The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Canada

Canada

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, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park

Whistler Olympic Park

The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski...

 in Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...

, at 12:30 PST.

Each skier starts at 30-second intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course. Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

's Andrus Veerpalu

Andrus 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...

 is both the two-time

Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

The cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics were marred by drug problems. The winners of three races were disqualified after blood tests showed that three skiers had overly high red blood cell counts indicating the use of darbepoetin, a drug used to treat anemia...

 defending Olympic

Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics featured 12 events, from February 11, 2006 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato in Turin.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Participating nations:...

 and World champion

Cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program has been unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany...

 in this event, though all three were held in the classical event. Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

's Lars Berger

Lars Berger

Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out the biathlon.Berger joined the national...

 won the 2007 world championships

Cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007

Cross-country skiing was one of the three disciplines of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007, held between February 22 and March 4, 2007 in Sapporo, Japan....

 when it was in freestyle. The final World Cup event in men's 15 km freestyle prior to the 2010 Games took place on 5 February at Canmore, Alberta

Canmore, Alberta

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, and was won by 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...

's 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...

.

Veerpalu did not participate to the event being in freestyle while Berger did not participate to the fact that the biathlon men's 12.5 km pursuit

Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit

The men's pursuit competition in biathlon at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010...

 would take place the next day. Di Centa finished tenth in the event. Cologna is the first Swiss to win a gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- Events :- Medal table :- Number of Cross-country skiers by Nation :...

.

Results

0.00

24.6

35.7

37.2

39.9

51.1

52.2

53.7

55.3

59.9

1:03.0

1:07.0

1:09.2

1:14.2

1:14.8

1:14.8

1:15.5

1:17.2

1:17.4

1:18.8

1:19.3

1:22.4

1:23.0

1:23.6

1:24.9

1:29.9

1:30.5

1:34.2

1:36.7

1:36.7

1:38.2

1:44.2

1:50.0

1:52.5

1:53.1

1:55.0

1:57.4

1:57.8

2:00.8

2:01.8

2:03.2

2:05.5

2:10.1

2:10.7

2:12.3

2:14.1

2:14.5

2:21.9

2:25.3

2:35.4

2:37.2

2:41.6

2:46.4

2:46.5

2:56.1

2:56.7

3:03.2

3:05.2

3:05.3

3:11.9

3:13.4

3:33.5

3:52.9

3:54.2

3:55.5

4:01.7

4:02.1

4:03.2

4:19.4

4:22.6

4:25.3

4:41.7

4:59.7

5:08.8

5:14.7

5:25.5

5:26.7

6:05.1

6:15.3

6:35.7

7:38.7

7:58.6

8:00.5

8:02.2

8:11.9

8:35.8

8:51.1

9:02.8

9:04.8

9:59.9

10:14.1

10:50.2

11:42.6

12:17.3

15:55.1

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Deficit
	33	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:...		33:36.3
	25	Pietro Piller Cottrer Pietro Piller Cottrer Pietro Piller Cottrer is an Italian cross-country skier who won gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada, province of Belluno....		34:00.9
	34	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....		34:12.0
	35	Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003.-Athletic career:Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005...		34:13.5
	26	Vincent Vittoz Vincent Vittoz Vincent Vittoz is a French cross-country skier. He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982...		34:16.2
	13	Maurice Manificat Maurice Manificat Maurice Manificat is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His lone World Cup victory was a 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in Lahti in March 2010....		34:27.4
	18	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"...		34:28.5
	20	Ivan Babikov Ivan Babikov Ivan Babikov is a Russian-born Canadian cross country skier who has been competing since 2002...		34:30.0
	24	Maxim Vylegzhanin Maxim Vylegzhanin Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Height 170 cm. First World Cup start 22.01.2005 Pragelato...		34:31.6
10	31	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...		34:36.2
11	19	Johan Olsson		34:39.3
12	6	Toni Livers Toni 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....		34:43.3
13	1	Ville Nousiainen Ville Nousiainen Ville Nousiainen is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished fifth in the 4 x 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		34:45.5
14	2	Alexey Poltaranin Alexey Poltaranin Alexey Poltoranin is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier who has competed at the international senior level since 2004...		34:50.5
15	5	Remo Fischer Remo Fischer Remo Fischer is a Swiss cross country skier who has competed since 2000. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 21st in the 50 km and 36th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit events....		34:51.1
15	28	Alexander Legkov Alexander Legkov Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2002...		34:51.1
17	17	Curdin Perl Curdin Perl Curdin Perl is a Swiss cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the 4 x 10 km at Liberec in 2009 while his best individual finish was 27th in the 50 km event at those same championships.Perl's best...		34:51.8
18	10	Martin Koukal Martin Koukal Martin Koukal is a Czech cross country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km and a bronze in the team sprint...		34:53.5
19	21	Valerio Checchi Valerio Checchi Valerio Checchi is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1999. He has two World Cup victories with one in 2006 and another in 2008....		34:53.7
20	4	Emmanuel Jonnier Emmanuel Jonnier Emmanuel Jonnier is a French cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 50 km event at the 2006 games in Turin....		34:55.1
21	11	Alex Harvey Alex Harvey (skier) Alex Harvey is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec National Cycling Team.-Athletic career:...		34:55.6
22	23	Daniel Richardsson		34:58.7
23	9	Martin Bajčičák Martin Bajcicák Martin Bajčičák is a Slovakian cross country skier who has been competing since 1994. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in 2005....		34:59.3
24	14	Thomas Moriggl Thomas Moriggl Thomas Moriggl is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 24th in both the 15 km and 30 km mixed pursuit events....		34:59.9
25	3	Anders Södergren Anders Södergren Hans Anders Södergren is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 5th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at those same Olympics...		35:01.2
26	44	Petr Sedov Petr Sedov Petr Sedov is a Russian cross-country skier who participated in his first World Cup in March 2009 in Lahti. Only 18 years old he came in as number 10 in 15 kilometres free style, in front of prominent names like Dario Cologna, and Tobias Angerer...		35:06.2
27	37	Teemu Kattilakoski Teemu Kattilakoski Teemu Kattilakoski is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 1996. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 4 x 10 km event in 2007 while his best individual finish was eighth in the 50 km event in 2003.Kattilakoski's best individual finish at...		35:06.8
28	7	Tord Asle Gjerdalen Tord Asle Gjerdalen -Career:In his early career, he finished ninth in the 30 kilometres event at the 2003 Junior World Championships. He made his debut in the World Cup in February 2004 in Trondheim, where he finished 67th in the sprint race. He also competed in the 50 kilometre event in Oslo the same month, where he...		35:10.5
29	42	George Grey George Grey (skier) George Grey is a Canadian cross-country skier.Grey made his World Cup debut in 2001, with his best finish coming in early 2009, when he teamed with Alex Harvey to win a bronze medal in the team sprint. His best individual performance thus far is 16th place, which he achieved at Canmore in 2005 and...		35:13.0
29	47	Martin Jakš Martin Jakš Martin Jakš is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was third in a 3.3 km event in Italy in 2008. He also has two wins in the 4 x 10 km relay, earning them in 2007 and 2008....		35:13.0
31	22	Sergey Shiryayev Sergey Shiryayev Sergey Shiryayev is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 11th in the 15 km event at the 2007 event in Sapporo, but that result was declared null and void upon announcing Shiryayev's disqualification for...		35:14.5
32	27	Jean-Marc Gaillard		35:20.5
33	16	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....		35:26.3
34	38	Juha Lallukka Juha Lallukka Juha Lallukka is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. He finished 34th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		35:28.8
35	8	Sergei Dolidovich Sergei Dolidovich Sergei Dolidovich is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 1994. His lone World Cup victory was in a 60 km event in Finland in 2001....		35:29.4
36	29	René Sommerfeldt René Sommerfeldt René Sommerfeldt is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002...		35:31.3
37	46	Paul Constantin Pepene Paul Constantin Pepene Paul Constantin Pepene is a Romanian cross-country skier. Pepene won the 30 km pursuit at the U-23 World Championships in January 2010, and competed in the 2009 World Ski Championships and at the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the 2010 Olympics, Pepene competed at three events, notably finishing...		35:33.7
38	40	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....		35:34.1
39	32	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...		35:37.1
40	48	Ivan Batory Ivan Bátory Ivan Bátory is a Slovak cross-country skier who has competed at the international senior level of cross-country skiing since 1993...		35:38.1
41	36	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...		35:39.5
42	12	Ronny Hafsås Ronny Hafsås Ronny André Hafsås is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier.-Biathlon career:Hafsås first competed in the Biathlon World Cup in Pyeongchang, South Korea in February 2008. His initial appearance was spoiled by bad shooting, but he earned the first World Cup points of his career in the...		35:41.8
43	52	Milan Šperl Milan Šperl Milan Šperl is a Czech cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. He won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo...		35:46.4
44	30	Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann is a German cross-country skier.- Background :...		35:47.0
45	50	Ben Sim Ben Sim Ben Sim is an Australian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 20th in the team sprint, 45th in the 15 km, and 47th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event.Sim's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th twice...		35:48.6
46	39	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....		35:50.4
47	43	Sergey Cherepanov Sergey Cherepanov Sergey Cherepanov is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was third in a 15 km event in Finland in 2008....		35:50.8
48	51	James Southam James Southam James Southam is an American cross country skier who has competed since 1998. His best individual World Cup finish was 22nd in a 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at Whistler Olympic Park in January 2009...		35:58.2
49	45	Nobu Naruse Nobu Naruse is a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		36:01.6
50	62	Veselin Tzinzov Veselin Tzinzov Veselin Tzinzov is a Bulgarian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 50th in the 15 km event while not finishing the 30 km mixed pursuit event....		36:11.7
51	41	Aivar Rehemaa Aivar Rehemaa Aivar Rehemaa is an Estonian cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represents Estonia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver...		36:13.5
52	64	Gordon Jewett Gordon Jewett Gordon Jewett is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 1997.He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's 15 km freestyle competition where he finished 52nd with a time of 2:41.6 behind the gold medal time.Jewett's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski...		36:17.9
53	56	Vicenc Vilarrubla Vicenç Vilarrubla Vicenç Vilarrubla Solsona is a Catalan Spanish cross-country skier from Bellestar who has competed in the World Cup since 2001. Vilarrubla competed in four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships from 2003 to 2009 and at 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...		36:22.7
54	66	Michal Malak Michal Malák Michal Malák is a Slovak cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010....		36:22.8
55	60	Andrew Musgrave Andrew Musgrave Andrew Musgrave is a British cross-country skier. Musgrave was born in Dorset, England, and he has also lived in Shetland, Alaska, Aberdeenshire and Norway...		36:32.4
56	53	Yevgeniy Velichko Yevgeniy Velichko Yevgeniy Velichko is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier. He represents Kazakhstan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.At the 2010 Games, Velichko earned his best finish of 11th in the 4 x 10 km relay.-References:*...		36:33.0
57	67	Petrica Hogiu Petrica Hogiu Petrică Hogiu is a Romanian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 17th in the team sprint and 57th in the 15 km events....		36:39.5
58	59	Garrott Kuzzy Garrott Kuzzy Garrott Kuzzy is an American cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best individual World Cup finish was ninth in an individual sprint event in Canada in 2008....		36:41.5
59	15	Kris Freeman Kris Freeman Kris Freeman is one of the United States's most elite cross-country skiers. Born October 14, 1980 in Concord, New Hampshire, he is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman....		36:41.6
60	54	Aliaksei Ivanou Aliaksei Ivanou Aliaksei Ivanou is a Belarusian cross-country skier who has competed swince 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 45th in the 50 km, 48th in the 30 km mixed pursuit, and 60th in the 15 km events....		36:48.2
61	55	Roman Leybyuk Roman Leybyuk Roman Leybyuk is a Ukrainian cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002....		36:49.7
62	61	Olexandr Putsko Olexandr Putsko Olexandr Putsko is a Ukrainian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 52nd twice, both in the 30 km mixed pursuit events ....		37:09.8
63	80	Leanid Karneyenka Leanid Karneyenka Leanid Karneyenka is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He became the first Belarusian to win a medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships by winning a silver medal in the men's 15 km...		37:29.2
64	69	Simi Hamilton Simi Hamilton Simeon "Simi" Hamilton is an American cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Hamilton attended Middlebury College from 2005-2009, during which time he competed for its ski team, individually earning several All-American NCAA Championship results. It was announced on 29 January 2010 that...		37:30.5
65	57	Diego Ruiz Diego Ruiz (skier) Diego Ruiz Asín is a Spanish cross-country skier who has competed in the World Cup since 1998. Ruiz competed at three Winter Olympics and in four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships from 2003 to 2009. His best Olympic result is a 23rd place in the 50 km event in 2006...		37:31.8
66	49	Maciej Kreczmer Maciej Kreczmer Maciej Kreczmer is a Polish cross country skier who has competed since 1999. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 17th in the sprint event in 2005 while his best overall finish was fifth in the team sprint event in 2007.Kreczmer's best individual finish at the...		37:38.0
67	58	Karel Tammjärv Karel Tammjärv Karel Tammjärv is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 46th in the 30 km mixed pursuit and 67th in the 15 km events....		37:38.4
68	65	Xu Wenlong Xu Wenlong Xu Wenlong is a Chinese cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 19th in the team sprint and 68th in the individual sprint event....		37:39.5
69	63	Javier Gutierrez		37:55.7
70	76	Sergey Mikayelyan Sergey Mikayelyan Sergey Mikayelyan is an Armenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. He finished 70th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		37:58.9
71	68	Aleksei Novoselski Aleksei Novoselski Aleksei Novoselski is a Lithuanian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 53rd in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....		38:01.6
72	74	Janis Paipals Janis Paipals Janis Paipals is a Latvian cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 62nd in the individual sprint, 72nd in the 15 km, and was lapped during the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event....		38:18.0
73	70	Francesc Soulie		38:36.0
74	71	Andrew Young Andrew Young (skier) Andrew Young is a Scottish cross-country skier. He competed for Great Britain in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finishing in 74th place in the 15 km freestyle. In 2008 he became the youngest skier to compete in a World Cup event.At the 2010 Games, Young finished 14th in the team...		38:45.1
75	77	Andrej Burić Andrej Burić Andrej Burić is a Croatian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished 75th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		38:51.0
76	73	Jonas Thor Olsen Jonas Thor Olsen Jonas Thor Olsen is a Danish cross country skier who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 48th in the 50 km, 78th in the 15 km, and was lapped in the 30 km mixed pursuit events....		39:01.8
77	78	Sebahattin Oğlago Sebahattin Oglago Sabahattin Oğlago is a Turkish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 22nd in the team sprint at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 60th in the individual sprint event at Salt Lake City four years...		39:03.0
78	83	Mladen Plakalović Mladen Plakalović Mladen Plakalović is a cross-country skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina who has competed since 2007. He finished 78th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		39:41.4
79	75	Lee Jun Gil Lee Jun Gil Lee Jun Gil is a South Korean cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 79th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		39:51.6
80	82	Amar Garibović Amar Garibović Amar Garibović was a Serbian cross-country skier who had competed since 2004...		40:12.0
81	84	Zoltán Tagscherer Zoltán Tagscherer Zoltán Tagscherer is a Hungarian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he finished 39th in the individual sprint at Salt Lake City in 2002....		41:15.0
82	85	Carlos Lannes Carlos Lannes Carlos Lannes is an Argentine cross country skier who has competed since 2004. He finished 82nd in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		41:34.9
83	90	Tashi Lundup Tashi Lundup Tashi Lundup is an Indian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He was born in Ladakh in India on October 5, 1984...		41:36.8
84	94	Mehdi-Selim Khelifi Mehdi-Selim Khelifi Mehdi-Sélim Khelifi is an Algerian cross-country skier who has competed since 2010. He finished 84th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		41:38.5
85	79	Darko Damjanovski Darko Damjanovski Darko Damjanovski is a Macedonian biathlete and cross-country skier who has competed since 1999 and 2005, respectively. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 84th in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006 Winter Olympics....		41:48.2
86	87	Sergiu Balan Sergiu Balan Sergiu Balan is a Moldovan cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. He finished 86th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		42:12.1
87	91	Khash-Erdene Khurelbataar Khash-Erdene Khurelbataar Khürelbaataryn Khash-Erdene is a Mongolian cross-country skier who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 85th in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006....		42:27.4
88	88	Tucker Murphy Tucker Murphy Tucker Murphy is a Bermudian cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. He finished 88th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Murphy's best career finish was 11th in a lesser known event at Spain in 2009....		42:39.1
89	81	Sattar Seid Sattar Seid Seyed Sattar Seid is an Iranian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 89th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Seid has six victories in lesser events up to 10 km since 2009.- References :...		42:41.1
90	89	Leandro Ribela Leandro Ribela Leandro Ribela is a Brazilian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 90th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		43:36.2
91	86	Peter-James Barron Peter-James Barron Peter-James Barron is an Irish cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 91st in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		43:50.4
92	93	Dachhiri Sherpa Dachhiri Sherpa Dachhiri Sherpa is a Nepali cross-country skier who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 92nd in the 15 km event at Vancouver in 2010.- Skiing Achievements :...		44:26.5
93	96	Robel Teklemariam Robel Teklemariam Robel Zeimichael Teklemariam is an Ethiopian cross country skier who has competed since 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 83rd in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006....		45:18.9
94	92	Roberto Carcelen Roberto Carcelen Roberto Carcelen is a Peruvian-American cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. He finished 94th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Peruvian ever to qualify and participate in a Winter Olympic Game.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009...		45:53.6
95	95	Danny Silva Danny Silva Danny Silva is a Portuguese cross-country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 93rd in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006....		49:31.4

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Benjamin Koons

Benjamin Koons is a cross-country skier from New Zealand who has competed since 2004. He attended high school at Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Maine...

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External links

• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 15 km Free, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-15.
• 2010 Winter Olympics February 14, 2010 men's 15 km freestyle start list.