Randall secures historic World Cup Sprint title
World Cup Sprint Champion Kikkan Randall. Has a nice ring to it.
Kikkan Randall won the World Cup Sprint title Wednesday (March 7) on a 1.2k course in the middle of Drammen, Norway when her 11th place finish after a semi-final binding mishap gave her a standings lead of 135pts with just one sprint remaining. It is the first US Sprint title ever and the first of any kind since Bill Koch won the overall in 1982.
Randall won two events this season at Duesseldorf, Gemany Dec. 3 and Davos, Switzerland Dec. 11 to take the early lead in the standings. A second place scored at Milan, Italy in mid-January and a third at Szklarska Poreba, Poland Feb. 17 helped fuel the final push.
Though Norway’s Maiken Casperen Falla and Poland’s Justyna gave chase, Randall’s lead proved too much to overcome.
“Kikkan looked incredible today,” said coach Chris Grover. “She appeared to be on her way to the
final when she got tangled up and broke her binding. The fact that she
has won the sprint Globe has not quite sunk in yet.”
“The sprint overall World Cup was my goal and focus all season,” said Randall. “It’s been
a long season, a lot of racing and it’s been an exciting competition to
the end. But I am happy to finally secure it now. We have had an
incredible team this year – coaches, staff and athletes during the
entire season – and it’s definitively a team effort to win the globe.”
The team, in fact, did pretty well on the day. In the men’s race Andy Newell got his best results of the season with a sixth and Simi Hamilton had a career best seventh. Sadie Bjornsen got her first World Cup points.
“We had five different women score World Cup sprint points this season,” said Grover. “Last year we had one. We are so proud of all of these athletes for their
tenacity and hard work. It is really paying off right now.”
Randall credits the team atmosphere with carrying her through the season.
“It’s been really important to have a great team around me this season. Spending the whole winter in Europe, away from home has been challenging at times. But the girls have helped me keep it fun and positive and it’s been great to be able to celebrate some of their achievements as well. I also have to credit the guys on our team and, of course, our staff. Everybody has worked incredibly hard and been upbeat through all the highs and lows. My team is my family on the road.”
On the men’s side Swede Teodor Peterson also secured the sprint trophy with a race remaining.
Marit Bjoergen and Eirik Brandsdal both won their races in Drammen. It
was the 53rd career win for Bjoergen the third for Brandsdal.
Canadian Len Valjas collected his first Cup podium finishing second in
the men’s event. Norway’s Paal Golberg was third. The women’s podium
included Bjorgen with teammate Astrid Jacobsen second and Kowalczyk
third.
The race for the overall cross country title was also determined in the
men’s event. Dario Cologna of Switzerland claimed that title before the
race when runner-up Petter Northug announced he would not start the
race. Canadian Devon Kershaw – 23rd in the race – is third in the
overall standings.
Bjoergen leads the women’s overall standings having won the last three
consecutive races. Kowalczyk is second, 118 pts back with five races
remaining. Johaug is third and has been mathematically eliminated from the
overall crown.
Drammen (NOR)
World Cup
Ladies’ SP C Final
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 1 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | ||
2 | 4 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | ||
3 | 2 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | ||
4 | 7 | 3425365 | FALLA Maiken Caspersen | 1990 | NOR | ||
5 | 9 | 3105013 | CRAWFORD Chandra | 1983 | CAN | ||
6 | 8 | 3195056 | JEAN Aurore | 1985 | FRA | ||
7 | 6 | 3185137 | KYLLOENEN Anne | 1987 | FIN | ||
8 | 11 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | ||
9 | 5 | 3185003 | MALVALEHTO Mona-Lisa | 1983 | FIN | ||
10 | 18 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | ||
11 | 10 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | ||
12 | 20 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | ||
13 | 3 | 3565005 | VISNAR Katja | 1984 | SLO | ||
14 | 17 | 3485342 | DOTSENKO Anastasia | 1986 | RUS | ||
15 | 19 | 3425499 | WENG Heidi | 1991 | NOR | ||
16 | 26 | 3425404 | EIDE Mari | 1989 | NOR | ||
17 | 12 | 3505481 | BRODIN Hanna | 1990 | SWE | ||
18 | 13 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | ||
19 | 24 | 3205224 | KOLB Hanna | 1991 | GER | ||
20 | 25 | 3485221 | SHAPOVALOVA Evgenia | 1986 | RUS | ||
21 | 15 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | ||
22 | 27 | 3505090 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE | ||
23 | 28 | 3505754 | NILSSON Stina | 1993 | SWE | ||
24 | 29 | 3205075 | HERRMANN Denise | 1988 | GER | ||
25 | 30 | 3425219 | BOE Kjersti | 1987 | NOR | ||
26 | 14 | 3505449 | SOEMSKAR Linn | 1989 | SWE | ||
27 | 16 | 3535320 | BJORNSEN Sadie | 1989 | USA | ||
28 | 21 | 3485202 | MATVEEVA Natalia | 1986 | RUS | ||
29 | 22 | 3515087 | VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien | 1987 | SUI | ||
30 | 23 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | ||
31 | 31 | 3055066 | SMUTNA Katerina | 1983 | AUT | ||
32 | 32 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | ||
33 | 33 | 3295167 | VUERICH Gaia | 1991 | ITA | ||
34 | 34 | 3485510 | MEDVEDEVA Polina | 1989 | RUS | ||
35 | 35 | 1322110 | ROTCHEVA Olga | 1978 | RUS | ||
36 | 36 | 3425221 | GROENVOLL Maria Nysted | 1985 | NOR | ||
37 | 37 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | ||
38 | 38 | 3485013 | NOVIKOVA Valentina | 1984 | RUS | ||
39 | 39 | 3295193 | LAURENT Greta | 1992 | ITA | ||
40 | 40 | 3705003 | PROCHAZKOVA Alena | 1984 | SVK | ||
41 | 41 | 3425275 | BRUN-LIE Celine | 1988 | NOR | ||
42 | 42 | 3515112 | STIFFLER Tatjana | 1988 | SUI | ||
43 | 43 | 3535410 | DIGGINS Jessica | 1991 | USA | ||
44 | 44 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | ||
45 | 45 | 3425177 | GJEITNES Kari Vikhagen | 1985 | NOR | ||
46 | 46 | 3535124 | SARGENT Ida | 1988 | USA | ||
47 | 47 | 3505675 | SETTLIN Evelina | 1992 | SWE | ||
48 | 48 | 3395048 | OJASTE Triin | 1990 | EST | ||
49 | 49 | 3485717 | SOBOLEVA Elena | 1992 | RUS | ||
50 | 50 | 3485336 | USATOVA Oxana | 1988 | RUS | ||
51 | 51 | 3515055 | GRUBER Bettina | 1985 | SUI | ||
52 | 52 | 3105084 | MARSHALL Alysson | 1988 | CAN | ||
53 | 53 | 3395010 | PORMEISTER Piret | 1985 | EST | ||
54 | 54 | 3425302 | NYDAL Britt Ingunn | 1989 | NOR | ||
55 | 55 | 3515038 | TRACHSEL Doris | 1984 | SUI | ||
56 | 56 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER | ||
57 | 57 | 3425388 | BRULAND Astrid | 1988 | NOR | ||
58 | 58 | 3425480 | BRULAND Synnoeve | 1990 | NOR | ||
59 | 59 | 3565034 | CEBASEK Alenka | 1989 | SLO | ||
60 | 60 | 3425397 | HARSEM Kathrine Rolsted | 1989 | NOR | ||
61 | 61 | 3105019 | JONES Perianne | 1985 | CAN | ||
62 | 62 | 3425519 | KVAALE Barbro | 1992 | NOR | ||
63 | 63 | 3425421 | HAGA Ragnhild | 1991 | NOR | ||
64 | 64 | 3425381 | SVENDSEN Anna | 1990 | NOR | ||
65 | 65 | 3295000 | BROCARD Elisa | 1984 | ITA | ||
Did not start | |||||||
1001 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN |
Drammen (NOR)
World Cup
Men’s SP C Final
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 1 | 3420365 | BRANDSDAL Eirik | 1986 | NOR | ||
2 | 6 | 3100097 | VALJAS Len | 1988 | CAN | ||
3 | 4 | 3420909 | GOLBERG Paal | 1990 | NOR | ||
4 | 20 | 3480739 | PANZHINSKIY Alexander | 1989 | RUS | ||
5 | 5 | 3500259 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE | ||
6 | 12 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA | ||
7 | 18 | 3530120 | HAMILTON Simeon | 1987 | USA | ||
8 | 19 | 3480280 | MORILOV Nikolay | 1986 | RUS | ||
9 | 7 | 3500330 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE | ||
10 | 9 | 3481163 | RETIVYKH Gleb | 1991 | RUS | ||
11 | 8 | 3420519 | CLAUSEN Kent Ove | 1985 | NOR | ||
12 | 17 | 3200014 | WENZL Josef | 1984 | GER | ||
13 | 3 | 3480436 | KRIUKOV Nikita | 1985 | RUS | ||
14 | 11 | 3180250 | PENTSINEN Anssi | 1986 | FIN | ||
15 | 16 | 1276617 | ONDA Yuichi | 1980 | JPN | ||
16 | 2 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | ||
17 | 14 | 3420299 | LYKKJA Hans Petter | 1984 | NOR | ||
18 | 21 | 3420463 | STEEN Andreas Myran | 1988 | NOR | ||
19 | 25 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | ||
20 | 28 | 1344711 | JAUHOJAERVI Sami | 1981 | FIN | ||
21 | 10 | 3180114 | STRANDVALL Matias | 1985 | FIN | ||
22 | 22 | 3480021 | PETUKHOV Alexey | 1983 | RUS | ||
23 | 23 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | ||
24 | 26 | 3180228 | PAAKKONEN Lasse | 1986 | FIN | ||
25 | 27 | 3390033 | EINASTE Kein | 1985 | EST | ||
26 | 13 | 3180404 | KETELAE Toni | 1988 | FIN | ||
27 | 15 | 3480503 | GAFAROV Anton | 1987 | RUS | ||
28 | 24 | 3500409 | EDIN Johan | 1987 | SWE | ||
29 | 29 | 3500664 | HALFVARSSON Calle | 1989 | SWE | ||
30 | 30 | 3390008 | SAAREPUU Anti | 1983 | EST | ||
31 | 32 | 3290326 | PELLEGRINO Federico | 1990 | ITA | ||
31 | 31 | 3500407 | MODIN Jesper | 1988 | SWE | ||
33 | 33 | 3390050 | SIMONLATSER Timo | 1986 | EST | ||
34 | 34 | 1298054 | PASINI Fabio | 1980 | ITA | ||
35 | 35 | 3420573 | BAKKEN Timo Andre | 1989 | NOR | ||
36 | 36 | 3420877 | BYGGLAND Aanund Lid | 1990 | NOR | ||
37 | 37 | 3421698 | FOSSLI Sondre Turvoll | 1993 | NOR | ||
38 | 38 | 3420077 | HATTESTAD Ola Vigen | 1982 | NOR | ||
39 | 39 | 3180146 | LASSILA Kalle | 1985 | FIN | ||
40 | 40 | 3510348 | COLOGNA Gianluca | 1990 | SUI | ||
41 | 41 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | ||
42 | 42 | 3480533 | VOLZHENTSEV Stanislav | 1985 | RUS | ||
43 | 43 | 3420762 | BOERSHEIM Torjus | 1988 | NOR | ||
44 | 44 | 3500326 | NORUM Robin | 1988 | SWE | ||
45 | 45 | 3420994 | TOENSETH Didrik | 1991 | NOR | ||
46 | 46 | 1223558 | FRASNELLI Loris | 1979 | ITA | ||
47 | 47 | 3190070 | MIRANDA Cyril | 1985 | FRA | ||
48 | 48 | 3190025 | DARRAGON Roddy | 1983 | FRA | ||
49 | 49 | 1223267 | PASINI Renato | 1977 | ITA | ||
50 | 50 | 3420376 | GLOEERSEN Anders | 1986 | NOR | ||
51 | 51 | 3290054 | MORANDINI Nicola | 1984 | ITA | ||
52 | 52 | 3421164 | SKAR Sindre Bjoernestad | 1992 | NOR | ||
53 | 53 | 3420002 | DAHL John Kristian | 1981 | NOR | ||
54 | 54 | 3420089 | PETTERSEN Oeystein | 1983 | NOR | ||
55 | 55 | 3700049 | MLYNAR Peter | 1988 | SVK | ||
56 | 57 | 3530280 | SINNOTT Michael | 1985 | USA | ||
56 | 56 | 3050159 | TRITSCHER Bernhard | 1988 | AUT | ||
58 | 58 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | ||
59 | 59 | 3420641 | BRAATHEN Joergen | 1987 | NOR | ||
60 | 60 | 3390055 | SELLIS Siim | 1987 | EST | ||
61 | 61 | 3420798 | NORTHUG Tomas | 1990 | NOR | ||
62 | 63 | 3421011 | MOHOLT Magnus | 1990 | NOR | ||
62 | 62 | 3500651 | PERSSON Simon | 1991 | SWE | ||
64 | 64 | 3200208 | DOTZLER Hannes | 1990 | GER | ||
65 | 65 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | ||
66 | 66 | 3530411 | ELLEFSON Sylvan | 1987 | USA | ||
67 | 67 | 3421229 | LANES Simen | 1991 | NOR | ||
68 | 68 | 3290245 | NOECKLER Dietmar | 1988 | ITA | ||
69 | 69 | 3200001 | GOERING Franz | 1984 | GER | ||
70 | 70 | 3220016 | YOUNG Andrew | 1992 | GBR | ||
71 | 71 | 3510206 | TAMBORNINO Eligius | 1986 | SUI | ||
72 | 72 | 1268566 | EIGENMANN Christoph | 1979 | SUI | ||
73 | 73 | 3510207 | KINDSCHI Joeri | 1986 | SUI | ||
74 | 74 | 3040101 | BELLINGHAM Phillip | 1991 | AUS | ||
Did not start | |||||||
1002 | 3040080 | WATSON Callum | 1989 | AUS | |||
1001 | 3100128 | SANDAU Kevin | 1988 | CAN |