heywoodu 13,540 Posted March 5, 2017 #201 Share Posted March 5, 2017 15k to go and 44-year old Anders Aukland tried to go on the attack. Petter Eliassen is so far countering everything and setting the pace for dozens of kilometers If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted March 5, 2017 #202 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Markus Ottosson desperately trying to attack again and again, but always it's Aukland and Hoelgaard getting him back. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted March 5, 2017 #203 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Holy crap what a finish Dahl takes the win in a 5-man fight If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted March 5, 2017 #204 Share Posted March 5, 2017 21st place for multiple Paralympic champion Brian McKeever of Canada If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted March 8, 2017 Author #205 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Nilsson and Brandsdal win Drammen classic sprints Sweden’s Stina Nilsson and Norway’s Erik Brandsdal have won the 14th edition of the Drammen sprints. Nilsson took the win in a time of 3:07.57. Finland’s Krista Parmakoski took second place +0.42 seconds behind. Hanna Falk of Sweden was third +1.26 back of Nilsson. On the men’s side Erik Brandsdal of Norway won in a time of 2:39.35. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo also of Norway finished in second place +2.55 back. Russia’s Sergey Ustiugov came third +3.28 off of the winning time. The World Cup now moves up the road to Oslo for the Holmenkollen weekend with 30 km and 50 km competitions in classic technique. Full Results Men and Women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted March 11, 2017 #206 Share Posted March 11, 2017 50km classic at the legendary Holmenkollen today If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted March 11, 2017 Author #207 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Sundby repeats at Holmenkollen, secures crystal globe Norway’s Martin Johnsrud Sundby has become the first male skier to win back to back Holmenkollen World Cups. He won today’s 50 km classic mass start competition in a time of 2:02:59.7 just +9.9 ahead of second place finisher Iivo Niskanen of Finland. In third place was Russia’s Alexander Bessmertnykh +1:15.2 back. Bessmertnykh took third in a 3-way photo finish with Norwegian’s Sjur Roethe and Niklas Dyrhaug. Canada’s Alex Harvey and recent 50 km World Champion from Lahti finished just 0.2 behind the trio. Full Results Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted March 12, 2017 Author #208 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Bjoergen wins 6th Holmenkollen & Finn's go 2-3 After the starters gun sounded, Marit Bjoergen of Norway left little doubt as to who would win the ladies’ 2017 Holmenkollen 30 km classic mass start competition. Bjoergen was up by over 20 seconds by the 5 km mark of the competition and never looked back winning by +2:05.8 ahead of Finland’s Krista Parmakoski in second and in third another Finn Kerttu Niskanen +2:07 behind. It marks the first time that two female athletes from Finland have shared a World Cup podium since 2009. Parmakoski and Niskanen came to the finish with the main chasing group behind Bjoergen which also contained Overall World Cup leader Heidi Weng (NOR) in 4th, Charlotte Kalla (SWE) in 5th, Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 6th and Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) in 7th. Full Results Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted March 18, 2017 Author #209 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Nilsson and Harvey win final sprints of the season Stina Nilsson of Sweden and Canada's Alex Harvey won the final sprint competition of the season as part of the first day of the World Cup finals in Quebec City, Canada. Nilsson continued her season long battle with Norway's Maiken Caspersen Falla. The two athletes were clear again of the field and this time by 2.58 seconds ahead of third place finisher Hanna Falk of Sweden. As a consolation for the second place finish by Falla, she had earlier in the sprint heats clinched her second consecutive overall World Cup sprint crystal globe. Nilsson took second in the overall sprint standings followed by her teammate Falk. On the men's side Harvey won his first World Cup on home soil much to the excitement of the home crowd. Harvey was followed to the finish line by Norway's Finn Haagen Krogh +0.31 behind. France's Richard Jouve took third +0.94 for his second sprint podium in Canada in the last two seasons. The battle for the men's sprint globe was decided in the mens' semi final when both Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway and Italy's Federico Pellegrino didn't advance to the final. Pellegrino needed 38 points to overtake Klaebo and only managed to pull by 6 points making Klaebo the youngest ever sprint crystal globe winner. Pellegrino took second in the sprint overall and Norway's Sindre Bjoernestad Skar took third in the overall standings. The top 5 men were all separated by just 77 points. Competitions continue tomorrow with the 10/15 km mass start classic competitions. During today's sprint competition Norway's Heidi Weng won her first ever Overall World Cup crystal globe. Full Results Men and Women 2016/17 World Cup Sprints Final Ranking Men and Women Women Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted March 18, 2017 Author #210 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Bjoergen wins World Cup finals 10 km classic Marit Bjoergen of Norway continued her unbeaten streak in classic technique distance races this season. She won the stage two mass start 10 km classic by just 0.6 seconds over her teammate Heidi Weng. In third place was Finland's Krista Parmakoski who overcame an early crash in the competition and finished just +2.8 second behind Weng. Weng now leads the mini-tour by just 1.0 seconds ahead of Bjoergen heading into tomorrow's final stage and final competition of the season. Ingvild Flugstag Oestberg of Norway currently sits in 3rd +28.8 back and ahead of 4 other ladies all within 21 seconds. Parmakoski will head out 6th tomorrow 46 seconds after Weng and will be chasing Oestberg as they are battling for final positions in the Overall World Cup and Distance standings. Full Results Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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