Eldar Rønning took the victory in the mens 15 km classic in Otepää today after a very strong finish (close to flat line in the illustration above – splits are after 1.1, 2.5, 5, 6.1, 7.5, 10, 11.1 and 12.5 km). At 11.1 km there was still a tight fight between Rønning and Vylegzhanin – with Rickardsson and Johnsrud Sundby right behind.
Vylegzhanin was very strong from 10 km and up to 11.1 km – but it looks like he used too much power in the first part of the last loop – loosing a lot of time the both Rønning and the others in to top the last few kilometer. Rønning was stronger than all of the others in the last part – the only ones close were Hellner, Teichmann and Jaks. Just as earlier this season, Teichmann however came too late to mix in in the top of the field.
In the womens class, Marit Bjørgen crushed everybody again (splits at 1.1 km, 2.5 km, 5 km, 6.1 km and 7.5 km in the figure below). Kowalczyk was faster at the two first splits, but had no chance to keep the pace of Bjørgen as the race went one.
Some interesting observations from the splits today:
- Eldar Rønning, Martin Jaks and Alex Teichmann were the men with strong finishes (see illustration below).
- Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Petter Northug, Vladislav Skobelev and Eugeniev Belov were the men who lost a lot in the end (see illustration below).
- In the womens class, there is a large group of skiers with approximately the same race development who are around 2 minutes behind. This is were the fight for the positions is – far behind Bjørgen.
Explore the race yourself in these interactive splits diagrams:
See also results from the XC predictions here.
Men
Split 1
1. |
03:05 |
|
Stanislav VOLZHENTSEV |
RUS |
|
2. |
03:05 |
+00:01 |
Aivar REHEMAA |
EST |
|
3. |
03:06 |
+00:01 |
Petter NORTHUG |
NOR |
|
4. |
03:06 |
+00:01 |
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
5. |
03:07 |
+00:02 |
Manuel HIRNER |
AUT |
|
6. |
03:07 |
+00:02 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
7. |
03:07 |
+00:02 |
Vladislav SKOBELEV |
RUS |
|
8. |
03:07 |
+00:03 |
Odd-Bjoern HJELMESET |
NOR |
|
9. |
03:08 |
+00:03 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
10. |
03:08 |
+00:03 |
Jesse COCKNEY |
CAN |
|
11. |
03:08 |
+00:03 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
12. |
03:09 |
+00:04 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
20. |
03:10 |
+00:05 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
23. |
03:11 |
+00:06 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
Split 2
1. |
03:08 |
|
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
2. |
03:11 |
+00:03 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
3. |
03:12 |
+00:04 |
Evgeniy BELOV |
RUS |
|
4. |
03:12 |
+00:04 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
5. |
03:13 |
+00:05 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
6. |
03:13 |
+00:05 |
Jens ERIKSSON |
SWE |
|
7. |
03:13 |
+00:05 |
Artem ZHMURKO |
RUS |
|
8. |
03:13 |
+00:05 |
Vladislav SKOBELEV |
RUS |
|
9. |
03:14 |
+00:07 |
Jens FILBRICH |
GER |
|
10. |
03:15 |
+00:08 |
Alexey VITSENKO |
RUS |
|
11. |
03:15 |
+00:08 |
Petter NORTHUG |
NOR |
|
21. |
03:17 |
+00:09 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
23. |
03:17 |
+00:10 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
32. |
03:19 |
+00:12 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
Split 3
1. |
05:44 |
|
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
2. |
05:45 |
+00:01 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
3. |
05:46 |
+00:03 |
Petter NORTHUG |
NOR |
|
4. |
05:47 |
+00:03 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
5. |
05:48 |
+00:04 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
6. |
05:50 |
+00:06 |
Aivar REHEMAA |
EST |
|
7. |
05:51 |
+00:07 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
8. |
05:51 |
+00:07 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
9. |
05:51 |
+00:08 |
Algo KAERP |
EST |
|
10. |
05:52 |
+00:08 |
Jens FILBRICH |
GER |
|
11. |
05:52 |
+00:08 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
Split 4
1. |
03:31 |
|
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
2. |
03:33 |
+00:02 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
3. |
03:35 |
+00:03 |
Nikolay CHEBOTKO |
KAZ |
|
4. |
03:35 |
+00:04 |
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
5. |
03:36 |
+00:04 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
6. |
03:37 |
+00:05 |
Stanislav VOLZHENTSEV |
RUS |
|
7. |
03:37 |
+00:05 |
Evgeniy BELOV |
RUS |
|
8. |
03:37 |
+00:05 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
9. |
03:38 |
+00:06 |
Vladislav SKOBELEV |
RUS |
|
10. |
03:39 |
+00:07 |
Jens FILBRICH |
GER |
|
11. |
03:39 |
+00:08 |
Curdin PERL |
SUI |
|
13. |
03:40 |
+00:08 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
16. |
03:40 |
+00:09 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
Split 5
1. |
03:15 |
|
Nikolay CHEBOTKO |
KAZ |
|
2. |
03:15 |
+00:00 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
3. |
03:16 |
+00:01 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
4. |
03:16 |
+00:01 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
5. |
03:19 |
+00:04 |
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
6. |
03:20 |
+00:05 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
7. |
03:21 |
+00:06 |
Vladislav SKOBELEV |
RUS |
|
8. |
03:21 |
+00:06 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
9. |
03:21 |
+00:06 |
Stanislav VOLZHENTSEV |
RUS |
|
10. |
03:21 |
+00:06 |
Jens FILBRICH |
GER |
|
11. |
03:21 |
+00:07 |
Martin BAJCICAK |
SVK |
|
14. |
03:22 |
+00:08 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
Split 6
1. |
05:49 |
|
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
2. |
05:50 |
+00:01 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
3. |
05:52 |
+00:03 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
4. |
05:53 |
+00:04 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
5. |
05:57 |
+00:08 |
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
6. |
05:57 |
+00:08 |
Jens FILBRICH |
GER |
|
7. |
05:57 |
+00:09 |
Aivar REHEMAA |
EST |
|
8. |
05:57 |
+00:09 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
9. |
05:58 |
+00:09 |
Curdin PERL |
SUI |
|
10. |
05:58 |
+00:09 |
Nikolay CHEBOTKO |
KAZ |
|
11. |
05:59 |
+00:10 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
Split 7
1. |
03:35 |
|
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
2. |
03:37 |
+00:02 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
3. |
03:37 |
+00:02 |
Hannes DOTZLER |
GER |
|
4. |
03:37 |
+00:02 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
5. |
03:38 |
+00:03 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
6. |
03:38 |
+00:03 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
7. |
03:38 |
+00:03 |
Andy KUEHNE |
GER |
|
8. |
03:38 |
+00:04 |
Vladislav SKOBELEV |
RUS |
|
9. |
03:39 |
+00:04 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
10. |
03:39 |
+00:05 |
Axel TEICHMANN |
GER |
|
11. |
03:40 |
+00:06 |
Odd-Bjoern HJELMESET |
NOR |
|
Split 8
1. |
03:16 |
|
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
2. |
03:19 |
+00:03 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
3. |
03:19 |
+00:03 |
Axel TEICHMANN |
GER |
|
4. |
03:20 |
+00:04 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
5. |
03:20 |
+00:04 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
6. |
03:20 |
+00:05 |
Nikolay CHEBOTKO |
KAZ |
|
7. |
03:23 |
+00:07 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
8. |
03:23 |
+00:08 |
Evgeniy BELOV |
RUS |
|
9. |
03:24 |
+00:08 |
Curdin PERL |
SUI |
|
10. |
03:24 |
+00:08 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
11. |
03:24 |
+00:08 |
Hannes DOTZLER |
GER |
|
Split 9
1. |
05:41 |
|
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
2. |
05:43 |
+00:02 |
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
3. |
05:45 |
+00:04 |
Axel TEICHMANN |
GER |
|
4. |
05:45 |
+00:04 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
5. |
05:46 |
+00:05 |
Petter NORTHUG |
NOR |
|
6. |
05:48 |
+00:07 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
7. |
05:48 |
+00:07 |
Alexey POLTORANIN |
KAZ |
|
8. |
05:49 |
+00:08 |
Ville NOUSIAINEN |
FIN |
|
9. |
05:49 |
+00:08 |
Tord Asle GJERDALEN |
NOR |
|
10. |
05:51 |
+00:10 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
11. |
05:51 |
+00:10 |
Jens ERIKSSON |
SWE |
|
21. |
05:56 |
+00:15 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
Overall (unofficial results from live timing)
1. |
37:27 |
|
Eldar ROENNING |
NOR |
|
2. |
37:42 |
+00:15 |
Daniel RICKARDSSON |
SWE |
|
3. |
37:45 |
+00:18 |
Maxim VYLEGZHANIN |
RUS |
|
4. |
37:46 |
+00:18 |
Marcus HELLNER |
SWE |
|
5. |
37:52 |
+00:25 |
Andrus VEERPALU |
EST |
|
6. |
37:54 |
+00:26 |
Martin JAKS |
CZE |
|
7. |
38:02 |
+00:34 |
Martin JOHNSRUD SUNDBY |
NOR |
|
8. |
38:04 |
+00:37 |
Petter NORTHUG |
NOR |
|
9. |
38:15 |
+00:48 |
Jens FILBRICH |
GER |
|
10. |
38:19 |
+00:51 |
Stanislav VOLZHENTSEV |
RUS |
|
11. |
38:19 |
+00:52 |
Curdin PERL |
SUI |
|
12. |
38:22 |
+00:54 |
Nikolay CHEBOTKO |
KAZ |
|
13. |
38:23 |
+00:56 |
Vladislav SKOBELEV |
RUS |
|
14. |
38:26 |
+00:59 |
Axel TEICHMANN |
GER |
|
15. |
38:26 |
+00:59 |
Evgeniy BELOV |
RUS |
|
16. |
38:32 |
+01:05 |
Tobias ANGERER |
GER |
|
17. |
38:34 |
+01:07 |
Aivar REHEMAA |
EST |
|
18. |
38:38 |
+01:11 |
Jens ERIKSSON |
SWE |
|
19. |
38:39 |
+01:12 |
Odd-Bjoern HJELMESET |
NOR |
|
20. |
38:43 |
+01:15 |
Hannes DOTZLER |
GER |
|
21. |
38:46 |
+01:19 |
Anders SOEDERGREN |
SWE |
|
22. |
38:49 |
+01:22 |
Tord Asle GJERDALEN |
NOR |
|
23. |
38:54 |
+01:27 |
Mathias FREDRIKSSON |
SWE |
|
24. |
38:56 |
+01:29 |
Ville NOUSIAINEN |
FIN |
|
25. |
38:57 |
+01:30 |
Sjur ROETHE |
NOR |
|
26. |
39:02 |
+01:35 |
Sergey CHEREPANOV |
KAZ |
|
27. |
39:03 |
+01:36 |
Algo KAERP |
EST |
|
28. |
39:03 |
+01:36 |
Keishin YOSHIDA |
JPN |
|
29. |
39:08 |
+01:41 |
Jaak MAE |
EST |
|
30. |
39:09 |
+01:42 |
Tim TSCHARNKE |
GER |
|
31. |
39:10 |
+01:43 |
Lari LEHTONEN |
FIN |
|
32. |
39:10 |
+01:43 |
Yevgeniy VELICHKO |
KAZ |
|
33. |
39:13 |
+01:45 |
Simen OESTENSEN |
NOR |
|
34. |
39:14 |
+01:47 |
Peeter KUMMEL |
EST |
|
35. |
39:14 |
+01:47 |
Vincent VITTOZ |
FRA |
|
Women
Split 1
1. |
03:24 |
|
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
2. |
03:24 |
+00:00 |
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
3. |
03:24 |
+00:00 |
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
4. |
03:26 |
+00:01 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
5. |
03:32 |
+00:07 |
Pirjo MURANEN |
FIN |
|
6. |
03:33 |
+00:09 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
7. |
03:34 |
+00:10 |
Valentina SHEVCHENKO |
UKR |
|
8. |
03:34 |
+00:10 |
Petra MAJDIC |
SLO |
|
9. |
03:35 |
+00:10 |
Kerttu NISKANEN |
FIN |
|
10. |
03:35 |
+00:11 |
Marthe KRISTOFFERSEN |
NOR |
|
11. |
03:35 |
+00:11 |
Masako ISHIDA |
JPN |
|
13. |
03:36 |
+00:11 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
Split 2
1. |
03:30 |
|
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
2. |
03:33 |
+00:03 |
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
3. |
03:38 |
+00:08 |
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
4. |
03:39 |
+00:09 |
Anna HAAG |
SWE |
|
5. |
03:40 |
+00:10 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
6. |
03:41 |
+00:10 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
7. |
03:43 |
+00:13 |
Valentina NOVIKOVA |
RUS |
|
8. |
03:43 |
+00:13 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
9. |
03:44 |
+00:14 |
Stefanie BOEHLER |
GER |
|
10. |
03:45 |
+00:15 |
Britta JOHANSSON NORGREN |
SWE |
|
11. |
03:46 |
+00:16 |
Alija IKSANOVA |
RUS |
|
Split 3
1. |
06:15 |
|
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
2. |
06:24 |
+00:09 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
3. |
06:25 |
+00:10 |
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
4. |
06:28 |
+00:13 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
5. |
06:32 |
+00:17 |
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
6. |
06:32 |
+00:17 |
Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN |
FIN |
|
7. |
06:33 |
+00:18 |
Petra MAJDIC |
SLO |
|
8. |
06:35 |
+00:20 |
Anna HAAG |
SWE |
|
9. |
06:35 |
+00:20 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
10. |
06:37 |
+00:22 |
Marthe KRISTOFFERSEN |
NOR |
|
11. |
06:38 |
+00:23 |
Pirjo MURANEN |
FIN |
|
Split 4
1. |
03:54 |
|
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
2. |
03:59 |
+00:06 |
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
3. |
04:00 |
+00:07 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
4. |
04:02 |
+00:08 |
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
5. |
04:05 |
+00:11 |
Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN |
FIN |
|
6. |
04:06 |
+00:12 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
7. |
04:06 |
+00:12 |
Kristin Stoermer STEIRA |
NOR |
|
8. |
04:07 |
+00:13 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
9. |
04:08 |
+00:14 |
Anna HAAG |
SWE |
|
10. |
04:09 |
+00:16 |
Pirjo MURANEN |
FIN |
|
11. |
04:10 |
+00:16 |
Alija IKSANOVA |
RUS |
|
Split 5
1. |
03:36 |
|
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
2. |
03:38 |
+00:02 |
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
3. |
03:45 |
+00:09 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
4. |
03:46 |
+00:09 |
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
5. |
03:48 |
+00:12 |
Anna HAAG |
SWE |
|
6. |
03:48 |
+00:12 |
Masako ISHIDA |
JPN |
|
7. |
03:50 |
+00:13 |
Kristin Stoermer STEIRA |
NOR |
|
8. |
03:50 |
+00:13 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
9. |
03:50 |
+00:14 |
Valentina NOVIKOVA |
RUS |
|
10. |
03:51 |
+00:15 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
11. |
03:52 |
+00:16 |
Alija IKSANOVA |
RUS |
|
Split 6
1. |
06:18 |
|
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
2. |
06:27 |
+00:09 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
3. |
06:29 |
+00:12 |
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
4. |
06:31 |
+00:13 |
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
5. |
06:32 |
+00:14 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
6. |
06:35 |
+00:17 |
Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN |
FIN |
|
7. |
06:35 |
+00:17 |
Petra MAJDIC |
SLO |
|
8. |
06:36 |
+00:18 |
Kerttu NISKANEN |
FIN |
|
9. |
06:36 |
+00:18 |
Anna HAAG |
SWE |
|
10. |
06:37 |
+00:19 |
Pirjo MURANEN |
FIN |
|
11. |
06:38 |
+00:20 |
Masako ISHIDA |
JPN |
|
21. |
06:46 |
+00:28 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
Overall (unofficial results from live timing)
1. |
27:02 |
|
Marit BJOERGEN |
NOR |
|
2. |
27:34 |
+00:32 |
Justyna KOWALCZYK |
POL |
|
3. |
27:44 |
+00:42 |
Therese JOHAUG |
NOR |
|
4. |
27:47 |
+00:45 |
Aino Kaisa SAARINEN |
FIN |
|
5. |
28:20 |
+01:17 |
Vibeke W. SKOFTERUD |
NOR |
|
6. |
28:20 |
+01:18 |
Yulia TCHEKALEVA |
RUS |
|
7. |
28:21 |
+01:19 |
Anna HAAG |
SWE |
|
8. |
28:41 |
+01:39 |
Petra MAJDIC |
SLO |
|
9. |
28:42 |
+01:40 |
Kerttu NISKANEN |
FIN |
|
10. |
28:47 |
+01:45 |
Masako ISHIDA |
JPN |
|
11. |
28:53 |
+01:51 |
Kristin Stoermer STEIRA |
NOR |
|
12. |
28:53 |
+01:51 |
Marthe KRISTOFFERSEN |
NOR |
|
13. |
28:55 |
+01:53 |
Pirjo MURANEN |
FIN |
|
14. |
28:57 |
+01:55 |
Marte ELDEN |
NOR |
|
15. |
28:59 |
+01:57 |
Stefanie BOEHLER |
GER |
|
16. |
28:59 |
+01:57 |
Alija IKSANOVA |
RUS |
|
17. |
29:02 |
+01:59 |
Valentina NOVIKOVA |
RUS |
|
18. |
29:06 |
+02:04 |
Katrin ZELLER |
GER |
|
19. |
29:18 |
+02:16 |
Britta JOHANSSON NORGREN |
SWE |
|
20. |
29:24 |
+02:22 |
Riikka SARASOJA |
FIN |
|
21. |
29:26 |
+02:24 |
Valentina SHEVCHENKO |
UKR |
|
22. |
29:26 |
+02:24 |
Paulina MACIUSZEK |
POL |
|
23. |
29:29 |
+02:27 |
Svetlana NIKOLAEVA |
RUS |
|
24. |
29:36 |
+02:34 |
Sofia BLECKUR |
SWE |
|
25. |
29:39 |
+02:37 |
Svetlana MALAKHOVA-SHISHKINA |
KAZ |
|
26. |
29:41 |
+02:38 |
Doris TRACHSEL |
SUI |
|
27. |
29:42 |
+02:40 |
Mariya GUSCHINA |
RUS |
|
28. |
29:50 |
+02:48 |
Seraina BONER |
SUI |
|
29. |
29:50 |
+02:48 |
Elena KOLOMINA |
KAZ |
|
30. |
29:52 |
+02:50 |
Katerina SMUTNA |
AUT |
|
31. |
29:58 |
+02:56 |
Sara LINDBORG |
SWE |
|
32. |
30:01 |
+02:59 |
Alena SANNIKOVA |
BLR |
|
33. |
30:06 |
+03:03 |
Monique SIEGEL |
GER |
|
34. |
30:06 |
+03:04 |
Lina ANDERSSON |
SWE |
|
35. |
30:11 |
+03:09 |
Oxana JATSKAJA |
KAZ |
|