2008–09 Tour de Ski
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The 2008–09 Tour de Ski
took place from 27 December 2008 until 4 January 2009. The race kicked off in Oberhof
, Germany
, and finished in Val di Fiemme
, Italy
. The men's event was 102km, won by Dario Cologna
of Switzerland
; and the woman's event was 60km, won by Virpi Kuitunen
of Finland
.
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Women
Rang
Nom
Points
1
'
2:06:41.4
2
2:06:48.6
3
2:07:15.9
4
2:08:02.5
5
2:08:17.9
6
2:09:01.4
7
2:09:07.9
8
2:09:33.2
9
2:09:17.0
10
2:09:53.8
11
2:10:06.0
12
2:10:23.7
13
2:10:45.9
14
2:10:48.0
15
2:11:33.1
16
2:11:47.9
17
2:12:04.7
18
2:12:09.0
19
2:13:12.8
20
2:13:18.6
Sprint standings
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Men
# Name Nation Time
1
Tor Arne Hetland
131s
2
Dario Cologna
122s
3
Petter Northug
105s
4
John Kristian Dahl
102s
5
Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev
101s
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Women - 3,75 km sprint
Place
Name
Time
1
Finland Virpi Kuitunen
7:11,8 min
2
Norway Marit Bjørgen
+ 8,2 s
3
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
+ 13 s
4
Italy Arianna Follis
+ 13,3 s
5
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
+ 13,8 s
Stage 2 Oberhof
27 December 2008, Oberhof
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Men - 3,75 km sprint
Place
Name
Time
1
Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby
35:47,9 min
2
Estonia Andrus Veerpalu
+ 2,9 s
3
Switzerland Toni Livers
+ 3,5 s
4
Sweden Daniel Rickardsson
+ 4,4 s
5
Finland Sami Jauhojärvi
+ 6,6 s
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Women - 1,3 km sprint
Place
Name
Time
1
Italy Arianna Follis
2:52,3 min + 60 Bonus Seconds
2
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2:54,8 min + 56 Bonus Seconds
3
Slovenia Petra Majdič
2:58,3 min + 52 Bonus Seconds
4
Finland Pirjo Muranen
2:56,8 min + 48 Bonus Seconds
5
Norway Marthe Kristoffersen
2:54,9 min + 44 Bonus Seconds
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Women - 10 km distance
Place
Name
Time
1
Finland Virpi Kuitunen
24:45,4 min
2
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
+ 37,6 s
3
Norway Marit Bjørgen
+ 49,9 s
4
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
+ 55,1 s
5
Slovenia Petra Majdič
+ 59,5 s
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Women - 1,2km sprint
Place
Name
Time
1
Italy Arianna Follis
60 Bonus Seconds
2
Slovenia Petra Majdič
56 Bonus Seconds
3
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
52 Bonus Seconds
4
Italy Magda Genuin
48 Bonus Seconds
5
Slovakia Alena Procházková
44 Bonus Seconds
, Italy - distance
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Women - 10km classic
Place
Name
Time
1
Finland Virpi Kuitunen
30:10,3 min
2
Slovenia Petra Majdič
+ 13,8 s
3
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
+ 20,5 s
4
Italy Marianna Longa
+ 24,6 s
5
Norway Marit Bjørgen
+ 33,0 s
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Women - 10km
Place
Name
Time
1
Norway Therese Johaug
35:07,7 min
2
Norway Kristin Størmer Steira
+ 8,7 s
3
Ukraine Valentina Shevchenko
+ 44,3 s
4
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
+ 47,1 s
5
Russia Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
+ 54,6 s
Tour de Ski
Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany and Italy over eight days. The prize money for the event amounted to 1,055,000 Swiss francs , shared out on both men...
took place from 27 December 2008 until 4 January 2009. The race kicked off in Oberhof
Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and finished in Val di Fiemme
Val di Fiemme
thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The men's event was 102km, won by Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:...
of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
; and the woman's event was 60km, won by Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Final results
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| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' | 2:56:05.4 |
| 2 | 2:57:04.4 | |
| 3 | 2:57:08.2 | |
| 4 | 2:57:27.2 | |
| 5 | 2:57:36.4 | |
| 6 | 2:57:44.5 | |
| 7 | 2:57:58.1 | |
| 8 | 2:58:11.7 | |
| 9 | 2:58:19.2 | |
| 10 | 2:58:21.8 | |
| 11 | 2:58:26.2 | |
| 12 | 2:58:27.0 | |
| 13 | 2:58:46.9 | |
| 14 | 2:58:53.1 | |
| 15 | 2:58:54.7 | |
| 16 | 2:59:10.6 | |
| 17 | 2:59:12.6 | |
| 18 | 2:59:16.4 | |
| 19 | 2:59:46.2 | |
| 20 | 2:59:50.6 |
Sprint
The sprint event was contested during the sprint races and partly during the other races. According to the position in the race, the skiers achieved bonus seconds for sprints, and bonus points for intermediary points in mass start raceshttp://www.tour-de-ski.com/fr/news/tour-from/bonus-seconds.html.Sprint standings
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| # | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Majdič Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009... |
148s | |
| 2 | Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006.... |
130s | |
| 3 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 123s | |
| 4 | Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games... |
92s | |
| 5 | Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight... |
74s |
Tor Arne Hetland
Tor Arne Hetland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier.Hetland was born in Stavanger. He now lives in Trondheim and is with the Byåsen IL ski club there. Hetland is and...
Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:...
Petter Northug
Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and nine individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 20 podium places...
John Kristian Dahl
John Kristian Dahl is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in three times between 2003 and 2008, all in the sprint event....
Stage 1
27 December 2008, OberhofOberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
- prologue
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| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:... |
6:17,2 min |
| 2 |  Germany Axel TeichmannAxel Teichmann Axel Teichmann is a German cross-country skier.- Background :... |
+ 1,1 s |
| 3 |  Canada Devon KershawDevon Kershaw Devon Kershaw is a Canadian cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. Growing up in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, he split his time between several sports before choosing to focus on his skiing career.-Early life and career:... |
+ 2,3 s |
| 3 | Finland Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010.... |
+ 2,3 s |
| 5 | Germany Tobias Angerer Tobias Angerer Tobias Angerer is a German cross country skier, and skies with the SC Vachendorf club. He graduated from the Skigymnasium Berchtesgaden in 1996. His occupation is "Sports Soldier"... |
+ 7,6 s |
Finland Virpi KuitunenVirpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
Norway Marit BjørgenMarit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...
Poland Justyna KowalczykJustyna Kowalczyk
Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...
Italy Arianna FollisArianna Follis
Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Stage 2 OberhofOberhof, GermanyOberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- distance
27 December 2008, OberhofOberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
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| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games... |
23:56,7 min |
| 2 | Norway Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight... |
+ 3,9 s |
| 3 | Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
+ 10,4 s |
| 4 | Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup... |
+ 18,2 s |
| 5 | Italy Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006.... |
+ 26,9 s |
Norway Martin Johnsrud SundbyMartin Johnsrud Sundby
Martin Johnsrud Sundby is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He won the team sprint event at the test event in Liberec, Czech Republic on February 17, 2008....
Estonia Andrus VeerpaluAndrus Veerpalu
Andrus Veerpalu is a former and so far the most successful Estonian male cross country skier.On 17 February 2006 he won his second Winter Olympics gold medal , becoming the fourth Estonian to have won two Olympic gold medals Andrus Veerpalu (born 8 February 1971 in Pärnu) is a former and so far...
Switzerland Toni LiversToni Livers
Toni Livers is a Swiss cross country skier who has competed since 2000. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at Sapporo in 2007....
Sweden Daniel RickardssonDaniel Rickardsson
Daniel Richardsson is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.-Athletic career:His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 x 10 km events....
Finland Sami JauhojärviSami Jauhojärvi
Sami Jauhojärvi is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010....
Stage 3
29 December 2008, PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
- sprint
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| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier.Hetland was born in Stavanger. He now lives in Trondheim and is with the Byåsen IL ski club there. Hetland is and... |
2:34,3 min + 60 Bonus Seconds |
| 2 | Russia Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev |
2:33,8 min + 56 Bonus Seconds |
| 3 |  Early Modern France Jean Marc GaillardJean Marc Gaillard Jean Marc Gaillard is a French cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 7th in the 50 km event at Sapporo in 2007... |
2:38,0 min + 52 Bonus Seconds |
| 4 | Finland Sami Jauhojärvi |
2:39,0 min + 48 Bonus Seconds |
| 5 | Norway John Kristian Dahl John Kristian Dahl John Kristian Dahl is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in three times between 2003 and 2008, all in the sprint event.... |
2:36,2 min + 44 Bonus Seconds |
Italy Arianna FollisArianna Follis
Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Slovenia Petra MajdičPetra Majdic
Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...
Finland Pirjo Muranen Norway Marthe KristoffersenMarthe Kristoffersen
Marthe Kristoffersen is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 21st in the 30 km and 49th in the 10 km event....
Stage 4
31 December 2008, Nové Město na MoravěNové Mesto na Morave
Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing...
- distance
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| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann is a German cross-country skier.- Background :... |
39:03,7 min |
| 2 | Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Martin Johnsrud Sundby Martin Johnsrud Sundby is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He won the team sprint event at the test event in Liberec, Czech Republic on February 17, 2008.... |
+ 5,0 s |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan Nikolay ChebotkoNikolay Chebotko Nikolay Chebotko is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 2000. His best individual World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event in Germany in 2006.... |
+ 10,5 s |
| 4 | Estonia Jaak Mae Jaak Mae Jaak Mae is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. He won a bronze in the 15km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
+11,3 s |
| 5 |  Czech Republic Lukáš BauerLukáš Bauer Lukáš Bauer is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 1996.On February 17, 2006, he won the Winter Olympics silver medal for the 15 km cross-country classical.... |
+ 13,4 s |
Finland Virpi KuitunenVirpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Norway Marit BjørgenMarit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...
Poland Justyna KowalczykJustyna Kowalczyk
Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...
Slovenia Petra MajdičPetra Majdic
Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...
Stage 5
1 January 2009, Nové Město na MoravěNové Mesto na Morave
Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing...
- sprint
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| Place | Name | Time |
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| 1 | Norway Petter Northug Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and nine individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 20 podium places... |
60 Bonus Seconds |
| 2 | Norway Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier.Hetland was born in Stavanger. He now lives in Trondheim and is with the Byåsen IL ski club there. Hetland is and... |
56 Bonus Seconds |
| 3 | Italy Cristian Zorzi Cristian Zorzi Cristian Zorzi is an Italian cross country skier who excels at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character.... |
52 Bonus Seconds |
| 4 | Norway John Kristian Dahl John Kristian Dahl John Kristian Dahl is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in three times between 2003 and 2008, all in the sprint event.... |
48 Bonus Seconds |
| 5 | Switzerland Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:... |
44 Bonus Seconds |
Italy Arianna FollisArianna Follis
Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....
Slovenia Petra MajdičPetra Majdic
Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Italy Magda GenuinMagda Genuin
Magda Genuin is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 12th in the 10 km event at those same championships.Genuin's best individual...
Slovakia Alena ProcházkováAlena Procházková
Alena Procházková is a Slovak cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....
Stage 6
3 January 2009, Val di FiemmeVal di Fiemme
thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
, Italy - distance
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| Place | Name | Time |
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| 1 | Germany Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann is a German cross-country skier.- Background :... |
55:19,2 min |
| 2 | Finland Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010.... |
+ 0,3 s |
| 3 | Kazakhstan Nikolay Chebotko Nikolay Chebotko Nikolay Chebotko is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 2000. His best individual World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event in Germany in 2006.... |
+ 1,3 s |
| 4 | Switzerland Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:... |
+ 1,8 s |
| 5 | Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Martin Johnsrud Sundby Martin Johnsrud Sundby is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He won the team sprint event at the test event in Liberec, Czech Republic on February 17, 2008.... |
+ 2,5 s |
Finland Virpi KuitunenVirpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
Slovenia Petra MajdičPetra Majdic
Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...
Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Italy Marianna LongaMarianna Longa
Marianna Longa is an Italian cross country skier from Livigno. She started the professional career in 1997, and the first appearance in a world cup race was March 17, 2000 in Bormio. Longa is currently part of the Fiamme Gialle, and the Italian cross country national team. Marianna is also a...
Norway Marit BjørgenMarit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...
Stage 7
4 January 2009, Val di Fiemme- distance| style="border:1px solid #808080; background-color:#EFEFEF" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="400">
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| 1 | Canada Ivan Babikov Ivan Babikov Ivan Babikov is a Russian-born Canadian cross country skier who has been competing since 2002... |
33:51,2 min |
| 2 | Germany Tom Reichelt Tom Reichelt Tom Reichelt is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 35th in the 30 km mixed pursuit and 46th in the 15 km events.... |
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| 3 | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Giorgio Di Centa Giorgio Di Centa is an Italian cross country skier who won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the individual 50 km freestyle race... |
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| 4 | Finland Matti Heikkinen Matti Heikkinen Matti Heikkinen is a Finnish cross country skier and World Champion who has competed since 2002. Heikkinen won his first World Championship at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Holmenkollen 2011. Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade... |
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| 5 | Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Lukáš Bauer Lukáš Bauer is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 1996.On February 17, 2006, he won the Winter Olympics silver medal for the 15 km cross-country classical.... |
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Norway Therese JohaugTherese Johaug
Therese Johaug is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Johaug has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.-Athletic career:...
Norway Kristin Størmer SteiraKristin Størmer Steira
Kristin Størmer Steira is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has seven medals with two gold , two silvers , and three bronzes Kristin Størmer Steira (born April 30, 1981) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed...
Ukraine Valentina ShevchenkoValentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has been competing since 1994. She won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec....
Poland Justyna KowalczykJustyna Kowalczyk
Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...
Russia Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova