
10 | 63 | 1138877 | FOLLIS Arianna | 1977 | ITA | 25:57.8 | 30.49 |
11 | 62 | 1222200 | LONGA Marianna | 1979 | ITA | 26:00.3 | 31.83 |
12 | 52 | 1182042 | MALAHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana | 1977 | KAZ | 26:01.3 | 32.36 |
13 | 65 | 1276714 | MAJDIC Petra | 1979 | SLO | 26:09.2 | 36.57 |
14 | 14 | 3535021 | COMPTON Caitlin | 1980 | USA | 26:19.4 | 42.01 |
15 | 44 | 1099204 | LAURENT PHILIPPOT Karine | 1974 | FRA | 26:19.5 | 42.06 |
16 | 56 | 1256732 | SACHENBACHER -STEHLE Evi | 1980 | GER | 26:19.6 | 42.12 |
17 | 60 | 1207165 | MEDVEDEVA Evgenia | 1976 | RUS | 26:27.2 | 46.17 |
18 | 46 | 1101920 | CONFORTOLA WYATT Antonella | 1975 | ITA | 26:31.6 | 48.51 |
19 | 50 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | 26:31.8 | 48.62 |
20 | 48 | 1319976 | KOLOMINA Elena | 1981 | KAZ | 26:37.6 | 51.71 |
21 | 37 | 3195126 | BOURGEOIS Celia | 1983 | FRA | 26:40.2 | 53.10 |
22 | 7 | 3515004 | BUCHER Silvana | 1984 | SUI | 26:40.8 | 53.42 |
23 | 32 | 3535270 | ARRITOLA Morgan | 1986 | USA | 26:41.0 | 53.53 |
24 | 23 | 3535142 | BROOKS Holly | 1982 | USA | 26:43.6 | 54.91 |
25 | 42 | 1128886 | RENNER Sara | 1976 | CAN | 26:44.1 | 55.18 |
26 | 26 | 3435018 | MAREK Kornelia | 1985 | POL | 26:44.8 | 55.55 |
27 | 31 | 1181848 | JATSKAJA Oxana | 1978 | KAZ | 26:45.0 | 55.66 |
28 | 18 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | 26:45.9 | 56.14 |
29 | 54 | 1322110 | ROTCHEVA Olga | 1978 | RUS | 26:46.0 | 56.19 |
30 | 45 | 1237817 | OLSSON Anna | 1976 | SWE | 26:46.3 | 56.35 |
31 | 49 | 1274580 | ISHIDA Masako | 1980 | JPN | 26:48.8 | 57.68 |
32 | 58 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | 26:55.2 | 61.10 |
33 | 40 | 3435014 | JASKOWIEC Sylwia | 1986 | POL | 26:55.5 | 61.26 |
34 | 28 | 3565014 | JEZERSEK Barbara | 1986 | SLO | 26:56.3 | 61.68 |
35 | 15 | 3435031 | MACIUSZEK Paulina | 1985 | POL | 26:59.4 | 63.33 |
36 | 35 | 3535261 | STEPHEN Elizabeth | 1987 | USA | 27:03.3 | 65.41 |
37 | 16 | 3185055 | MAEKAERAEINEN Kaisa | 1983 | FIN | 27:06.2 | 66.96 |
38 | 29 | 3665014 | RUDAKOVA Ekaterina | 1984 | BLR | 27:08.4 | 68.13 |
39 | 33 | 1289227 | SANNIKOVA Alena | 1980 | BLR | 27:09.5 | 68.72 |
40 | 30 | 3195059 | BARTHELEMY Laure | 1988 | FRA | 27:09.7 | 68.83 |
41 | 20 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | 27:10.7 | 69.36 |
42 | 34 | 1345293 | STORTI Cecile | 1983 | FRA | 27:19.0 | 73.78 |
43 | 51 | 3185004 | SARASOJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | 27:20.1 | 74.37 |
44 | 38 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | 27:27.7 | 78.42 |
45 | 53 | 3485030 | SCHUCHKINA Olga | 1980 | RUS | 27:35.8 | 82.74 |
46 | 27 | 3665001 | VASILJONOK Olga | 1980 | BLR | 27:39.6 | 84.77 |
47 | 6 | 1350628 | FUKUDA Nobuko | 1980 | JPN | 27:43.9 | 87.06 |
48 | 11 | 3535015 | TRYGSTAD-SAARI Kristina | 1984 | USA | 27:47.4 | 88.92 |
49 | 41 | 3505013 | JOHANSSON NORGREN Britta | 1983 | SWE | 27:48.4 | 89.46 |
50 | 22 | 3415003 | CALDER Katherine | 1980 | NZE | 28:01.2 | 96.28 |
51 | 24 | 3105007 | WILLIAMS Madeleine | 1983 | CAN | 28:11.2 | 101.61 |
52 | 10 | 3535025 | DEYONG Nicole | 1982 | USA | 28:18.1 | 105.29 |
53 | 25 | 3785000 | TERENTJEVA Irina | 1984 | LTU | 28:28.4 | 110.78 |
54 | 19 | 1341316 | GOSLING Brooke | 1980 | CAN | 28:36.6 | 115.15 |
55 | 9 | 3535407 | RORABAUGH Rebecca | 1989 | USA | 28:45.9 | 120.11 |
56 | 5 | 1341704 | JEWETT Rhonda | 1981 | CAN | 29:02.9 | 129.17 |
57 | 17 | 3105097 | WEBSTER Brittany | 1987 | CAN | 29:06.8 | 131.25 |
58 | 13 | 3535143 | VALAAS Laura | 1984 | USA | 29:30.8 | 144.05 |
59 | 12 | 3095010 | GRIGOROVA-BURGOVA Antonia | 1986 | BUL | 29:31.3 | 144.32 |
60 | 4 | 3095004 | MALCHEVA Teodora | 1983 | BUL | 29:51.7 | 155.19 |
61 | 36 | 3195056 | CUINET Aurore | 1985 | FRA | 29:54.3 | 156.58 |
62 | 8 | 3045009 | WATSON Aimee | 1987 | AUS | 30:02.1 | 160.74 |
63 | 2 | 1340928 | BENSON Jacqui | 1982 | CAN | 30:37.5 | 179.61 |
64 | 1 | 3105124 | REID Rebecca | 1992 | CAN | 31:05.6 | 194.59 |
65 | 3 | 3225006 | HUGHES Fiona-Elizabeth | 1990 | GBR | 31:17.9 | 201.15 |
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57 | 1088922 | SAVIALOVA Olga | 1972 | RUS |