Cross-Country Skiing 2015 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 16,458]

Huge sprinting talent Johannes Klaebo of Norway sets the fastest time in qualifying 

 

Third place for Estonian Marko Kilp, who seems to be quite a weird kind of athlete. In his previous 15 attempts, he has qualified for the knock-out stage only once..and how, by finishing 3rd in the Liberec 2013 qualifying. And now all of a sudden he gets another 3rd place out of the complete blue  

 

[heywoodu 16,458]

Wow, Klaebo was impressive in the 1st heat 

[heywoodu 16,458]

No final for Oestberg and Bjoergen, Nilsson beats Falla in the final

 

Now it's time for the men's final and I think we might just see the first World Cup victory of a new phenomenal cross-country skier..the way Klaebo has been flying up the hill before the last turn is amazing. 

[heywoodu 16,458]

Alright, Klaebo was more or less empty, but he still fought his way to his first World Cup podium

 

Nice win for Golberg! 

[Federer91 3,376]

Great debut for Klaebo.  The inexperience cost him the win, but the future is very bright for him. Goldberg as a reserve getting the win shows once again how monstrous team Norge is. 

[heywoodu 16,458]

5 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Great debut for Klaebo.  The inexperience cost him the win, but the future is very bright for him. Goldberg as a reserve getting the win shows once again how monstrous team Norge is. 

Exactly that, I think he was a little too eager to dominate all the heats before the final  

[hckošice 16,605]

Nilsson and Golberg winners in Ruka season opener

Stina Nilsson SWE wins in Ruka

 

Stina Nilsson of Sweden and Paal Golberg of Norway have won the opening competitions of the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country 2016-17 season in Ruka, Finland.  Snow fell throughout the competition creating challenging conditions for the athletes as they raced around the 1.4 km course.  As the heats progressed the final climb back to the stadium saw the competitors in the herringbone technique unable to stay in the tracks.  Both Nilsson and Golberg managed the climb each round and proved strongest on the final stretch to the finish.  

 

For Nilsson it was her first ever win in classic technique.  Just one year ago she took second place to Norway's Maiken Caspersen Falla but got her revenge today with Falla taking second place.  In third was Heidi Weng of Norway.  

 

On the men's side Paal Golberg of Norway who learned just 3 days ago that he would be traveling to Ruka took the first win of the season.

 

Golberg who trains outside the National Team was brought to Ruka in replacement for Petter Northug Jr in the sprint and recorded his 4th World Cup victory.  In second place from Sweden was Calle Halfvarsson grabbing his first ever World Cup podium in a classic sprint.  In third place another Norwegian reserve made good on his opportunity to start in Ruka.  Johannes Klaebo the young rising star on the team was announced Tuesday as the replacement for an ill Eirik Brandsdal, and captured his first ever World Cup podium.  

 

Competition resumes tomorrow with 10/15 km interval start competitions. 

 

Full Results and Cup Standing available in Totallympics Results Database

 

 

 

[hckošice 16,605]

Another very nice performance of Alena Procházková very very pleasant surprise in this seasons start, it looks she will win points also in first distance seasons WC event. Bravo Alena

[hckošice 16,605]

8 minutes ago, hckosice said:

Another very nice performance of Alena Procházková very very pleasant surprise in this seasons start, it looks she will win points also in first distance seasons WC event. Bravo Alena

 

well, maybe not but it was very close, still very good race today from Alena

[dcro 10,211]

2 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

well, maybe not but it was very close, still very good race today from Alena

 

Why not? She will get one point.