Waiting for surprises: Rybinsk coming up!

Posted by Jan Kocbach, 03 Feb 2012@16:27

With many of the top names missing – especially in the men’s class – we have very open races in Rybinsk this weekend. With the current temperatures, it might even be open if there are any races at all…

Add to that that there are very few 15 km/10km Free Mass start races in the World Cup.

In the tables below relevant results from earlier races are shown. It is evident that of the men who have placed Top 10 in 15 km Free Mass start the last seasons, only a small percentage of them are on the start list in the 15 km here in Rybinsk.

As always in Rybinsk (see a table for Rybinsk results further down), expect some Russians to be in the top – both the high profile ones like Legkov, Vylegzhanin and Sedov – but also less well-known skiers on the local quota. In addition to the Russians, Maurice Manificat (FRA) and Roland Clara (ITA) should be counted among the top favourites.

In the women’s class, the situation is quite different. Most of the top names are on the startlist, and we expect again a fight between Marit Bjørgen (NOR) and Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) where Bjørgen will try to take back the overall World Cup lead. It will not be an easy job though, as the Polish skier has shown impressive shape lately while Bjørgen was ill during the Norwegian Championships last weekend.

Other favourites in the women’s class are Charlotte Kalla (SWE) and the other Norwegian skiers Skofterud, Johaug and Kristoffersen. Also count in Russian Khazova with the home ground advantage.

Relevant results

Since there are very few 15 km / 10 km Free Mass start races in the World Cup, the number of races included in the tables this time are increased. This time all 10/15 km Free races and all Mass start free races except for the 30 km/50 km ones are included.

Name
2011
Sjusjoen
2011-11-19
15 km F
2010
La Clusaz
2010-12-18
30 km F Mst
2010
Gällivare
2010-11-20
15 km F
2010
Whistler Olympic Park
2010-02-15
15 km F
2010
Canmore
2010-02-05
15 km F
2009
Davos
2009-12-12
15 km F
2009
Beitostoelen
2009-11-21
15 km F
2009
Lahti
2009-03-08
15 km F
2009
Rybinsk
2009-01-30
15 km F Mst
DI CENTA Giorgio
27th
15th
10th
1st
14th
17th
5th
7th
HEIKKINEN Matti
40th
35th
82nd
39th
54th
1st
3rd
33rd
13rd
OLSSON Johan
1st
32nd
11st
7th
22nd
8th
17th
LEGKOV Alexander
11st
3rd
6th
15th
15th
25th
7th
1st
4th
ANGERER Tobias
14th
44th
7th
14th
29th
24th
21st
1st
COLOGNA Dario
7th
4th
2nd
1st
3rd
31st
20th
12nd
10th
HELLNER Marcus
9th
29th
1st
4th
6th
2nd
9th
40th
VYLEGZHANIN Maxim
16th
1st
15th
9th
49th
50th
6th
28th
HAFSAAS Ronny Andre
38th
42nd
1st
GAILLARD Jean Marc
48th
23rd
57th
32nd
8th
50th
2nd
NORTHUG Petter jr.
2nd
2nd
41st
21st
4th
7th
PILLER COTTRER Pietro
34th
33rd
39th
2nd
2nd
10th
11st
2nd
5th
VITTOZ Vincent
28th
5th
5th
2nd
44th
9th
BAUER Lukas
5th
8th
3rd
9th
RICKARDSSON Daniel
30th
9th
3rd
22nd
23rd
38th
CLARA Roland
3rd
39th
20th
27th
49th
48th
8th
12nd
DOLIDOVICH Sergei
12nd
60th
35th
45th
33rd
25th
4th
3rd
MANIFICAT Maurice
17th
28th
17th
6th
3rd
35th
11st
HOFFMANN Christian
55th
36th
3rd
24th
HALFVARSSON Calle
4th
54th
50th
JONNIER Emmanuel
52nd
20th
4th
68th
16th
37th
JESPERSEN Chris Andre
23rd
4th
LIVERS Toni
28th
27th
12nd
12nd
4th
12nd
12nd
13rd
20th
SEDOV Petr
59th
10th
5th
26th
8th
10th
HARVEY Alex
5th
24th
34th
21st
62nd
34th
43rd
49th
TEICHMANN Axel
47th
37th
44th
5th
74th
33rd
55th
14th
GAUSTAD John Anders
46th
5th
DUVILLARD Robin
33rd
21st
6th
AASEN OUREN Geir Ludvig
45th
31st
35th
6th
18th
GJERDALEN Tord Asle
56th
8th
38th
28th
54th
6th
SOEDERGREN Anders
25th
6th
36th
25th
22nd
19th
FISCHER Remo
6th
21st
18th
15th
16th
11st
10th
26th
42nd
PERL Curdin
45th
7th
14th
17th
21st
39th
40th
35th
FREEMAN Kris
55th
25th
9th
59th
20th
7th
22nd
ROETHE Sjur
36th
20th
7th
18th
BERGER Lars
8th
13rd
BABIKOV Ivan
42nd
16th
54th
8th
10th
26th
28th
37th
MASHKOV Ilya
8th
KERSHAW Devon
37th
13rd
58th
37th
9th
37th
41st
17th
MORIGGL Thomas
26th
43rd
24th
9th
POLTORANIN Alexey
10th
22nd
JOHNSRUD SUNDBY Martin
13rd
10th
33rd
63rd
23rd
22nd
Name
2011
Rybinsk
2011-02-04
20 km M Pursuit
2010
Rybinsk
2010-01-23
30 km M Pursuit
2009
Rybinsk
2009-02-01
30 km M Pursuit
2009
Rybinsk
2009-01-30
15 km F Mst
ZHMURKO Artem
27th
1st
CHERNOUSOV Ilia
1st
2nd
40th
ANGERER Tobias
4th
12nd
1st
COLOGNA Dario
1st
10th
GAILLARD Jean Marc
2nd
4th
2nd
PILLER COTTRER Pietro
9th
2nd
5th
DOLIDOVICH Sergei
28th
7th
24th
3rd
SHIRIAEV Sergey
3rd
TEICHMANN Axel
3rd
14th
MANIFICAT Maurice
3rd
LEGKOV Alexander
7th
7th
4th
SOMMERFELDT Rene
4th
19th
15th
GLAVATSKIKH Konstantin
12nd
5th
DI CENTA Giorgio
5th
8th
7th
JAUHOJAERVI Sami
5th
19th
VITTOZ Vincent
13rd
6th
9th
GJERDALEN Tord Asle
13rd
6th
MORIGGL Thomas
14th
6th
GOERING Franz
6th
28th
MASHKOV Ilya
51st
8th
KUZNETSOV Alexander
8th
35th
31st
CHECCHI Valerio
8th
18th
21st
KERSHAW Devon
9th
17th
TURYCHEV Sergey
17th
9th
HOFER David
10th
17th
HEIKKINEN Matti
10th
13rd
CLARA Roland
10th
16th
15th
12nd
Name
2011
Sjusjoen
2011-11-19
10 km F
2010
La Clusaz
2010-12-18
15 km F Mst
2010
Gällivare
2010-11-20
10 km F
2010
Whistler Olympic Park
2010-02-15
10 km F
2010
Canmore
2010-02-05
10 km F
2009
Davos
2009-12-12
10 km F
2009
Beitostoelen
2009-11-21
10 km F
2009
Lahti
2009-03-08
10 km F
2009
Rybinsk
2009-01-30
10 km F Mst
KHAZOVA Irina
44th
20th
3rd
1st
10th
KALLA Charlotte
2nd
14th
2nd
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
BJOERGEN Marit
1st
1st
1st
3rd
4th
1st
LONGA Marianna
5th
14th
18th
11st
18th
13rd
11st
1st
KOWALCZYK Justyna
10th
2nd
7th
5th
2nd
9th
12nd
1st
12nd
SMIGUN-VAEHI Kristina
2nd
3rd
FOLLIS Arianna
4th
3rd
11st
10th
19th
8th
5th
2nd
KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe
6th
10th
5th
48th
27th
3rd
BOEHLER Stefanie
57th
49th
23rd
39th
33rd
3rd
SKOFTERUD Vibeke W
3rd
11st
6th
22nd
24th
5th
STEIRA Kristin Stoermer
5th
3rd
4th
8th
6th
4th
8th
6th
HAAG Anna
15th
6th
8th
4th
5th
10th
3rd
MURANEN Pirjo
29th
60th
6th
4th
BERGER Tora
4th
SHEVCHENKO Valentina
17th
12nd
32nd
9th
4th
7th
15th
7th
22nd
MEDVEDEVA Evgenia
7th
17th
8th
11st
4th
10th
ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa
21st
7th
23rd
6th
5th
6th
9th
5th
RUPIL Silvia
19th
9th
24th
14th
6th
17th
34th
32nd
JOHAUG Therese
7th
13rd
9th
28th
17th
10th
KOROSTELEVA Natalia
51st
19th
32nd
21st
7th
20th
24th
GOESSNER Miriam
21st
7th
70th
27th
LAURENT PHILIPPOT Karine
26th
15th
54th
59th
12nd
7th
SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa
27th
34th
15th
11st
9th
8th
NYSTAD Claudia
16th
8th
20th
29th
18th
23rd
RANDALL Kikkan
8th
19th
44th
65th
21st
JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt
12nd
8th
11st
38th
52nd
VALBUSA Sabina
17th
9th
42nd
18th
13rd
9th
FESSEL Nicole
47th
9th
28th
40th
45th
OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad
9th
30th
35th
20th
22nd
MALAHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana
10th
12nd
12nd
32nd
Name
2011
Rybinsk
2011-02-04
10 km M Pursuit
2010
Rybinsk
2010-01-23
15 km M Pursuit
2009
Rybinsk
2009-02-01
15 km M Pursuit
2009
Rybinsk
2009-01-30
10 km F Mst
SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa
3rd
1st
8th
KOWALCZYK Justyna
1st
1st
2nd
12nd
LONGA Marianna
2nd
4th
1st
SACHENBACHER -STEHLE Evi
9th
2nd
18th
11st
FOLLIS Arianna
4th
5th
2nd
BOEHLER Stefanie
7th
9th
3rd
KUITUNEN Virpi
3rd
13rd
SCHUCHKINA Olga
3rd
40th
21st
MURANEN Pirjo
10th
4th
TCHEKALEVA Yulia
19th
4th
27th
ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa
5th
11st
5th
KHAZOVA Irina
5th
MEDVEDEVA Evgenia
6th
12nd
10th
NOVIKOVA Valentina
6th
15th
34th
STEIRA Kristin Stoermer
6th
6th
LAURENT PHILIPPOT Karine
14th
7th
MAJDIC Petra
7th
19th
ZELLER Katrin
7th
15th
41st
ROTCHEVA Olga
8th
19th
30th
RUPIL Silvia
8th
SHEVCHENKO Valentina
8th
22nd
VALBUSA Sabina
16th
9th
FESSEL Nicole
9th
45th
SAVIALOVA Olga
10th
23rd
16th
NYSTAD Claudia
10th
13rd
23rd

Ready for Moscow – pick your winners!

Posted by Jan Kocbach, 01 Feb 2012@19:36

The Cross-Country World Cup circus is about to make a stop in the Russian capital Moscow on 2nd February. It is not the first time that the elite skiers get together for the World Cup in Moscow, however, as already in 1990 and 2000 the Russian metropolis was on the schedule. But it is the first time that the Sprint World Cup is held around the famous Luzhniki Olympic Stadium, the biggest sports stadium in Russia.

On a 1,5 km long, flat course, about 140 athletes including both sprint World Cup leaders Kikkan Randall (USA) and Alexey Petuhkov (RUS), will race for the top spots. (Text from FIScrosscountry.com)

Looking at the start field, we have most strong sprinters on the start line. Notably missing is Marit Bjørgen in the women’s class – thus Justyna Kowalczyk will get a chance to get an advantage in the overall World Cup with a good race in Moscow. Also Dario Cologna, Petter Northug and Marcus Hellner have chosen not to race the Moscow sprint.

Men
Among the men, the Russians are big favourites on home ground after excellent performance so far this season, e.g. victory in Toblach and second spot in Rogla free sprints for Nikolay Morilov. Also look out for Swedish Teodor Peterson, the Norwegians with Eirik Brandsdal and Ola Vigen Hattestad as the top favourites.

Women
Among the women, Kikkan Randall has been the dominator on free sprint this season – except for the Rogla sprint where Randall crashed the American has been top 2 in all free sprints this season. Count in Chandra Crawford, Ida Ingemarsdotter and Maiken Caspersen Falla among the top favourites – along with Natalia Matveeva on homeground. It will also be interesting to see if Swiss Van der Graaff can be up there again after a very strong start of the season.

Name
2012
Milano
2012-01-14
SP F Final
2012
Toblach
2012-01-04
SP F Final
2011
Rogla
2011-12-18
SP F Final
2011
Davos
2011-12-11
SP F Final
2011
Duesseldorf
2011-12-03
SP F Final
2011
Oslo
2011-02-24
SP F Final
2011
Drammen
2011-02-20
SP F Final
2011
Rybinsk
2011-02-05
SP F Final
2011
Liberec
2011-01-15
SP F Final
2011
Toblach
2011-01-05
SP F Final
JOENSSON Emil
8th
3rd
3rd
1st
KERSHAW Devon
13rd
15th
4th
18th
31st
48th
1st
MORILOV Nikolay
4th
1st
2nd
6th
34th
8th
5th
13rd
BRANDSDAL Eirik
1st
6th
10th
17th
26th
HATTESTAD Ola Vigen
6th
5th
53rd
1st
4th
2nd
1st
PETUKHOV Alexey
5th
5th
9th
1st
2nd
14th
1st
27th
HARVEY Alex
6th
19th
9th
7th
2nd
14th
PETERSON Teodor
3rd
9th
8th
2nd
5th
16th
33rd
12nd
WENZL Josef
2nd
7th
37th
27th
17th
39th
6th
10th
PELLEGRINO Federico
9th
28th
7th
12nd
6th
12nd
17th
8th
2nd
GLOEERSEN Anders
13rd
3rd
17th
26th
13rd
3rd
PASINI Renato
10th
35th
38th
33rd
30th
11st
15th
4th
PENTSINEN Anssi
22nd
23rd
30th
4th
32nd
47th
37th
JAEGER Martin
18th
28th
31st
11st
11st
4th
JYLHAE Martti
24th
24th
22nd
15th
22nd
5th
34th
STRANDVALL Matias
7th
45th
46th
7th
20th
7th
5th
MODIN Jesper
21st
26th
20th
21st
5th
6th
6th
KUMMEL Peeter
25th
30th
39th
34th
52nd
6th
9th
43rd
PETTERSEN Oeystein
35th
16th
14th
29th
41st
7th
KJOELSTAD Johan
31st
40th
14th
20th
54th
7th
TAMBORNINO Eligius
31st
11st
26th
8th
35th
55th
SIMONLATSER Timo
33rd
35th
40th
47th
12nd
8th
24th
NEWELL Andrew
26th
21st
16th
16th
10th
18th
13rd
8th
FRASNELLI Loris
34th
23rd
8th
25th
17th
KINDSCHI Joeri
29th
33rd
18th
9th
38th
24th
23rd
VALJAS Len
14th
18th
28th
42nd
15th
9th
42nd
NOECKLER Dietmar
48th
10th
43rd
TRITSCHER Bernhard
28th
17th
34th
24th
61st
21st
19th
10th
11st
HAMILTON Simeon
19th
10th
33rd
25th
53rd
VOLOTKA Denis
54th
10th
44th
73rd
Name
2012
Milano
2012-01-14
SP F Final
2012
Toblach
2012-01-04
SP F Final
2011
Rogla
2011-12-18
SP F Final
2011
Davos
2011-12-11
SP F Final
2011
Duesseldorf
2011-12-03
SP F Final
2011
Oslo
2011-02-24
SP F Final
2011
Drammen
2011-02-20
SP F Final
2011
Rybinsk
2011-02-05
SP F Final
2011
Liberec
2011-01-15
SP F Final
2011
Toblach
2011-01-05
SP F Final
FABJAN Vesna
8th
5th
7th
11st
20th
4th
9th
1st
22nd
9th
INGEMARSDOTTER Ida
1st
27th
3rd
48th
12nd
6th
FALLA Maiken Caspersen
3rd
1st
3rd
8th
13rd
2nd
5th
RANDALL Kikkan
2nd
2nd
6th
1st
1st
26th
1st
1st
5th
VISNAR Katja
21st
10th
21st
13rd
21st
21st
2nd
12nd
CRAWFORD Chandra
7th
2nd
9th
4th
28th
14th
26th
MATVEEVA Natalia
4th
23rd
14th
2nd
2nd
BRUN-LIE Celine
29th
14th
7th
3rd
VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien
10th
8th
5th
3rd
40th
41st
21st
21st
KOWALCZYK Justyna
3rd
24th
8th
5th
28th
3rd
22nd
HERRMANN Denise
19th
4th
16th
13rd
37th
23rd
19th
9th
40th
17th
BRODIN Hanna
13rd
41st
4th
5th
10th
33rd
8th
BARTHELEMY Laure
36th
31st
16th
43rd
7th
38th
7th
6th
4th
OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad
7th
4th
24th
10th
12nd
31st
KOROSTELEVA Natalia
26th
14th
5th
18th
24th
32nd
39th
15th
KYLLOENEN Anne
5th
20th
42nd
28th
17th
33rd
43rd
27th
23rd
WENG Heidi
17th
12nd
6th
23rd
47th
SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka
14th
21st
13rd
26th
6th
EIDE Mari
6th
56th
12nd
29th
10th
MALVALEHTO Mona-Lisa
11st
21st
17th
7th
KOLB Hanna
8th
15th
14th
11st
59th
32nd
17th
DOTSENKO Anastasia
16th
37th
22nd
36th
30th
17th
8th
GAIAZOVA Daria
25th
9th
30th
46th
20th
20th
14th
ERIKSSON Mia
16th
57th
9th
30th
SOEMSKAR Linn
9th
35th
36th
26th
JEAN Aurore
20th
9th
23rd
40th
31st
59th
18th
27th
JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt
17th
26th
10th
9th
13rd
21st
LAHTEENMAKI Krista
13rd
19th
20th
16th
10th
14th