Kowalczyk takes third straight Tour win
Justyna Kowalczyk has swept the first three races of the nine race Tour de Ski.
The Polish cross country star claimed the third race Saturday (Jan. 31) to start her New Years celebration off on the right foot, taking a sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany’s Erdinger Arena. She won the qualifier and then out-charged Norway’s Marit Bjoergen to the finish.
It was an all Russian day on the men’s side with Nikita Kriukov in first, Alexey Petukhov in second and Nikolay Morilov third.
Kowalczyk now has a 22.2 second margin over Bjoergen in the tour standings. American Kikkan Randall, celebrating her birthday as well as the New Year, finished ninth after a fall and moved to fifth in the Tour standings 1:40.8 back of the Pole. Norway’s Petter Northug, also a crash victim in the finals, was sixth in the race, but holds the tour lead by 4.8 seconds over Dario Cologna of Switzerland. Canada’s Devon Kershaw power to fourth in the standings 36.7 seconds behind Northug.
“It’s been three amazing days for me,” said Kowalczyk, “and this was really a great way of ending the year 2011.” She said her goal is to win the World Cup at Szklarska Poreba in February. “This will be the first World Cup (in Poland) in history.”
Kruikov said the showing was important for his Russian team. “It is very good for the Russian team that we eere this strong today, especially for our sprint team. We had difficult conditions yesterday; today we had an easier day.”
Northug said he was trying to attack when he fell. “I tried to attack on the last hill and as the track was fairly slippery, I’m not quite sure what exactly happened, but I fell.”
Kowalczyk photo by Gepa
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Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 1 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | ||
2 | 2 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | ||
3 | 3 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | ||
4 | 5 | 3485202 | MATVEEVA Natalia | 1986 | RUS | ||
5 | 12 | 3505090 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE | ||
6 | 15 | 3195056 | JEAN Aurore | 1985 | FRA | ||
7 | 10 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | ||
8 | 17 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | ||
9 | 4 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | ||
10 | 14 | 3485342 | DOTSENKO Anastasia | 1986 | RUS | ||
11 | 7 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | ||
12 | 8 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | ||
13 | 9 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | ||
14 | 11 | 3425499 | WENG Heidi | 1991 | NOR | ||
15 | 13 | 3565005 | VISNAR Katja | 1984 | SLO | ||
16 | 25 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | ||
17 | 16 | 3185004 | SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | ||
18 | 23 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | ||
19 | 29 | 3485510 | MEDVEDEVA Polina | 1989 | RUS | ||
20 | 30 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | ||
21 | 6 | 3185137 | KYLLOENEN Anne | 1987 | FIN | ||
22 | 18 | 3185168 | NISKANEN Kerttu | 1988 | FIN | ||
23 | 19 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | ||
24 | 21 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE | ||
25 | 27 | 3155041 | NYVLTOVA Eva | 1986 | CZE | ||
26 | 20 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER | ||
27 | 22 | 3055066 | SMUTNA Katerina | 1983 | AUT | ||
28 | 24 | 3205176 | RINGWALD Sandra | 1990 | GER | ||
29 | 26 | 3295000 | BROCARD Elisa | 1984 | ITA | ||
30 | 28 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | ||
31 | 31 | 1274580 | ISHIDA Masako | 1980 | JPN | ||
32 | 32 | 3485198 | IVANOVA Julia | 1985 | RUS | ||
33 | 33 | 3205224 | KOLB Hanna | 1991 | GER | ||
34 | 34 | 3425003 | STEIRA Kristin Stoermer | 1981 | NOR | ||
35 | 35 | 3205225 | ANGER Lucia | 1991 | GER | ||
36 | 36 | 1319976 | KOLOMINA Yelena | 1981 | KAZ | ||
37 | 37 | 3195059 | BARTHELEMY Laure | 1988 | FRA | ||
38 | 38 | 3505481 | BRODIN Hanna | 1990 | SWE | ||
39 | 39 | 1181848 | YATSKAYA Oxana | 1978 | KAZ | ||
40 | 40 | 3535142 | BROOKS Holly | 1982 | USA | ||
41 | 41 | 1323565 | MANNIMA Tatjana | 1980 | EST | ||
42 | 42 | 3485042 | IKSANOVA Alija | 1984 | RUS | ||
43 | 43 | 3185114 | AHERVO Laura | 1984 | FIN | ||
44 | 44 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | ||
45 | 45 | 3485197 | TIKHONOVA Julia | 1986 | RUS | ||
46 | 46 | 3565014 | JEZERSEK Barbara | 1986 | SLO | ||
47 | 47 | 3395048 | OJASTE Triin | 1990 | EST | ||
48 | 48 | 3295088 | DE MARTIN TOPRANIN Virginia | 1987 | ITA | ||
49 | 49 | 3505003 | RYDQVIST Maria | 1983 | SWE | ||
50 | 50 | 3195040 | FAIVRE PICON Anouk | 1986 | FRA | ||
51 | 51 | 3565034 | CEBASEK Alenka | 1989 | SLO | ||
52 | 52 | 3205075 | HERRMANN Denise | 1988 | GER | ||
53 | 53 | 3505497 | LARSEN Lisa | 1990 | SWE | ||
54 | 54 | 3195010 | HUGUE Coraline | 1984 | FRA | ||
55 | 55 | 3485203 | SHAIDUROVA Larisa | 1987 | RUS | ||
56 | 56 | 1142563 | SHEVCHENKO Valentina | 1975 | UKR | ||
57 | 57 | 3295144 | DEBERTOLIS Ilaria | 1989 | ITA | ||
58 | 58 | 3535261 | STEPHEN Elizabeth | 1987 | USA | ||
59 | 59 | 3195061 | DABUDYK Aurelie | 1988 | FRA | ||
60 | 60 | 3675007 | OSSIPOVA Tatyana | 1987 | KAZ | ||
61 | 61 | 3695016 | ANTSYBOR Maryna | 1987 | UKR | ||
62 | 62 | 3675018 | MATROSSOVA Marina | 1990 | KAZ | ||
63 | 63 | 3485498 | GUSCHINA Mariya | 1989 | RUS | ||
64 | 64 | 3435031 | MACIUSZEK Paulina | 1985 | POL | ||
65 | 65 | 3295141 | AGREITER Debora | 1991 | ITA | ||
66 | 66 | 3205124 | SIEGEL Monique | 1989 | GER | ||
67 | 67 | 3155008 | JANECKOVA Ivana | 1984 | CZE | ||
68 | 68 | 3295005 | CAVALLAR Veronica | 1983 | ITA | ||
69 | 69 | 3435098 | MARCISZ Ewelina | 1991 | POL | ||
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1002 | 3295015 | RUPIL Silvia | 1985 | ITA | |||
1001 | 3295013 | PILLER Marina | 1984 | ITA |
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Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 10 | 3480436 | KRIUKOV Nikita | 1985 | RUS | ||
2 | 1 | 3480021 | PETUKHOV Alexey | 1983 | RUS | ||
3 | 7 | 3480280 | MORILOV Nikolay | 1986 | RUS | ||
4 | 5 | 3480828 | JAPAROV Dmitriy | 1986 | RUS | ||
5 | 4 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | ||
6 | 2 | 3420239 | NORTHUG Petter jr. | 1986 | NOR | ||
7 | 3 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | ||
8 | 29 | 3190111 | MANIFICAT Maurice | 1986 | FRA | ||
9 | 11 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | ||
10 | 15 | 3500330 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE | ||
11 | 16 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | ||
12 | 18 | 3390050 | SIMONLATSER Timo | 1986 | EST | ||
13 | 22 | 3480016 | LEGKOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | ||
14 | 23 | 1298054 | PASINI Fabio | 1980 | ITA | ||
15 | 27 | 3390003 | KUMMEL Peeter | 1982 | EST | ||
16 | 13 | 3670000 | CHEBOTKO Nikolay | 1982 | KAZ | ||
17 | 14 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | ||
18 | 19 | 3700049 | MLYNAR Peter | 1988 | SVK | ||
19 | 25 | 1344711 | JAUHOJAERVI Sami | 1981 | FIN | ||
20 | 30 | 3390033 | EINASTE Kein | 1985 | EST | ||
21 | 6 | 3200014 | WENZL Josef | 1984 | GER | ||
22 | 9 | 3190070 | MIRANDA Cyril | 1985 | FRA | ||
23 | 17 | 3420036 | ROENNING Eldar | 1982 | NOR | ||
24 | 21 | 3200229 | TSCHARNKE Tim | 1989 | GER | ||
25 | 28 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA | ||
26 | 8 | 3500259 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE | ||
27 | 12 | 3480695 | BESSMERTNYKH Alexander | 1986 | RUS | ||
28 | 20 | 3290326 | PELLEGRINO Federico | 1990 | ITA | ||
29 | 24 | 3150069 | JAKS Martin | 1986 | CZE | ||
30 | 26 | 3480314 | CHERNOUSOV Ilia | 1986 | RUS | ||
31 | 31 | 3390103 | TAMMJARV Karel | 1989 | EST | ||
32 | 32 | 3180408 | LUUSUA Ari | 1988 | FIN | ||
33 | 33 | 3420077 | HATTESTAD Ola Vigen | 1982 | NOR | ||
34 | 34 | 3530120 | HAMILTON Simeon | 1987 | USA | ||
35 | 35 | 3300190 | YOSHIDA Keishin | 1987 | JPN | ||
36 | 36 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER | ||
37 | 37 | 1323468 | REHEMAA Aivar | 1982 | EST | ||
38 | 38 | 3500755 | JONSSON Fredrik | 1990 | SWE | ||
39 | 39 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | ||
40 | 40 | 3390034 | KARP Algo | 1985 | EST | ||
41 | 41 | 3420577 | DYRHAUG Niklas | 1987 | NOR | ||
42 | 42 | 3430103 | STAREGA Maciej | 1990 | POL | ||
43 | 43 | 1285347 | FREEMAN Kris | 1980 | USA | ||
44 | 44 | 3420317 | RENNEMO Kristian Tettli | 1984 | NOR | ||
45 | 46 | 3480317 | TURYSHEV Sergey | 1985 | RUS | ||
45 | 45 | 3050159 | TRITSCHER Bernhard | 1988 | AUT | ||
47 | 47 | 3290004 | SCOLA Fulvio | 1982 | ITA | ||
48 | 48 | 3180054 | NOUSIAINEN Ville | 1983 | FIN | ||
49 | 49 | 3500015 | RICKARDSSON Daniel | 1982 | SWE | ||
50 | 50 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | ||
51 | 51 | 1067291 | DI CENTA Giorgio | 1972 | ITA | ||
52 | 52 | 1345875 | GAILLARD Jean Marc | 1980 | FRA | ||
53 | 53 | 1221036 | FILBRICH Jens | 1979 | GER | ||
54 | 54 | 3670022 | VELICHKO Yevgeniy | 1987 | KAZ | ||
55 | 55 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | ||
56 | 56 | 3200001 | GOERING Franz | 1984 | GER | ||
57 | 57 | 3200121 | KUEHNE Andy | 1987 | GER | ||
58 | 58 | 3500141 | NELSON Lars | 1985 | SWE | ||
59 | 59 | 3670017 | MATVIYENKO Gennadiy | 1988 | KAZ | ||
60 | 60 | 3200241 | BING Thomas | 1990 | GER | ||
61 | 61 | 3690023 | SHVIDKIY Oleksiy | 1986 | UKR | ||
62 | 62 | 3290245 | NOECKLER Dietmar | 1988 | ITA | ||
63 | 63 | 3390074 | VAHTRA Eeri | 1988 | EST | ||
64 | 64 | 3420605 | ROETHE Sjur | 1988 | NOR | ||
65 | 65 | 3180301 | LEHTONEN Lari | 1987 | FIN | ||
66 | 67 | 3200072 | KATZ Andreas | 1988 | GER | ||
66 | 66 | 3050043 | WURM Harald | 1984 | AUT | ||
68 | 68 | 3510351 | FURGER Roman | 1990 | SUI | ||
69 | 69 | 1286608 | PERRILLAT Christophe | 1979 | FRA | ||
70 | 70 | 1217350 | BAUER Lukas | 1977 | CZE | ||
71 | 71 | 3200356 | DOBLER Jonas | 1991 | GER | ||
72 | 72 | 1297957 | MORIGGL Thomas | 1981 | ITA | ||
73 | 73 | 3190029 | DUVILLARD Robin | 1983 | FRA | ||
74 | 74 | 3660013 | LASUTKIN Alexander | 1983 | BLR | ||
75 | 75 | 3290166 | CLEMENTI Fabrizio | 1988 | ITA | ||
76 | 76 | 3200127 | MARSCHALL Philipp | 1988 | GER | ||
77 | 77 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | ||
78 | 78 | 1363141 | FISCHER Remo | 1981 | SUI | ||
79 | 79 | 3190109 | WIBAULT Mathias | 1985 | FRA | ||
80 | 80 | 1125588 | DOLIDOVICH Sergei | 1973 | BLR | ||
81 | 81 | 3100190 | BABIKOV Ivan | 1980 | CAN | ||
82 | 82 | 3200015 | REICHELT Tom | 1982 | GER | ||
83 | 83 | 1223849 | CHECCHI Valerio | 1980 | ITA | ||
84 | 84 | 1106867 | BAJCICAK Martin | 1976 | SVK | ||
85 | 85 | 3430056 | MICHALEK Mariusz | 1987 | POL | ||
86 | 86 | 3420280 | ELIASSEN Petter | 1985 | NOR | ||
87 | 87 | 3050098 | DUERR Johannes | 1987 | AUT | ||
88 | 88 | 3290016 | CLARA Roland | 1982 | ITA | ||
89 | 89 | 3670032 | AKHMADIYEV Yerdos | 1985 | KAZ | ||
90 | 90 | 3660065 | SEMENOV Michail | 1986 | BLR | ||
91 | 91 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | ||
92 | 92 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | ||
93 | 93 | 1175155 | MAGAL Jiri | 1977 | CZE | ||
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1002 | 3150070 | RAZYM Ales | 1986 | CZE | |||
1001 | 1362656 | LIVERS Toni | 1983 | SUI |