Tour de Ski Toblach Women 15km: Analysis
Thanks to a fantastic race by Swedish Charlotte Kalla, the women’s 15 km race in Toblach got a lot more interesting than expected. Justyna Kowalczyk was beat by 1:15 by the fast Swede today – and now the overall Tour de Ski in the women’s class looks wide open with 4 skiers within a little more than 30 seconds.
Kowalczyk’s lead is now reduced to 23 seconds – It looks like this will be the most interesting Tour de Ski so far in the women’s class
As you can see from the illustration, Kalla (green curve from the start – then below Steira’s black curve from 5.7 km) was faster than Kowalczyk on all splits. Steira on the other hand had a bad start, but when Kalla came around 5 km, she managed to keep up with the fast Swedish skier all the way until the end. Towards the end of the race they also caught up with Therese Johaug. All three finished within 20 seconds of Justyna Kowalczyk – due to bonus seconds (15 / 10 / 5 to the first three) Kowalczyk’s lead is now reduced to 23 seconds – It looks like this will be the most interesting Tour de Ski so far in the women’s class.
Another locomotive: Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
Behind this trio, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen raced very well. Starting only a few seconds behind Kalla, she did not manage to catch her from the start. Instead she caught up Kyllönen, Herrmann and Randall – and with Jacobsen in front the quartet managed to get well within one minute behind Kowalczyk. The race time of Jacobsen was only around 20 seconds down on Kalla in the end.
With this everything is open in the women’s class again!
Split 1
| 1. | 01:42 | Denise HERRMANN | GER |  |
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| 2. | 01:44 | +00:02 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 3. | 01:46 | +00:03 | Sandra RINGWALD | GER | |
| 4. | 01:46 | +00:04 | Krista LAHTEENMAKI | FIN |  |
| 5. | 01:47 | +00:04 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE |  |
| 6. | 01:47 | +00:04 | Kristin Stoermer STEIRA | NOR |  |
| 7. | 01:47 | +00:04 | Therese JOHAUG | NOR | |
| 8. | 01:47 | +00:04 | Jennie OEBERG | SWE | |
| 9. | 01:47 | +00:05 | Anna HAAG | SWE | |
| 10. | 01:48 | +00:05 | Anouk FAIVRE PICON | FRA |  |
| 11. | 01:48 | +00:06 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 15. | 01:48 | +00:06 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 28. | 01:50 | +00:08 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
| 31. | 01:51 | +00:08 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS |  |
Split 2
| 1. | 02:52 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE | |
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| 2. | 02:52 | +00:01 | Elizabeth STEPHEN | USA |  |
| 3. | 02:53 | +00:01 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 4. | 02:53 | +00:01 | Valentina SHEVCHENKO | UKR |  |
| 5. | 02:53 | +00:02 | Katerina SMUTNA | AUT |  |
| 6. | 02:54 | +00:02 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 7. | 02:54 | +00:02 | Justyna KOWALCZYK | POL |  |
| 8. | 02:54 | +00:03 | Eva VRABCOVA – NYVLTOVA | CZE |  |
| 9. | 02:54 | +00:03 | Kornelia KUBINSKA | POL | |
| 10. | 02:54 | +00:03 | Anouk FAIVRE PICON | FRA | |
| 11. | 02:54 | +00:03 | Anna HAAG | SWE | |
| 15. | 02:55 | +00:04 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 19. | 02:56 | +00:04 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS | |
| 38. | 02:59 | +00:07 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
Split 3
| 1. | 08:29 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE | |
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| 2. | 08:29 | +00:01 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 3. | 08:30 | +00:02 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 4. | 08:31 | +00:02 | Katerina SMUTNA | AUT | |
| 5. | 08:31 | +00:02 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 6. | 08:31 | +00:02 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
| 7. | 08:32 | +00:03 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS | |
| 8. | 08:35 | +00:06 | Valentina SHEVCHENKO | UKR | |
| 9. | 08:36 | +00:08 | Jessica DIGGINS | USA | |
| 10. | 08:37 | +00:08 | Marthe KRISTOFFERSEN | NOR | |
| 11. | 08:38 | +00:09 | Heidi WENG | NOR | |
Split 4
| 1. | 02:54 | Kristin Stoermer STEIRA | NOR | |
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| 2. | 02:54 | +00:00 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE | |
| 3. | 02:55 | +00:02 | Denise HERRMANN | GER | |
| 4. | 02:58 | +00:04 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 5. | 02:58 | +00:04 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 6. | 02:58 | +00:04 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
| 7. | 02:58 | +00:05 | Kikkan RANDALL | USA | |
| 8. | 02:59 | +00:05 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 9. | 02:59 | +00:05 | Justyna KOWALCZYK | POL | |
| 10. | 02:59 | +00:05 | Katerina SMUTNA | AUT | |
| 11. | 03:00 | +00:07 | Therese JOHAUG | NOR | |
| 13. | 03:01 | +00:08 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS | |
Split 5
| 1. | 08:31 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS | |
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| 2. | 08:34 | +00:03 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 3. | 08:35 | +00:05 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 4. | 08:41 | +00:11 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
| 5. | 08:42 | +00:11 | Jessica DIGGINS | USA | |
| 6. | 08:42 | +00:12 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 7. | 08:43 | +00:12 | Kristin Stoermer STEIRA | NOR | |
| 8. | 08:43 | +00:12 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE | |
| 9. | 08:43 | +00:13 | Kikkan RANDALL | USA | |
| 10. | 08:44 | +00:14 | Valentina SHEVCHENKO | UKR | |
| 11. | 08:46 | +00:15 | Katerina SMUTNA | AUT | |
Split 6
| 1. | 02:57 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE | |
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| 2. | 02:57 | +00:00 | Kristin Stoermer STEIRA | NOR | |
| 3. | 02:59 | +00:03 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS | |
| 4. | 03:00 | +00:03 | Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN | FIN | |
| 5. | 03:00 | +00:04 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 6. | 03:01 | +00:04 | Krista LAHTEENMAKI | FIN | |
| 7. | 03:01 | +00:05 | Heidi WENG | NOR | |
| 8. | 03:01 | +00:05 | Justyna KOWALCZYK | POL | |
| 9. | 03:02 | +00:05 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 10. | 03:02 | +00:05 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 11. | 03:02 | +00:05 | Kikkan RANDALL | USA | |
| 13. | 03:02 | +00:06 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
Split 7
| 1. | 08:18 | Krista LAHTEENMAKI | FIN | |
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| 2. | 08:19 | +00:01 | Emma WIKEN | SWE | |
| 3. | 08:21 | +00:03 | Heidi WENG | NOR | |
| 4. | 08:22 | +00:03 | Katrin ZELLER | GER | |
| 5. | 08:22 | +00:04 | Charlotte KALLA | SWE | |
| 6. | 08:22 | +00:04 | Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN | FIN | |
| 7. | 08:22 | +00:04 | Kristin Stoermer STEIRA | NOR | |
| 8. | 08:26 | +00:08 | Jessica DIGGINS | USA | |
| 9. | 08:27 | +00:09 | Denise HERRMANN | GER | |
| 10. | 08:28 | +00:10 | Anne KYLLOENEN | FIN | |
| 11. | 08:28 | +00:10 | Therese JOHAUG | NOR | |
| 14. | 08:30 | +00:12 | Astrid Uhrenholdt JACOBSEN | NOR | |
| 22. | 08:36 | +00:18 | Yulia TCHEKALEVA | RUS | |
