Randall kicks off Tour de Ski with Prologue win
OBERHOF, Germany (Dec. 29) – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall skied a powerful 3k freestyle prologue Saturday to take a solid win over past Tour de Ski champions Charlotte Kalla of Sweden and Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland.
Starting 72nd, Randall was 0.4 seconds behind Kalla at 1.7k but skied away to a 4.4 second victory in the first of seven stages over a nine day period.
“Today was an exciting way to start the Tour for sure,” said Randall. “After a lot of racing in the first period I took the last ten days pretty easy and was unsure how my body would feel coming off the recovery break. Feelings weren’t super encouraging yesterday or this morning but everything was there once I got on course.”
Randall’s teammates also had standout days. Holly Brooks skied to an impressive 11th while Liz Stephen was 21st. Jessie Diggins was 62nd in her Tour debut.
“It’s really fun to be leading the Tour after today ahead of two former winners,” said Randall. “But I will really have my work cut out for me tomorrow and the next six races! I hope to bring the same focus into tomorrow and try to keep myself in a good position near the front.”
Norway’s Petter Northug took the men’s 4k prologue while Andy Newell was the top American man in 21st. Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 35th, ahead of teammate Noah Hoffman (Aspen, CO) in 94th.
The men run a 15k classic Sunday, women 10k, in Oberhof before the Tour heads to Switzerland for a freestyle sprint on New Year’s Day.
Women’s Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 72 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | 7:28.1 | 0.00 |
2 | 34 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | 7:32.5 | 7.86 |
3 | 74 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | 7:32.8 | 8.39 |
4 | 60 | 3205075 | HERRMANN Denise | 1988 | GER | 7:37.4 | 16.60 |
5 | 33 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | 7:38.7 | 18.92 |
6 | 30 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | 7:40.3 | 21.78 |
7 | 9 | 3195010 | HUGUE Coraline | 1984 | FRA | 7:42.9 | 26.42 |
8 | 38 | 3485195 | TCHEKALEVA Yulia | 1984 | RUS | 7:43.3 | 27.14 |
8 | 4 | 3195115 | AYMONIER Celia | 1991 | FRA | 7:43.3 | 27.14 |
10 | 66 | 3425003 | STEIRA Kristin Stoermer | 1981 | NOR | 7:44.1 | 28.57 |
11 | 46 | 3535142 | BROOKS Holly | 1982 | USA | 7:45.0 | 30.17 |
12 | 24 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | 7:45.2 | 30.53 |
13 | 68 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | 7:45.3 | 30.71 |
14 | 42 | 3485342 | DOTSENKO Anastasia | 1986 | RUS | 7:46.7 | 33.21 |
14 | 36 | 3185004 | SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | 7:46.7 | 33.21 |
16 | 31 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | 7:46.9 | 33.56 |
17 | 8 | 3485371 | KUZIUKOVA Olga | 1985 | RUS | 7:47.8 | 35.17 |
18 | 70 | 3185137 | KYLLOENEN Anne | 1987 | FIN | 7:48.0 | 35.53 |
18 | 58 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | 7:48.0 | 35.53 |
20 | 25 | 3505434 | WIKEN Emma | 1989 | SWE | 7:48.1 | 35.71 |
21 | 40 | 3535261 | STEPHEN Elizabeth | 1987 | USA | 7:48.3 | 36.06 |
22 | 48 | 3185168 | NISKANEN Kerttu | 1988 | FIN | 7:48.5 | 36.42 |
23 | 10 | 3295141 | AGREITER Debora | 1991 | ITA | 7:48.9 | 37.13 |
24 | 15 | 3195056 | JEAN Aurore | 1985 | FRA | 7:49.1 | 37.49 |
25 | 28 | 3485198 | IVANOVA Julia | 1985 | RUS | 7:49.3 | 37.85 |
26 | 12 | 3565034 | CEBASEK Alenka | 1989 | SLO | 7:49.4 | 38.03 |
27 | 32 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | 7:50.8 | 40.53 |
28 | 21 | 3485510 | MEDVEDEVA Polina | 1989 | RUS | 7:51.0 | 40.88 |
29 | 44 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | 7:51.6 | 41.95 |
30 | 26 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE | 7:54.2 | 46.60 |
31 | 52 | 3055066 | SMUTNA Katerina | 1983 | AUT | 7:56.1 | 49.99 |
31 | 51 | 3205224 | KOLB Hanna | 1991 | GER | 7:56.1 | 49.99 |
33 | 54 | 1142563 | SHEVCHENKO Valentina | 1975 | UKR | 7:56.2 | 50.17 |
34 | 67 | 3505445 | OEBERG Jennie | 1989 | SWE | 7:57.2 | 51.95 |
35 | 50 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | 7:58.1 | 53.56 |
36 | 11 | 3155041 | VRABCOVA – NYVLTOVA Eva | 1986 | CZE | 8:00.1 | 57.13 |
37 | 49 | 3695016 | ANTSYBOR Maryna | 1987 | UKR | 8:00.4 | 57.67 |
38 | 14 | 3205176 | RINGWALD Sandra | 1990 | GER | 8:01.0 | 58.74 |
39 | 64 | 3425499 | WENG Heidi | 1991 | NOR | 8:01.1 | 58.92 |
40 | 27 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER | 8:01.7 | 59.99 |
41 | 6 | 1289227 | SANNIKOVA Alena | 1980 | BLR | 8:01.8 | 60.17 |
42 | 7 | 3295088 | DE MARTIN TOPRANIN Virginia | 1987 | ITA | 8:04.6 | 65.16 |
43 | 17 | 3295144 | DEBERTOLIS Ilaria | 1989 | ITA | 8:05.2 | 66.24 |
44 | 22 | 3185114 | AHERVO Laura | 1984 | FIN | 8:06.4 | 68.38 |
45 | 62 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | 8:06.9 | 69.27 |
46 | 47 | 3295005 | CAVALLAR Veronica | 1983 | ITA | 8:07.0 | 69.45 |
47 | 56 | 3485042 | IKSANOVA Alija | 1984 | RUS | 8:07.1 | 69.63 |
48 | 61 | 1323565 | MANNIMA Tatjana | 1980 | EST | 8:08.6 | 72.31 |
49 | 23 | 3195040 | FAIVRE PICON Anouk | 1986 | FRA | 8:08.8 | 72.66 |
50 | 3 | 1319976 | KOLOMINA Yelena | 1981 | KAZ | 8:09.0 | 73.02 |
51 | 13 | 3565014 | JEZERSEK Barbara | 1986 | SLO | 8:10.4 | 75.52 |
52 | 16 | 3205124 | SIEGEL Monique | 1989 | GER | 8:11.5 | 77.48 |
53 | 39 | 3435018 | KUBINSKA Kornelia | 1985 | POL | 8:11.7 | 77.84 |
54 | 37 | 3515087 | VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien | 1987 | SUI | 8:11.8 | 78.02 |
55 | 1 | 3485193 | KHAZOVA Irina | 1984 | RUS | 8:12.1 | 78.55 |
56 | 19 | 3485203 | SHAIDUROVA Larisa | 1987 | RUS | 8:12.2 | 78.73 |
57 | 5 | 3205260 | SCHICHO Elisabeth | 1991 | GER | 8:12.6 | 79.45 |
58 | 18 | 3505231 | ERIKSSON Mia | 1987 | SWE | 8:12.9 | 79.98 |
59 | 71 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | 8:13.6 | 81.23 |
60 | 55 | 3675007 | OSSIPOVA Tatyana | 1987 | KAZ | 8:14.3 | 82.48 |
61 | 65 | 3295013 | PILLER Marina | 1984 | ITA | 8:15.1 | 83.91 |
62 | 29 | 3535410 | DIGGINS Jessica | 1991 | USA | 8:15.2 | 84.09 |
63 | 57 | 3055047 | MUSCHET Kerstin | 1988 | AUT | 8:15.8 | 85.16 |
63 | 45 | 3665014 | RUDAKOVA Ekaterina | 1984 | BLR | 8:15.8 | 85.16 |
65 | 73 | 3205225 | ANGER Lucia | 1991 | GER | 8:17.3 | 87.84 |
66 | 20 | 3505069 | LINDBORG Sara | 1983 | SWE | 8:19.6 | 91.94 |
67 | 69 | 3435031 | MACIUSZEK Paulina | 1985 | POL | 8:19.9 | 92.48 |
68 | 59 | 3675018 | MATROSSOVA Marina | 1990 | KAZ | 8:20.3 | 93.19 |
69 | 53 | 3205403 | CARL Victoria | 1995 | GER | 8:20.4 | 93.37 |
70 | 43 | 3675010 | LANCHAKOVA Viktoriya | 1988 | KAZ | 8:21.7 | 95.69 |
71 | 2 | 3205298 | EICHHORN Theresa | 1992 | GER | 8:23.9 | 99.62 |
72 | 41 | 1181848 | YATSKAYA Oxana | 1978 | KAZ | 8:26.4 | 104.08 |
73 | 63 | 3055065 | MAYERHOFER Veronika | 1992 | AUT | 8:43.8 | 135.15 |
74 | 35 | 3225006 | HUGHES Fiona-Elizabeth | 1990 | GBR | 9:04.9 | 172.82 |
Men’s Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 95 | 3420239 | NORTHUG Petter jr. | 1986 | NOR | 8:28.7 | 0.00 |
2 | 81 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | 8:34.8 | 9.59 |
3 | 83 | 3480016 | LEGKOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | 8:35.9 | 11.32 |
4 | 87 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | 8:38.8 | 15.88 |
5 | 85 | 3480314 | CHERNOUSOV Ilia | 1986 | RUS | 8:39.4 | 16.83 |
6 | 56 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | 8:40.0 | 17.77 |
7 | 91 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | 8:40.5 | 18.56 |
7 | 49 | 3150069 | JAKS Martin | 1986 | CZE | 8:40.5 | 18.56 |
9 | 18 | 3150070 | RAZYM Ales | 1986 | CZE | 8:42.0 | 20.92 |
10 | 37 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | 8:42.2 | 21.23 |
11 | 71 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | 8:42.3 | 21.39 |
12 | 73 | 3480828 | JAPAROV Dmitriy | 1986 | RUS | 8:44.8 | 25.32 |
13 | 97 | 3500259 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE | 8:44.9 | 25.48 |
14 | 67 | 1067291 | DI CENTA Giorgio | 1972 | ITA | 8:45.9 | 27.05 |
15 | 36 | 3190029 | DUVILLARD Robin | 1983 | FRA | 8:48.7 | 31.45 |
16 | 8 | 3050159 | TRITSCHER Bernhard | 1988 | AUT | 8:49.9 | 33.34 |
17 | 75 | 3290016 | CLARA Roland | 1982 | ITA | 8:50.0 | 33.50 |
18 | 53 | 1217350 | BAUER Lukas | 1977 | CZE | 8:50.2 | 33.81 |
19 | 25 | 3500664 | HALFVARSSON Calle | 1989 | SWE | 8:50.3 | 33.97 |
20 | 29 | 1323468 | REHEMAA Aivar | 1982 | EST | 8:50.6 | 34.44 |
21 | 63 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA | 8:50.9 | 34.91 |
22 | 54 | 3480317 | TURYSHEV Sergey | 1985 | RUS | 8:51.5 | 35.86 |
22 | 41 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | 8:51.5 | 35.86 |
24 | 77 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER | 8:52.2 | 36.96 |
25 | 93 | 3670007 | POLTORANIN Alexey | 1987 | KAZ | 8:52.4 | 37.27 |
25 | 30 | 3660065 | SEMENOV Michail | 1986 | BLR | 8:52.4 | 37.27 |
25 | 19 | 3180301 | LEHTONEN Lari | 1987 | FIN | 8:52.4 | 37.27 |
28 | 50 | 1345875 | GAILLARD Jean Marc | 1980 | FRA | 8:52.5 | 37.43 |
29 | 61 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | 8:53.7 | 39.32 |
29 | 48 | 3500015 | RICHARDSSON Daniel | 1982 | SWE | 8:53.7 | 39.32 |
31 | 24 | 3200121 | KUEHNE Andy | 1987 | GER | 8:54.0 | 39.79 |
32 | 65 | 3100190 | BABIKOV Ivan | 1980 | CAN | 8:54.4 | 40.42 |
33 | 51 | 1283892 | OLSSON Johan | 1980 | SWE | 8:54.8 | 41.05 |
34 | 27 | 1363141 | FISCHER Remo | 1981 | SUI | 8:55.5 | 42.15 |
35 | 45 | 1285347 | FREEMAN Kris | 1980 | USA | 8:55.7 | 42.46 |
35 | 9 | 3290245 | NOECKLER Dietmar | 1988 | ITA | 8:55.7 | 42.46 |
37 | 89 | 3200072 | KATZ Andreas | 1988 | GER | 8:56.0 | 42.93 |
38 | 55 | 3420577 | DYRHAUG Niklas | 1987 | NOR | 8:56.2 | 43.25 |
39 | 13 | 3190070 | MIRANDA Cyril | 1985 | FRA | 8:56.7 | 44.03 |
40 | 42 | 3420961 | KROGH Finn Haagen | 1990 | NOR | 8:57.2 | 44.82 |
41 | 34 | 3190105 | PERRILLAT BOITEUX Ivan | 1985 | FRA | 8:57.8 | 45.76 |
42 | 39 | 1298054 | PASINI Fabio | 1980 | ITA | 8:57.9 | 45.92 |
43 | 38 | 1362656 | LIVERS Toni | 1983 | SUI | 8:58.2 | 46.39 |
44 | 69 | 3670000 | CHEBOTKO Nikolay | 1982 | KAZ | 8:59.1 | 47.81 |
45 | 58 | 3050034 | STOCKINGER Martin | 1984 | AUT | 8:59.2 | 47.97 |
46 | 94 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | 8:59.4 | 48.28 |
47 | 79 | 1221036 | FILBRICH Jens | 1979 | GER | 8:59.6 | 48.59 |
48 | 57 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | 8:59.8 | 48.91 |
49 | 16 | 3481132 | LARKOV Andrey | 1989 | RUS | 9:00.5 | 50.01 |
50 | 44 | 1223849 | CHECCHI Valerio | 1980 | ITA | 9:00.7 | 50.32 |
51 | 52 | 3480440 | GLAVATSKIKH Konstantin | 1985 | RUS | 9:00.8 | 50.48 |
52 | 3 | 3100097 | VALJAS Len | 1988 | CAN | 9:01.3 | 51.27 |
53 | 6 | 3050098 | DUERR Johannes | 1987 | AUT | 9:01.5 | 51.58 |
54 | 22 | 3200015 | REICHELT Tom | 1982 | GER | 9:01.6 | 51.74 |
55 | 35 | 1297957 | MORIGGL Thomas | 1981 | ITA | 9:02.1 | 52.53 |
56 | 74 | 3420023 | GJERDALEN Tord Asle | 1983 | NOR | 9:02.6 | 53.31 |
57 | 26 | 1175155 | MAGAL Jiri | 1977 | CZE | 9:03.0 | 53.94 |
58 | 15 | 3200356 | DOBLER Jonas | 1991 | GER | 9:03.2 | 54.26 |
59 | 14 | 3420468 | EINARSSON Snorri | 1986 | NOR | 9:03.6 | 54.89 |
60 | 31 | 3390103 | TAMMJARV Karel | 1989 | EST | 9:03.8 | 55.20 |
60 | 23 | 3190230 | GOALABRE Paul | 1991 | FRA | 9:03.8 | 55.20 |
62 | 28 | 3190109 | WIBAULT Mathias | 1985 | FRA | 9:04.1 | 55.67 |
63 | 17 | 3510342 | BAUMANN Jonas | 1990 | SUI | 9:04.6 | 56.46 |
64 | 43 | 3480695 | BESSMERTNYKH Alexander | 1986 | RUS | 9:04.8 | 56.77 |
65 | 12 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | 9:05.2 | 57.40 |
66 | 86 | 3290004 | SCOLA Fulvio | 1982 | ITA | 9:05.3 | 57.56 |
66 | 76 | 3220016 | YOUNG Andrew | 1992 | GBR | 9:05.3 | 57.56 |
68 | 46 | 3200208 | DOTZLER Hannes | 1990 | GER | 9:06.1 | 58.82 |
69 | 47 | 1125588 | DOLIDOVICH Sergei | 1973 | BLR | 9:06.3 | 59.13 |
70 | 60 | 3190025 | DARRAGON Roddy | 1983 | FRA | 9:06.7 | 59.76 |
71 | 80 | 3660013 | LASUTKIN Alexander | 1983 | BLR | 9:07.0 | 60.23 |
72 | 2 | 3200205 | BOEGL Lucas | 1990 | GER | 9:07.1 | 60.39 |
73 | 40 | 3200241 | BING Thomas | 1990 | GER | 9:07.9 | 61.65 |
74 | 92 | 3420199 | OESTENSEN Simen Haakon | 1984 | NOR | 9:09.1 | 63.53 |
75 | 4 | 3200210 | EISENLAUER Sebastian | 1990 | GER | 9:10.8 | 66.21 |
76 | 11 | 3500153 | JOHANSSON Martin | 1984 | SWE | 9:10.9 | 66.37 |
77 | 5 | 3480563 | ZHMURKO Artem | 1985 | RUS | 9:12.7 | 69.20 |
78 | 68 | 3290326 | PELLEGRINO Federico | 1990 | ITA | 9:13.0 | 69.67 |
79 | 64 | 3200096 | HEUN Daniel | 1986 | GER | 9:14.0 | 71.24 |
80 | 7 | 3180535 | NISKANEN Iivo | 1992 | FIN | 9:14.4 | 71.87 |
81 | 21 | 3290266 | PELLEGRIN Mattia | 1989 | ITA | 9:14.5 | 72.03 |
82 | 33 | 3200001 | GOERING Franz | 1984 | GER | 9:15.0 | 72.81 |
83 | 10 | 3510351 | FURGER Roman | 1990 | SUI | 9:16.8 | 75.64 |
84 | 20 | 3670022 | VELICHKO Yevgeniy | 1987 | KAZ | 9:17.3 | 76.43 |
85 | 78 | 3690022 | SHTUN Vitaliy | 1986 | UKR | 9:19.0 | 79.10 |
86 | 32 | 3290166 | CLEMENTI Fabrizio | 1988 | ITA | 9:20.2 | 80.99 |
87 | 84 | 3390034 | KARP Algo | 1985 | EST | 9:21.1 | 82.41 |
88 | 1 | 3500762 | LINDBLAD Anton | 1990 | SWE | 9:21.7 | 83.35 |
89 | 82 | 3690018 | BILOSYUK Myroslav | 1985 | UKR | 9:22.3 | 84.29 |
90 | 70 | 3690023 | SHVIDKIY Oleksiy | 1986 | UKR | 9:25.7 | 89.64 |
91 | 88 | 3670032 | AKHMADIYEV Yerdos | 1985 | KAZ | 9:26.4 | 90.74 |
92 | 96 | 3670025 | MALYSHEV Alexandr | 1989 | KAZ | 9:28.5 | 94.04 |
93 | 72 | 3430103 | STAREGA Maciej | 1990 | POL | 9:28.7 | 94.36 |
94 | 59 | 3530489 | HOFFMAN Noah | 1989 | USA | 9:30.7 | 97.50 |
95 | 66 | 3690030 | PEREKHODA Ruslan | 1987 | UKR | 9:37.5 | 108.20 |
96 | 62 | 1255277 | MOELLER Martin | 1980 | DAN | 9:38.5 | 109.77 |
97 | 90 | 3670017 | MATVIYENKO Gennadiy | 1988 | KAZ | 9:42.5 | 116.06 |