Race Preview & Predictions: Holmenkollen 50km/30km
The traditional Holmenkollen races over 50/30 km are rated very highly among the World Cup skiers. This year there are only two 50/30 km long distance races on the World Cup calendar – the World Championships raced in classic techbnique and this Holmenkollen weekend raced in free technique.
For the usual tables with historical results, see see the preview article for the World Championships 30/50 km – where both free technique and classic technique races were listed.
In addition to the traditional tables, it is interesting to look at the “odds seeds” (see below) from Statistical Skier which gives a list of favourites for this weekends races based on previous results. Note that this does not take into account the start list ; i.e. Johan Olsson will not be on the start list (sick) – and neither will Lukas Bauer (racing Birkebeineren). Dario Cologna has been sick, and was at the time of writing not sure if he would start. The big favourite is Petter Northug – the Norwegian has shown impressive shape lately. The Russians Legkov and Vylegzhanin will fight hard for the victory – and also look out for Tobias Angerer.
In the womens class, Martin Bjørgen has been sick, and was not sure if she would start when this was written. Justyna Kowalczyk is not that strong in free technique, and therefore is probably Therese Johaug the big favourite. Add Heidi Weng who has been very strong lately – and also Kristin Størmer Steira.
Men | Women |
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NORTHUG Petter | BJOERGEN Marit |
OLSSON Johan | KOWALCZYK Justyna |
GJERDALEN Tord Asle | JOHAUG Therese |
BAUER Lukas | STEIRA Kristin Stoermer |
VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | SKOFTERUD Vibeke W |
COLOGNA Dario | KALLA Charlotte |
RICKARDSSON Daniel | HAAG Anna |
ANGERER Tobias | FESSEL Nicole |
SOEDERGREN Anders | ZELLER Katrin |
ROETHE Sjur | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa |
REICHELT Tom | SHEVCHENKO Valentina |
CHERNOUSOV Ilia | LAHTEENMAKI Krista |
BABIKOV Ivan | RANDALL Kikkan |
DI CENTA Giorgio | STEPHEN Elizabeth |
HARVEY Alex | TCHEKALEVA Yulia |
HELLNER Marcus | SAARINEN Aino-Kaisa |
ELIASSEN Petter | NOVIKOVA Valentina |
DOLIDOVICH Sergei | DOTSENKO Anastasia |
MORIGGL Thomas | SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka |
JOHNSRUD SUNDBY Martin | JOHANSSON NORGREN Britta |
NOUSIAINEN Ville | JEZERSEK Barbara |
CLARA Roland | BROOKS Holly |
GLAVATSKIKH Konstantin | NYVLTOVA Eva |
TSCHARNKE Tim | LINDBORG Sara |
DUVILLARD Robin | KOLOMINA Elena |
SIMILAE Tero | HERMANN Denise |
BAJCICAK Martin | ORGUE Laura |
YOSHIDA Keishin | KOBAYASHI Yuki |
REHEMAA Aivar | MACIUSZEK Paulina |
FISCHER Remo | ANTSYBOR Maryna |