Tour de Ski Day Eight: Cologna, Kowalczyk control overall leads heading into final stage
Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk and Swiss skier Dario Cologna hold the overall leads at the end of the penultimate stage of racing in the Tour de Ski, a nine-stage, 11-day cross country event through Germany and Italy. Today’s stage was the first of two at the final stop in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
Kowalczyk, who also leads in the Tour sprint rankings, showed no signs of weakness in the women’s 10 km classic race. Standing second in the overall race, Norway’s Marit Bjoergen finished second today followed by Swede Charlotte Kalla. As the overall leader of the Tour, Kowalczyk will start 11.5 seconds ahead of Bjoergen tomorrow.
“It’s nice to be in the lead, but it’s not such a big gap,” said Kowalczyk, looking ahead to tomorrow’s final hill climb. “This will be a really tough Alpe Cermis. I think the head and mind will decide who will win tomorrow. I have finished Alpe Cermis five times, and it’s always really hard, the most important thing is to have a good feeling in your head.”
American Kikkan Randall finished eighth today and also stands eighth in the overall standings. She will start seven minutes behind the leader in tomorrow’s final.
On the men’s side, Cologna maintained his overall lead with a 1.22-minute advantage on Norway’s Petter Northug heading into tomorrow’s final. Fellow Norwegian Eldar Roenning claimed the stage win today, 1.1 seconds ahead of Canadian Alex Harvey in second. Harney stands sixth in the overall rankings.
“I will see, it’s a nice advantage with 1.22 minutes ahead,” said Cologna. “My goal was to take as many bonus seconds as possible, and I hope the gap is big enough for tomorrow.”
The tour comes to an exciting end tomorrow with 9 km, handicapped-start, hill climbs here in Val di Fiemme.
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Women’s Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 2 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | 25:49.8 | 0.00 |
2 | 1 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | 25:57.3 | 6.78 |
3 | 7 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | 26:20.8 | 28.00 |
4 | 12 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | 26:23.4 | 30.35 |
5 | 22 | 3485198 | IVANOVA Julia | 1985 | RUS | 26:32.1 | 38.21 |
6 | 9 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | 26:36.3 | 42.01 |
7 | 16 | 1274580 | ISHIDA Masako | 1980 | JPN | 26:36.9 | 42.55 |
8 | 27 | 3485510 | MEDVEDEVA Polina | 1989 | RUS | 26:37.8 | 43.36 |
9 | 4 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | 26:39.0 | 44.44 |
10 | 6 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | 26:39.7 | 45.08 |
11 | 3 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | 26:41.0 | 46.25 |
12 | 5 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | 26:48.7 | 53.21 |
13 | 18 | 3185137 | KYLLOENEN Anne | 1987 | FIN | 26:49.9 | 54.29 |
14 | 36 | 3505003 | RYDQVIST Maria | 1983 | SWE | 26:55.3 | 59.17 |
15 | 32 | 3055066 | SMUTNA Katerina | 1983 | AUT | 27:01.9 | 65.13 |
16 | 17 | 3185168 | NISKANEN Kerttu | 1988 | FIN | 27:02.3 | 65.49 |
17 | 44 | 3485042 | IKSANOVA Alija | 1984 | RUS | 27:09.3 | 71.82 |
18 | 14 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | 27:11.9 | 74.16 |
19 | 35 | 1319976 | KOLOMINA Yelena | 1981 | KAZ | 27:13.8 | 75.88 |
20 | 8 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | 27:15.2 | 77.15 |
21 | 38 | 3485197 | TIKHONOVA Julia | 1986 | RUS | 27:21.6 | 82.93 |
22 | 40 | 3485203 | SHAIDUROVA Larisa | 1987 | RUS | 27:22.9 | 84.10 |
23 | 24 | 3185114 | AHERVO Laura | 1984 | FIN | 27:27.9 | 88.62 |
24 | 23 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | 27:28.7 | 89.34 |
25 | 20 | 3295088 | DE MARTIN TOPRANIN Virginia | 1987 | ITA | 27:30.0 | 90.51 |
26 | 30 | 3485342 | DOTSENKO Anastasia | 1986 | RUS | 27:35.4 | 95.39 |
27 | 19 | 3155041 | NYVLTOVA Eva | 1986 | CZE | 27:37.5 | 97.29 |
28 | 48 | 3485498 | GUSCHINA Mariya | 1989 | RUS | 27:38.2 | 97.92 |
29 | 26 | 3295000 | BROCARD Elisa | 1984 | ITA | 27:39.1 | 98.74 |
30 | 29 | 1142563 | SHEVCHENKO Valentina | 1975 | UKR | 27:44.0 | 103.16 |
31 | 33 | 3195059 | BARTHELEMY Laure | 1988 | FRA | 27:44.9 | 103.97 |
32 | 10 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | 27:45.5 | 104.52 |
33 | 39 | 3565014 | JEZERSEK Barbara | 1986 | SLO | 27:46.1 | 105.06 |
34 | 34 | 3535261 | STEPHEN Elizabeth | 1987 | USA | 27:47.2 | 106.05 |
35 | 37 | 3295141 | AGREITER Debora | 1991 | ITA | 27:49.4 | 108.04 |
36 | 25 | 3195040 | FAIVRE PICON Anouk | 1986 | FRA | 27:50.4 | 108.94 |
37 | 31 | 3505090 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE | 27:51.1 | 109.58 |
38 | 15 | 3425003 | STEIRA Kristin Stoermer | 1981 | NOR | 27:51.4 | 109.85 |
39 | 49 | 3675018 | MATROSSOVA Marina | 1990 | KAZ | 28:05.9 | 122.94 |
40 | 28 | 3195056 | JEAN Aurore | 1985 | FRA | 28:14.5 | 130.71 |
41 | 45 | 3155008 | JANECKOVA Ivana | 1984 | CZE | 28:20.5 | 136.13 |
42 | 47 | 3675007 | OSSIPOVA Tatyana | 1987 | KAZ | 28:31.7 | 146.25 |
43 | 50 | 1181848 | YATSKAYA Oxana | 1978 | KAZ | 28:41.7 | 155.28 |
44 | 41 | 3505497 | LARSEN Lisa | 1990 | SWE | 28:45.5 | 158.72 |
45 | 46 | 3535142 | BROOKS Holly | 1982 | USA | 28:54.7 | 167.03 |
46 | 42 | 3195010 | HUGUE Coraline | 1984 | FRA | 29:38.2 | 206.32 |
47 | 43 | 3695016 | ANTSYBOR Maryna | 1987 | UKR | 29:58.1 | 224.30 |
Did not start | |||||||
13 | 3185004 | SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | |||
11 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER | |||
Did not finish | |||||||
21 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE |
Men’s Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 24 | 3420036 | ROENNING Eldar | 1982 | NOR | 1:00:02.2 | 0.00 |
2 | 9 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | 1:00:03.3 | 0.43 |
3 | 1 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | 1:00:03.5 | 0.51 |
4 | 2 | 3420239 | NORTHUG Petter jr. | 1986 | NOR | 1:00:03.7 | 0.58 |
5 | 15 | 3480317 | TURYSHEV Sergey | 1985 | RUS | 1:00:04.5 | 0.89 |
6 | 4 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | 1:00:05.4 | 1.24 |
7 | 16 | 3420577 | DYRHAUG Niklas | 1987 | NOR | 1:00:07.3 | 1.98 |
8 | 13 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER | 1:00:08.0 | 2.25 |
9 | 20 | 3480828 | JAPAROV Dmitriy | 1986 | RUS | 1:00:08.1 | 2.29 |
10 | 17 | 3200229 | TSCHARNKE Tim | 1989 | GER | 1:00:08.6 | 2.49 |
11 | 5 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | 1:00:10.8 | 3.34 |
12 | 8 | 1217350 | BAUER Lukas | 1977 | CZE | 1:00:13.0 | 4.20 |
13 | 12 | 1221036 | FILBRICH Jens | 1979 | GER | 1:00:13.5 | 4.39 |
14 | 11 | 3150069 | JAKS Martin | 1986 | CZE | 1:00:14.4 | 4.74 |
15 | 22 | 3290016 | CLARA Roland | 1982 | ITA | 1:00:20.6 | 7.15 |
16 | 19 | 1298054 | PASINI Fabio | 1980 | ITA | 1:00:21.4 | 7.46 |
17 | 49 | 3300190 | YOSHIDA Keishin | 1987 | JPN | 1:00:22.1 | 7.73 |
18 | 10 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | 1:00:25.2 | 8.94 |
19 | 42 | 3480695 | BESSMERTNYKH Alexander | 1986 | RUS | 1:00:31.7 | 11.47 |
20 | 7 | 3480314 | CHERNOUSOV Ilia | 1986 | RUS | 1:00:32.9 | 11.93 |
21 | 25 | 3190029 | DUVILLARD Robin | 1983 | FRA | 1:00:41.2 | 15.16 |
22 | 14 | 1067291 | DI CENTA Giorgio | 1972 | ITA | 1:01:37.4 | 37.00 |
23 | 31 | 3500141 | NELSON Lars | 1985 | SWE | 1:01:55.5 | 44.03 |
24 | 39 | 3670022 | VELICHKO Yevgeniy | 1987 | KAZ | 1:01:56.2 | 44.31 |
25 | 32 | 1344711 | JAUHOJAERVI Sami | 1981 | FIN | 1:02:01.4 | 46.33 |
26 | 21 | 1297957 | MORIGGL Thomas | 1981 | ITA | 1:02:02.0 | 46.56 |
27 | 3 | 3480016 | LEGKOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | 1:02:02.1 | 46.60 |
28 | 40 | 3500755 | JONSSON Fredrik | 1990 | SWE | 1:02:03.5 | 47.14 |
29 | 36 | 3200241 | BING Thomas | 1990 | GER | 1:02:07.1 | 48.54 |
30 | 30 | 3180054 | NOUSIAINEN Ville | 1983 | FIN | 1:02:08.9 | 49.24 |
31 | 28 | 1125588 | DOLIDOVICH Sergei | 1973 | BLR | 1:02:17.7 | 52.66 |
32 | 35 | 3100190 | BABIKOV Ivan | 1980 | CAN | 1:02:20.7 | 53.83 |
33 | 33 | 3420605 | ROETHE Sjur | 1988 | NOR | 1:02:22.3 | 54.45 |
34 | 58 | 3670032 | AKHMADIYEV Yerdos | 1985 | KAZ | 1:02:22.5 | 54.53 |
35 | 6 | 3190111 | MANIFICAT Maurice | 1986 | FRA | 1:02:26.7 | 56.16 |
36 | 51 | 3180301 | LEHTONEN Lari | 1987 | FIN | 1:02:27.6 | 56.51 |
37 | 47 | 3180408 | LUUSUA Ari | 1988 | FIN | 1:02:30.4 | 57.60 |
38 | 45 | 1323468 | REHEMAA Aivar | 1982 | EST | 1:02:34.8 | 59.31 |
39 | 37 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | 1:02:41.1 | 61.76 |
40 | 46 | 3290245 | NOECKLER Dietmar | 1988 | ITA | 1:03:17.0 | 75.71 |
41 | 38 | 3500259 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE | 1:03:18.3 | 76.21 |
42 | 27 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | 1:03:29.1 | 80.41 |
43 | 55 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | 1:03:42.1 | 85.46 |
44 | 26 | 1286608 | PERRILLAT Christophe | 1979 | FRA | 1:03:42.5 | 85.62 |
45 | 48 | 3670017 | MATVIYENKO Gennadiy | 1988 | KAZ | 1:03:46.1 | 87.02 |
46 | 43 | 1106867 | BAJCICAK Martin | 1976 | SVK | 1:03:50.1 | 88.57 |
47 | 57 | 3390034 | KARP Algo | 1985 | EST | 1:03:50.5 | 88.73 |
48 | 23 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | 1:03:51.8 | 89.23 |
49 | 41 | 3670000 | CHEBOTKO Nikolay | 1982 | KAZ | 1:03:59.4 | 92.19 |
50 | 53 | 3660065 | SEMENOV Michail | 1986 | BLR | 1:04:04.3 | 94.09 |
51 | 18 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | 1:04:15.5 | 98.45 |
52 | 44 | 3200121 | KUEHNE Andy | 1987 | GER | 1:04:51.6 | 112.48 |
53 | 52 | 3660013 | LASUTKIN Alexander | 1983 | BLR | 1:05:18.5 | 122.93 |
54 | 56 | 3390103 | TAMMJARV Karel | 1989 | EST | 1:05:18.6 | 122.97 |
55 | 29 | 1285347 | FREEMAN Kris | 1980 | USA | 1:06:01.3 | 139.56 |
56 | 59 | 3190109 | WIBAULT Mathias | 1985 | FRA | 1:07:03.5 | 163.74 |
57 | 61 | 3690023 | SHVIDKIY Oleksiy | 1986 | UKR | 1:07:17.7 | 169.26 |
Did not start | |||||||
54 | 3050098 | DUERR Johannes | 1987 | AUT | |||
Did not finish | |||||||
62 | 3190070 | MIRANDA Cyril | 1985 | FRA | |||
60 | 3390074 | VAHTRA Eeri | 1988 | EST | |||
50 | 1363141 | FISCHER Remo | 1981 | SUI | |||
34 | 3420317 | RENNEMO Kristian Tettli | 1984 | NOR |