Randall & Brooks hit top five in XC Opener
Marit Bjoergen got the win with Norwegian teammate Therese Johaug in second, but the upstart Americans put two skiers into the top five of the World Cup cross country opener, a 10k-f at Gaellivare, Sweden.
Kikkan Randall posted third on the day and Holly Brooks was fifth, estatic to find her self ranked among champions.
“I’m pumped!,” said Brooks, “ And that’s probably an understatement.Most everyone ahead of me has an Olympic gold medal to their name, so that’s quite unreal.” In deed, three of the four ahead of her are Olympic champions, making her finish all the more enjoyable.
Randall said she was sursprised as well. Though she is an established sprint champion, she had never been on a non-sprint podium before at the World Cup level. “Wow,” she said, “this is something I’ve wanted to do sometime in my career. I definitely did not expect to be here this early.”
Randall has been recovering from a stress fracture since August and had to alter her training accordingly. “I was very anxious coming into this weekend,” she said.
The day could have been better for the US as Liz Stephen was also in the hunt before falling and breaking a pole. She wound up 21st.
The men did not fare as well in their 15k race. Martin Johnsrud Sundby made it a double win day for Norway with Alexey Poltoranin of Kazastan in second and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner in third. Canada’s Ivan Babikov got the top North American placing in 14th while Kris Freeman led the US men in 33rd place.
Kikkan Randall photo by Gepa
Gaellivare (SWE)
World Cup
Ladies’ 10 km F
Nov. 24, 2012
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 78 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | 22:31.8 | 0.00 |
2 | 74 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | 22:44.4 | 7.46 |
3 | 56 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | 22:57.7 | 15.33 |
4 | 72 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | 22:58.7 | 15.92 |
5 | 6 | 3535142 | BROOKS Holly | 1982 | USA | 23:00.3 | 16.87 |
6 | 68 | 1305426 | SKOFTERUD Vibeke W | 1980 | NOR | 23:04.7 | 19.47 |
7 | 15 | 3505497 | LARSEN Lisa | 1990 | SWE | 23:13.2 | 24.50 |
8 | 26 | 3425483 | HAGEN Martine Ek | 1991 | NOR | 23:13.8 | 24.86 |
9 | 25 | 3485195 | TCHEKALEVA Yulia | 1984 | RUS | 23:18.3 | 27.52 |
10 | 28 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | 23:27.8 | 33.14 |
11 | 60 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | 23:27.9 | 33.20 |
12 | 20 | 3205075 | HERRMANN Denise | 1988 | GER | 23:28.3 | 33.44 |
13 | 58 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | 23:30.3 | 34.62 |
14 | 22 | 3505093 | BLECKUR Sofia | 1984 | SWE | 23:35.2 | 37.52 |
15 | 32 | 3185168 | NISKANEN Kerttu | 1988 | FIN | 23:36.2 | 38.11 |
16 | 18 | 3505090 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE | 23:36.4 | 38.23 |
17 | 62 | 3425499 | WENG Heidi | 1991 | NOR | 23:37.9 | 39.12 |
18 | 8 | 3485342 | DOTSENKO Anastasia | 1986 | RUS | 23:38.3 | 39.35 |
19 | 36 | 3185137 | KYLLOENEN Anne | 1987 | FIN | 23:38.7 | 39.59 |
20 | 46 | 3185004 | SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | 23:39.3 | 39.95 |
21 | 30 | 3535261 | STEPHEN Elizabeth | 1987 | USA | 23:39.4 | 40.01 |
22 | 50 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | 23:44.2 | 42.85 |
23 | 70 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | 23:48.8 | 45.57 |
24 | 66 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | 23:49.1 | 45.75 |
25 | 64 | 3425003 | STEIRA Kristin Stoermer | 1981 | NOR | 23:50.6 | 46.63 |
26 | 21 | 3505434 | WIKEN Emma | 1989 | SWE | 23:51.6 | 47.23 |
27 | 76 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | 23:55.3 | 49.42 |
28 | 1 | 3505096 | GRAEFNINGS Maria | 1985 | SWE | 23:55.5 | 49.53 |
29 | 11 | 3425421 | HAGA Ragnhild | 1991 | NOR | 23:56.7 | 50.24 |
30 | 44 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | 23:57.4 | 50.66 |
31 | 54 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | 23:58.3 | 51.19 |
32 | 34 | 3535410 | DIGGINS Jessica | 1991 | USA | 23:59.2 | 51.72 |
33 | 4 | 3195010 | HUGUE Coraline | 1984 | FRA | 24:00.5 | 52.49 |
34 | 10 | 3155041 | VRABCOVA – NYVLTOVA Eva | 1986 | CZE | 24:01.0 | 52.79 |
35 | 42 | 1142563 | SHEVCHENKO Valentina | 1975 | UKR | 24:04.3 | 54.74 |
36 | 23 | 3505069 | LINDBORG Sara | 1983 | SWE | 24:05.9 | 55.69 |
37 | 35 | 3665014 | RUDAKOVA Ekaterina | 1984 | BLR | 24:10.4 | 58.35 |
38 | 52 | 3485198 | IVANOVA Julia | 1985 | RUS | 24:12.8 | 59.77 |
39 | 12 | 3295141 | AGREITER Debora | 1991 | ITA | 24:13.9 | 60.42 |
40 | 14 | 3565014 | JEZERSEK Barbara | 1986 | SLO | 24:14.2 | 60.60 |
41 | 39 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | 24:16.4 | 61.90 |
42 | 31 | 3695016 | ANTSYBOR Maryna | 1987 | UKR | 24:16.5 | 61.96 |
43 | 77 | 3485193 | KHAZOVA Irina | 1984 | RUS | 24:16.8 | 62.14 |
44 | 47 | 3435014 | JASKOWIEC Sylwia | 1986 | POL | 24:17.6 | 62.61 |
45 | 24 | 3195040 | FAIVRE PICON Anouk | 1986 | FRA | 24:19.8 | 63.91 |
46 | 2 | 3195115 | AYMONIER Celia | 1991 | FRA | 24:25.5 | 67.29 |
47 | 17 | 3505231 | ERIKSSON Mia | 1987 | SWE | 24:27.1 | 68.23 |
48 | 19 | 3195056 | JEAN Aurore | 1985 | FRA | 24:28.7 | 69.18 |
49 | 40 | 3485510 | MEDVEDEVA Polina | 1989 | RUS | 24:29.2 | 69.48 |
50 | 3 | 1319976 | KOLOMINA Yelena | 1981 | KAZ | 24:29.9 | 69.89 |
51 | 9 | 3295000 | BROCARD Elisa | 1984 | ITA | 24:30.9 | 70.48 |
52 | 45 | 3705003 | PROCHAZKOVA Alena | 1984 | SVK | 24:34.9 | 72.85 |
53 | 59 | 3535124 | SARGENT Ida | 1988 | USA | 24:36.0 | 73.50 |
54 | 65 | 3435031 | MACIUSZEK Paulina | 1985 | POL | 24:39.3 | 75.45 |
55 | 63 | 3295013 | PILLER Marina | 1984 | ITA | 24:42.0 | 77.05 |
56 | 48 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE | 24:42.9 | 77.59 |
57 | 73 | 3505644 | SUNDIN Marika | 1991 | SWE | 24:48.9 | 81.14 |
58 | 13 | 3565034 | CEBASEK Alenka | 1989 | SLO | 24:49.5 | 81.49 |
59 | 5 | 3505018 | HANSSON Jenny | 1980 | SWE | 24:49.8 | 81.67 |
60 | 55 | 3505445 | OEBERG Jennie | 1989 | SWE | 24:59.1 | 87.17 |
61 | 67 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | 24:59.3 | 87.29 |
62 | 41 | 3505649 | DAHL Lisa | 1992 | SWE | 25:00.1 | 87.76 |
63 | 16 | 3675019 | SLONOVA Anastasia | 1991 | KAZ | 25:03.0 | 89.48 |
64 | 7 | 1289227 | SANNIKOVA Alena | 1980 | BLR | 25:06.0 | 91.26 |
65 | 69 | 3505260 | PAJALA Magdalena | 1988 | SWE | 25:12.1 | 94.87 |
66 | 71 | 3515038 | TRACHSEL Doris | 1984 | SUI | 25:14.8 | 96.46 |
67 | 43 | 3295005 | CAVALLAR Veronica | 1983 | ITA | 25:16.0 | 97.17 |
68 | 37 | 3465021 | SARA Timeea | 1992 | ROU | 25:33.7 | 107.65 |
69 | 49 | 3675007 | OSSIPOVA Tatyana | 1987 | KAZ | 25:37.6 | 109.96 |
70 | 75 | 3495008 | ORGUE Laura | 1986 | SPA | 25:38.7 | 110.61 |
71 | 61 | 3105013 | CRAWFORD Chandra | 1983 | CAN | 25:40.2 | 111.50 |
72 | 57 | 3505675 | SETTLIN Evelina | 1992 | SWE | 25:49.7 | 117.12 |
73 | 53 | 3675018 | MATROSSOVA Marina | 1990 | KAZ | 25:54.3 | 119.84 |
74 | 29 | 3095010 | GRIGOROVA-BURGOVA Antoniya | 1986 | BUL | 25:56.6 | 121.20 |
75 | 27 | 3095004 | MALCHEVA Teodora | 1983 | BUL | 26:02.4 | 124.63 |
76 | 33 | 3505013 | JOHANSSON NORGREN Britta | 1983 | SWE | 26:12.5 | 130.61 |
77 | 51 | 3105084 | MARSHALL Alysson | 1988 | CAN | 26:18.8 | 134.34 |
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38 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER |
Men
15k
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 73 | 3420228 | SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud | 1984 | NOR | 30:37.0 | 0.00 |
2 | 61 | 3670007 | POLTORANIN Alexey | 1987 | KAZ | 30:45.9 | 3.88 |
3 | 83 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | 30:48.1 | 4.83 |
4 | 51 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | 31:07.2 | 13.15 |
5 | 57 | 3420605 | ROETHE Sjur | 1988 | NOR | 31:08.1 | 13.54 |
6 | 40 | 1125588 | DOLIDOVICH Sergei | 1973 | BLR | 31:11.2 | 14.89 |
7 | 89 | 3420239 | NORTHUG Petter jr. | 1986 | NOR | 31:12.4 | 15.42 |
8 | 55 | 3481161 | BELOV Evgeniy | 1990 | RUS | 31:12.9 | 15.63 |
9 | 93 | 3480016 | LEGKOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | 31:18.1 | 17.90 |
10 | 87 | 3480314 | CHERNOUSOV Ilia | 1986 | RUS | 31:21.0 | 19.16 |
11 | 14 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | 31:22.5 | 19.81 |
12 | 25 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | 31:22.7 | 19.90 |
13 | 75 | 1217350 | BAUER Lukas | 1977 | CZE | 31:24.4 | 20.64 |
14 | 39 | 3100190 | BABIKOV Ivan | 1980 | CAN | 31:24.6 | 20.73 |
15 | 91 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | 31:27.1 | 21.82 |
16 | 47 | 3500015 | RICHARDSSON Daniel | 1982 | SWE | 31:27.3 | 21.91 |
17 | 5 | 3510351 | FURGER Roman | 1990 | SUI | 31:33.9 | 24.78 |
18 | 71 | 3290016 | CLARA Roland | 1982 | ITA | 31:42.5 | 28.52 |
19 | 97 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | 31:43.2 | 28.83 |
20 | 19 | 3180301 | LEHTONEN Lari | 1987 | FIN | 31:43.7 | 29.05 |
21 | 22 | 3660065 | SEMENOV Michail | 1986 | BLR | 31:44.7 | 29.48 |
22 | 59 | 3200229 | TSCHARNKE Tim | 1989 | GER | 31:45.2 | 29.70 |
23 | 45 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | 31:45.3 | 29.74 |
24 | 69 | 1345875 | GAILLARD Jean Marc | 1980 | FRA | 31:45.9 | 30.01 |
24 | 43 | 3200208 | DOTZLER Hannes | 1990 | GER | 31:45.9 | 30.01 |
26 | 67 | 1221036 | FILBRICH Jens | 1979 | GER | 31:46.6 | 30.31 |
27 | 6 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | 31:47.6 | 30.75 |
28 | 4 | 3500153 | JOHANSSON Martin | 1984 | SWE | 31:48.7 | 31.22 |
29 | 29 | 3500141 | NELSON Lars | 1985 | SWE | 31:51.0 | 32.23 |
30 | 37 | 3420961 | KROGH Finn Haagen | 1990 | NOR | 31:52.3 | 32.79 |
31 | 79 | 1283892 | OLSSON Johan | 1980 | SWE | 31:54.9 | 33.92 |
32 | 13 | 3420002 | DAHL John Kristian | 1981 | NOR | 31:55.9 | 34.36 |
33 | 41 | 1285347 | FREEMAN Kris | 1980 | USA | 31:58.4 | 35.45 |
34 | 23 | 1323468 | REHEMAA Aivar | 1982 | EST | 31:59.2 | 35.80 |
35 | 42 | 1248293 | SOEDERGREN Anders | 1977 | SWE | 32:00.9 | 36.54 |
36 | 85 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | 32:01.6 | 36.84 |
37 | 10 | 3180016 | VARIS Kari | 1983 | FIN | 32:04.4 | 38.06 |
38 | 30 | 3530489 | HOFFMAN Noah | 1989 | USA | 32:04.9 | 38.28 |
39 | 81 | 3190111 | MANIFICAT Maurice | 1986 | FRA | 32:06.7 | 39.06 |
40 | 65 | 3480317 | TURYSHEV Sergey | 1985 | RUS | 32:07.0 | 39.19 |
41 | 35 | 3420280 | ELIASSEN Petter | 1985 | NOR | 32:10.5 | 40.72 |
42 | 80 | 3420376 | GLOEERSEN Anders | 1986 | NOR | 32:10.9 | 40.89 |
43 | 20 | 3500664 | HALFVARSSON Calle | 1989 | SWE | 32:12.1 | 41.42 |
44 | 95 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | 32:12.2 | 41.46 |
45 | 34 | 3200241 | BING Thomas | 1990 | GER | 32:12.9 | 41.76 |
46 | 26 | 1363141 | FISCHER Remo | 1981 | SUI | 32:13.0 | 41.81 |
47 | 31 | 3190105 | PERRILLAT BOITEUX Ivan | 1985 | FRA | 32:15.0 | 42.68 |
48 | 46 | 3190081 | FOURCADE Martin | 1988 | FRA | 32:15.1 | 42.72 |
49 | 53 | 1067291 | DI CENTA Giorgio | 1972 | ITA | 32:16.6 | 43.38 |
50 | 9 | 3670000 | CHEBOTKO Nikolay | 1982 | KAZ | 32:20.4 | 45.03 |
51 | 32 | 1297957 | MORIGGL Thomas | 1981 | ITA | 32:20.7 | 45.16 |
52 | 33 | 1362656 | LIVERS Toni | 1983 | SUI | 32:24.1 | 46.64 |
53 | 36 | 1106867 | BAJCICAK Martin | 1976 | SVK | 32:28.4 | 48.51 |
54 | 2 | 3460018 | PEPENE Paul Constantin | 1988 | ROU | 32:32.7 | 50.39 |
55 | 27 | 3500529 | ERIKSSON Jens | 1987 | SWE | 32:34.6 | 51.21 |
56 | 50 | 3500319 | JONSSON Anders | 1987 | SWE | 32:36.1 | 51.87 |
57 | 11 | 3150070 | RAZYM Ales | 1986 | CZE | 32:36.3 | 51.95 |
58 | 28 | 3180054 | NOUSIAINEN Ville | 1983 | FIN | 32:38.3 | 52.83 |
59 | 12 | 3530492 | ELLIOTT Tad | 1988 | USA | 32:41.7 | 54.31 |
60 | 49 | 3480828 | JAPAROV Dmitriy | 1986 | RUS | 32:46.2 | 56.27 |
61 | 18 | 1175155 | MAGAL Jiri | 1977 | CZE | 32:51.0 | 58.36 |
62 | 38 | 1223849 | CHECCHI Valerio | 1980 | ITA | 32:52.9 | 59.18 |
63 | 3 | 3530120 | HAMILTON Simeon | 1987 | USA | 32:53.3 | 59.36 |
64 | 17 | 3100128 | SANDAU Kevin | 1988 | CAN | 32:53.6 | 59.49 |
65 | 63 | 3480440 | GLAVATSKIKH Konstantin | 1985 | RUS | 32:54.9 | 60.05 |
66 | 54 | 3220016 | YOUNG Andrew | 1992 | GBR | 32:55.5 | 60.32 |
67 | 7 | 3500172 | OTTOSSON Markus | 1986 | SWE | 33:03.7 | 63.89 |
68 | 21 | 3390103 | TAMMJARV Karel | 1989 | EST | 33:09.1 | 66.24 |
69 | 66 | 3150105 | HORYNA Ondrej | 1987 | CZE | 33:09.7 | 66.50 |
70 | 94 | 3500324 | NORBERG Mikael | 1988 | SWE | 33:12.6 | 67.76 |
71 | 88 | 3500983 | QUICKLUND Carl | 1992 | SWE | 33:18.7 | 70.42 |
72 | 72 | 3090024 | TSINZOV Veselin | 1986 | BUL | 33:20.3 | 71.12 |
73 | 76 | 3500143 | SVANEBO Anders | 1984 | SWE | 33:21.3 | 71.55 |
74 | 92 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | 33:23.6 | 72.55 |
75 | 96 | 3190125 | POIRRIER Bastien | 1988 | FRA | 33:25.2 | 73.25 |
76 | 8 | 3530411 | ELLEFSON Sylvan | 1987 | USA | 33:30.2 | 75.43 |
77 | 15 | 1361686 | MUEHLEMATTER Marco | 1982 | SUI | 33:30.5 | 75.56 |
78 | 86 | 3500879 | ERIKSSON Gustav | 1991 | SWE | 33:33.4 | 76.82 |
79 | 82 | 3150035 | KOZISEK Dusan | 1983 | CZE | 33:36.3 | 78.08 |
80 | 64 | 3690022 | SHTUN Vitaliy | 1986 | UKR | 33:37.0 | 78.39 |
81 | 84 | 3500762 | LINDBLAD Anton | 1990 | SWE | 33:38.1 | 78.87 |
82 | 62 | 3690018 | BILOSYUK Myroslav | 1985 | UKR | 33:38.2 | 78.91 |
83 | 52 | 3430103 | STAREGA Maciej | 1990 | POL | 33:42.8 | 80.91 |
84 | 90 | 3670026 | STAROSTIN Mark | 1990 | KAZ | 33:48.7 | 83.48 |
85 | 48 | 3560087 | TRSAN Rok | 1992 | SLO | 33:52.7 | 85.23 |
86 | 68 | 3660013 | LASUTKIN Alexander | 1983 | BLR | 33:55.4 | 86.40 |
87 | 24 | 3660023 | IVANOU Aliaksei | 1980 | BLR | 33:57.0 | 87.10 |
88 | 16 | 3500755 | JONSSON Fredrik | 1990 | SWE | 34:01.3 | 88.97 |
89 | 74 | 3481163 | RETIVYKH Gleb | 1991 | RUS | 34:20.5 | 97.33 |
90 | 56 | 3460021 | HOGIU Petrica | 1991 | ROU | 34:22.5 | 98.20 |
91 | 78 | 3390074 | VAHTRA Eeri | 1988 | EST | 34:42.3 | 106.83 |
92 | 70 | 3490032 | ROJO Ioseba | 1988 | SPA | 34:51.0 | 110.62 |
93 | 44 | 3550066 | LIEPINS Arvis | 1990 | LAT | 34:57.1 | 113.27 |
94 | 60 | 3700049 | MLYNAR Peter | 1988 | SVK | 35:01.4 | 115.14 |
95 | 58 | 3490145 | ROJO Imanol | 1990 | SPA | 35:05.0 | 116.71 |
96 | 1 | 3670017 | MATVIYENKO Gennadiy | 1988 | KAZ | 36:03.3 | 142.10 |
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77 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER |