Cross-Country Skiing 2015 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[Agger 1,843]

Man, I'm really missing a live timing where I can have more than 4 intermediates open!

 

Edit: Nevermind. Just found out that it will let me have it open several times

Edited December 10, 2016 by Agger

[hckošice 16,641]

Alena Procházková again on points

[dcro 10,211]

Wow, looks like Malec really worked hard on her sprint this summer. Defeated at lof of participants in today's qualifications and only 4 seconds behind WC points.

[hckošice 16,641]

Oestberg gets first of season victory in Davos

 

Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg of Norway has won her first FIS Cross-Country World Cup of the season in the 15 km free technique in Davos, Switzerland. For Oestberg it was also her first win at the 15 km distance in her career.  

 

Her teammate Heidi Weng was second place and remains the Overall World Cup leader by 70 points ahead of Oestberg.  

 

Finland's Krista Parmakoski took third place for only her second ever podium in free technique of her 9 total career top 3 finishes.  

 

Today's podium matches the Overall Distance standings.  

 

Marit Bjoergen (NOR) was the distance World Cup leader after the Lillehammer mini tour but is not competing in Davos and has fallen to 4th in the standings

 

 

Full Results Here

[hckošice 16,641]

Sundby wins 30 km free in Davos

 

 

 

Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway notched his second victory in 30 km free technique in Davos, Switzerland.  

 

Sundby previously won the same event in 2015.  He joins his countryman Petter Northug Jr with two victories at the 30 km distance.  

 

Only Bjorn Daehlie, Torgny Mogren, Vladimir Smirnov and Gunde Svan have more with 3 victories each.  

 

In second place was Norway's Anders Gloeersen was second today +13.7 behind Sundby's winning timing of 1:07:31.6. Gloeersen improved on his previous best results in the same event from 2015 where he was 3rd.  

 

Finland's Matti Heikkinen rounded out the podium after a blistering final 5 km to take third +25.7 back of Sundby.  

 

 

Full Results Here

[hckošice 16,641]

Falla and Ustiugov win Davos sprints

Maiken Caspersen Falla NOR wins Davos sprint 2016

 

Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) and Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) have won the 1.6 km sprints at the FIS World Cup competition in Davos, Switzerland.  For both Falla and Ustiugov it was their first victories of the season.  Falla was already the Sprint World Cup leader coming into Davos after two second place finishes in the previous sprint competitions this season.  She now leads her teammate Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg by 70 points in the sprint standings.  Sweden's Hanna Falk continued her strong start to the season with another third place finish.  

 

Like today's podium Falk sits third in the overall sprint standings just 24 points behind Oestberg.   

 

Russia's Ustiugov was comfortable to push the pace all day and in the finals it was only Finn Hagen Krogh (NOR) who was able to keep it close just +0.59 seconds behind for second place.  

 

Sindre Bjoernestad Skar (NOR) the day's third place finisher was +3.29 seconds after Ustiugov.  

 

Ustiugov moves into second in the overall sprint standings with his result today.  He now sits 22 points behind Norway's World Cup sprint leading Paal Golberg.  

 

The FIS Cross-Country World Cup tour now moves to La Clusaz, France for competitions on the 17-18 December, 2016.

 

 

Full Results Women and Men

[hckošice 16,641]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/crosscountry/therese-johaug-doping-ban-extended-1.3899973

[heywoodu 16,468]

18 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=29499

 

Brazilians in Slovakia yesterday and today, with an incredibly important result for Victor Santos yesterday, who now has the B-standard for the Olympics  

[hckošice 16,641]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=29499

 

Brazilians in Slovakia yesterday and today, with an incredibly important result for Victor Santos yesterday, who now has the B-standard for the Olympics  

 

nice, hope they enjoyed the trip and race in the Tatras

[hckošice 16,641]

Weng takes World Cup lead with La Clusaz win

 

Norway's Heidi Weng made the move to win on the final climb of the ladies' 10 km free technique mass start in La Clusaz, France.  

 

That move gave her her third win of the season and the yellow World Cup leaders bib.  

 

It was a Norwegian sweep of the podium for the first time this season.  Sweden's Stina Nilsson fought hard to break up the Norwegian trio but in the end has to settle for 4th.  

 

Marit Bjoergen returned to the World Cup after a weekend break with a second place finish +2.1 behind Weng.  

 

Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg took 3rd +2.9 back.  Despite the Norwegian sweep of the podium it was another strong top 10 with 5 different nations represented, and 7 in the top 15.

 

 

Full Results Here