Davos 30 km/15km: Highlight for interval start fans
Posted by Jan Kocbach, 13 Dec 2013@18:43
For fans of “old-school” cross country skiing, the Interval start races over 30km/15km free technique in Davos this weekend are one of the big highlights of the season. The last time we had this kind of “happening” was in Davos in December 2011 – with Petter Northug (Norway) and Marit Bjørgen (Norway) at the top of the results after the race – see WorldofXC’s detailed analysis of the men’s race here.
The race is skied on a 7.5 km track which is skied 4 times for the men and 2 times for the women – that is also a thing you don’t see to often in the World Cup today. The races in Davos are tricky because of the altitude of around 1500 meters – making the results a bit different from many other races. 30 km racing for the men with individual start at altitude will thus give interesting race developments and tactics with regards to opening speed. See the tables below for Davos results from the previous years (only one of the races was a 30 km / 15 km free technique race).
- Set up your predictions before 09:15 CET Saturday morning here (note the early start time!)
- Set up your predictions for Sunday’s sprint here before Sunday at 11:45 CET
Most of the best free technique distance skiers are on the start in Davos, with Dario Cologna (Switzerland) and Marcus Hellner (Sweden) absent among others. But with this being the first individual start free technique race in the World Cup this season, the race in the mens’ class is quite open. Among the women the fight will probably be between the two Norwegians Marit Bjørgen and Therese Johaug and Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla who has shown impressive shape lately. Note that Kowalczyk has not shown the best results in free technique lately, and will get a hard time fighting for the victory.
Some thoughts and comments about the men’s race:
- Johan Olsson (Sweden) is definitely among the big favourites – but is he in shape yet?
- Martin Johnsrud Sundby has gone from classic specialist to free technique specialist – and now he tops the World Cup. How does he handle the 30 km interval start?
- Alexander Legkov (Russia) did not impressive in Davos 2 years ago – but the Russian has shown many times that he is a complete skier who can do well in all disciplines. With a good race setup the Russian should be able to fight for the top positions.
- Petter Northug (Northug) won this 30 km free technique race in interval start in 2011. His shape has slowly been building up according to the results the last weeks – is he there yet?
- Maurice Manificat (France) was second in the 2011 race – will the French free technique specialist shine this year again?
- Lukas Bauer (Czech Republic) is known mostly as a classic specialist – still he managed to take the 3rd place in Davos in 2011 and has shown good performances in long free technique races. Bauer showed excellent shape in Lillehammer – can he climb up on the podium in Davos?
- Maxium Vylehzhanin (Russia) won the World Cup relay for Russia against Northug in Lillehammer last Sunday – is he up to it this weekend on a long free technique race?
- Noah Hoffman (USA) had the fastest time on the free technique chasing start in Kuusamo – but the jump up to the podium in a 30 km free technique race over individual start is surely too long for the strong American?
Among the women, we have the usual favourites: The Norwegians, Kowalczyk and Kalla.
- These longer free technique races are the best possibilities for Johaug to beat Bjørgen. Johaug has won the three last free technique races over 10 km or more – and thus Johaug is maybe the biggest favourite in Davos this year?
- Marit Bjørgen has however had a very strong season opening – that means it should be quite open between the two Norwegians.
- Charlotte Kalla surprised by beating the two Norwegians in Lillehammer on the 10 km classic race last Saturday – finishing only around 10 seconds behind Kowalczyk. Kalla could perfectly well take a World Cup victory again after a long break.
- Kowalczyk is always among the favourites in the women’s class – but with her latest problems in free technique it should be difficult to take the victory. She is however very strong – and the altitude will probably work for her rather than against her. Of Kowalczyk’s 14 wins in distance (10km or longer) races in World Cup and Championships, 12 have been in classical style. The two wins in free style came in just over a week in February/March 2009, first 30km freestyle gold medal in WCH 2009, then winning the 10km in Lahti nine days later.
Men starters – historical results
| Name | 2013 Davos 2013-02-17 15 km F |
2011 Davos 2011-12-10 30 km F |
2010 Davos 2010-12-11 15 km C |
2009 Davos 2009-12-12 15 km F |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLSSON Johan |  |
+0:00.0 34:47.5 (1) |
+1:00.6 36:55.5 (22) |
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| COLOGNA Dario |  |
+0:11.8 34:59.3 (2) |
+2:41.9 1:10:25.7 (23) |
+0:04.3 40:07.8 (4) |
+1:15.3 37:10.2 (31) |
| LEGKOV Alexander |  |
+0:13.9 35:01.4 (3) |
+2:13.5 1:09:57.4 (12) |
+0:00.9 40:04.4 (2) |
+1:06.1 37:01.0 (25) |
| NORTHUG Petter jr. |  |
+0:47.9 35:35.4 (14) |
+0:00.0 1:07:43.8 (1) |
+0:38.5 40:42.0 (13) |
+0:59.1 36:54.0 (21) |
| MANIFICAT Maurice |  |
+0:21.0 35:08.6 (6) |
+0:51.3 1:08:35.2 (2) |
+0:54.5 40:58.0 (16) |
+0:15.8 36:10.7 (3) |
| HEIKKINEN Matti |  |
+0:17.8 35:05.3 (5) |
+2:01.0 1:09:44.8 (8) |
+0:29.3 40:32.8 (12) |
+0:00.0 35:54.8 (1) |
| TEICHMANN Axel |  |
+0:15.0 35:02.6 (4) |
+2:52.3 1:10:36.1 (28) |
+2:39.8 38:34.6 (74) |
|
| BAUER Lukas |  |
+0:50.5 35:38.1 (15) |
+0:59.5 1:08:43.3 (3) |
+0:04.0 40:07.5 (3) |
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| POLTORANIN Alexey |  |
+1:00.5 35:48.1 (20) |
+2:52.7 1:10:36.5 (29) |
+0:00.0 40:03.5 (1) |
|
| HELLNER Marcus | |
+0:58.0 35:45.6 (18) |
+1:11.8 1:08:55.6 (4) |
+1:43.2 41:46.7 (33) |
+0:14.3 36:09.2 (2) |
| ROETHE Sjur | |
+0:30.5 35:18.0 (7) |
+1:20.0 41:23.5 (24) |
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| DUERR Johannes |  |
+0:35.1 35:22.7 (8) |
+4:05.0 1:11:48.9 (45) |
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| KROGH Finn Haagen | |
+0:36.5 35:24.0 (9) |
+3:59.5 1:11:43.4 (44) |
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| GAILLARD Jean Marc | |
+0:44.6 35:32.2 (12) |
+2:16.3 1:10:00.1 (14) |
+0:21.5 40:25.1 (10) |
+0:37.7 36:32.6 (8) |
| BELOV Evgeniy | |
+0:39.9 35:27.4 (10) |
+0:27.9 40:31.4 (11) |
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| YOSHIDA Keishin |  |
+0:44.0 35:31.5 (11) |
+2:37.0 1:10:20.9 (20) |
+2:20.9 42:24.4 (49) |
+1:55.0 37:49.8 (58) |
| DUVILLARD Robin | |
+0:45.0 35:32.5 (13) |
+2:25.4 1:10:09.2 (17) |
+0:33.5 36:28.4 (6) |
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| SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud | |
+1:12.8 36:00.3 (28) |
+1:19.6 1:09:03.5 (5) |
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| LIVERS Toni | |
+0:56.5 35:44.1 (17) |
+2:43.9 1:10:27.7 (24) |
+2:00.7 42:04.2 (40) |
+0:44.5 36:39.3 (12) |
| REICHELT Tom | |
+1:08.9 35:56.4 (22) |
+2:08.4 1:09:52.2 (10) |
+1:57.2 42:00.7 (37) |
+2:11.0 38:05.8 (65) |
| CHERNOUSOV Ilia | |
+0:51.9 35:39.4 (16) |
+4:23.7 1:12:07.5 (49) |
+1:37.5 37:32.4 (47) |
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| ELIASSEN Petter | |
+1:45.2 1:09:29.0 (6) |
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| JESPERSEN Chris Andre | |
+0:59.1 35:46.7 (19) |
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| JAKS Martin | |
+1:11.6 35:59.2 (26) |
+2:10.0 1:09:53.8 (11) |
+0:59.1 41:02.7 (17) |
+1:24.7 37:19.6 (40) |
| CHEBOTKO Nikolay | |
+1:03.4 35:50.9 (21) |
+4:59.8 1:12:43.6 (58) |
+1:04.3 41:07.8 (19) |
+1:53.8 37:48.6 (56) |
| HALFVARSSON Calle | |
+1:09.5 35:57.1 (23) |
+2:38.5 1:10:22.4 (21) |
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| BABIKOV Ivan |  |
+1:49.4 1:09:33.2 (7) |
+1:57.6 42:01.1 (38) |
+1:06.7 37:01.6 (26) |
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| VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | |
+1:12.0 35:59.6 (27) |
+2:34.3 1:10:18.1 (19) |
+0:13.8 40:17.3 (7) |
|
| RICKARDSSON Daniel | |
+2:03.2 1:09:47.0 (9) |
+1:11.1 41:14.7 (21) |
+1:21.2 37:16.1 (38) |
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| BING Thomas | |
+1:10.4 35:57.9 (24) |
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| RICHARDSSON Daniel | |
+1:10.5 35:58.1 (25) |
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| DOLIDOVICH Sergei |  |
+1:29.3 36:16.8 (35) |
+2:14.3 1:09:58.1 (13) |
+1:18.7 37:13.6 (33) |
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| SEDOV Petr | |
+2:29.9 1:10:13.7 (18) |
+0:40.5 40:44.1 (14) |
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| JAUHOJAERVI Sami | |
+3:14.0 38:01.5 (67) |
+0:05.9 40:09.4 (5) |
+1:13.7 37:08.6 (30) |
|
| WIBAULT Mathias | |
+1:32.9 36:20.4 (37) |
+2:17.9 1:10:01.7 (15) |
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| MORIGGL Thomas |  |
+2:19.9 1:10:03.7 (16) |
+1:35.0 41:38.5 (27) |
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| JOHNSRUD SUNDBY Martin | |
+0:09.5 40:13.0 (6) |
+2:03.5 37:58.3 (63) |
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| MAGAL Jiri | |
+2:07.0 36:54.5 (53) |
+2:39.0 1:10:22.8 (22) |
+2:13.6 42:17.1 (46) |
+1:48.2 37:43.0 (53) |
| KERSHAW Devon | |
+0:20.9 40:24.4 (9) |
+0:39.0 36:33.8 (9) |
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| JONNIER Emmanuel | |
+0:30.0 36:24.9 (4) |
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| ROENNING Eldar | |
+0:16.1 40:19.7 (8) |
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| VITTOZ Vincent | |
+0:31.0 36:25.9 (5) |
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| SANTUS Fabio | |
+2:48.9 1:10:32.7 (25) |
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| FREEMAN Kris |  |
+2:01.2 36:48.7 (50) |
+4:10.0 1:11:53.9 (46) |
+1:19.5 41:23.0 (23) |
+0:36.1 36:31.0 (7) |
| BAJCICAK Martin |  |
+3:20.5 1:11:04.4 (36) |
+1:10.5 41:14.1 (20) |
+0:47.1 36:42.0 (13) |
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| DI CENTA Giorgio | |
+2:08.3 36:55.8 (54) |
+3:19.2 1:11:03.0 (35) |
+1:15.0 41:18.6 (22) |
+0:51.5 36:46.4 (14) |
| BESSMERTNYKH Alexander | |
+0:45.8 40:49.3 (15) |
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| NOUSIAINEN Ville | |
+3:49.0 1:11:32.9 (42) |
+0:59.5 41:03.0 (18) |
+1:24.8 37:19.7 (41) |
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| PILLER COTTRER Pietro | |
+2:05.9 42:09.4 (41) |
+0:40.5 36:35.4 (10) |
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| FISCHER Remo | |
+1:21.0 36:08.6 (32) |
+3:37.4 1:11:21.2 (38) |
+1:41.4 41:44.9 (31) |
+0:43.5 36:38.3 (11) |
| EILIFSEN Morten | |
+0:53.0 36:47.8 (15) |
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| HJELMESET Odd-Bjoern | |
+1:24.0 41:27.6 (25) |
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| DJUPVIK Roger Aa | |
+2:09.1 42:12.6 (43) |
+0:57.3 36:52.2 (16) |
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| SOMMERFELDT Rene | |
+0:57.3 36:52.2 (16) |
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| CHECCHI Valerio | |
+2:22.2 37:09.7 (58) |
+1:52.3 41:55.8 (35) |
+0:58.5 36:53.3 (18) |
|
| POLTARANIN Alexey | |
+0:58.5 36:53.4 (19) |
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| FREDRIKSSON Mathias | |
+0:58.7 36:53.6 (20) |
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| REHEMAA Aivar |  |
+2:41.8 42:45.3 (59) |
+1:01.7 36:56.6 (23) |
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| KATTILAKOSKI Teemu | |
+1:02.5 36:57.3 (24) |
Women starters – historical results
| Name | 2013 Davos 2013-02-17 10 km F |
2011 Davos 2011-12-10 15 km F |
2010 Davos 2010-12-11 10 km C |
2009 Davos 2009-12-12 10 km F |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHAUG Therese | |
+0:00.0 26:16.7 (1) |
+0:42.1 36:41.7 (3) |
+0:39.1 30:10.7 (3) |
+1:49.8 28:11.8 (28) |
| KOWALCZYK Justyna |  |
+0:08.8 26:25.6 (2) |
+1:26.4 37:25.9 (5) |
+0:29.3 30:00.9 (2) |
+0:57.5 27:19.5 (9) |
| BJOERGEN Marit | |
+0:00.0 35:59.5 (1) |
+0:00.0 29:31.6 (1) |
+0:30.8 26:52.8 (4) |
|
| STEIRA Kristin Stoermer | |
+0:13.3 26:30.1 (3) |
+1:33.8 37:33.3 (6) |
+0:43.7 27:05.7 (6) |
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| SKOFTERUD Vibeke W | |
+0:41.8 36:41.3 (2) |
+1:34.5 27:56.6 (24) |
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| WIKEN Emma | |
+0:17.8 26:34.5 (4) |
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| KALLA Charlotte | |
+0:19.3 26:36.1 (5) |
+2:28.0 38:27.5 (14) |
+0:27.3 26:49.3 (2) |
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| TCHEKALEVA Yulia | |
+0:23.8 26:40.6 (6) |
+1:55.7 31:27.3 (10) |
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| SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka | |
+0:39.3 26:56.0 (8) |
+2:17.0 38:16.5 (10) |
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| WENG Heidi | |
+0:40.8 26:57.5 (9) |
+2:16.4 38:15.9 (9) |
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| PILLER Marina | |
+0:35.0 26:51.8 (7) |
+3:21.8 39:21.3 (34) |
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| ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | |
+0:51.5 27:08.3 (11) |
+2:58.2 38:57.7 (25) |
+2:01.9 31:33.5 (12) |
+0:34.7 26:56.7 (5) |
| NISKANEN Kerttu | |
+0:42.3 26:59.1 (10) |
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| KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | |
+1:19.9 37:19.4 (4) |
+2:44.5 32:16.1 (23) |
+1:49.1 28:11.1 (27) |
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| ZELLER Katrin | |
+0:52.3 27:09.1 (13) |
+2:28.1 38:27.6 (15) |
+1:52.5 31:24.1 (9) |
+2:03.4 28:25.4 (32) |
| HUGUE Coraline | |
+0:52.0 27:08.7 (12) |
+3:49.1 39:48.6 (43) |
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| KHAZOVA Irina | |
+2:59.7 38:59.2 (26) |
+0:00.0 26:22.0 (1) |
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| FAIVRE PICON Anouk | |
+1:03.8 27:20.6 (18) |
+1:59.6 37:59.1 (8) |
+4:06.8 33:38.4 (49) |
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| STEPHEN Elizabeth | |
+0:59.0 27:15.8 (15) |
+2:51.2 38:50.7 (21) |
+4:06.4 33:38.0 (48) |
+2:15.4 28:37.4 (40) |
| DIGGINS Jessica | |
+0:54.8 27:11.6 (14) |
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| SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | |
+1:35.5 27:52.2 (28) |
+1:54.0 37:53.5 (7) |
+1:37.3 31:08.9 (4) |
+1:10.9 27:32.9 (11) |
| BROOKS Holly | |
+1:10.8 27:27.6 (20) |
+2:22.3 38:21.8 (13) |
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| ZHUKOVA Natalia | |
+1:02.2 27:18.9 (16) |
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| HAAG Anna | |
+1:15.5 27:32.2 (23) |
+2:18.0 38:17.5 (12) |
+1:05.4 27:27.4 (10) |
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| KHRAMTSOVA Ekaterina | |
+1:02.8 27:19.5 (17) |
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| AYMONIER Celia | |
+1:04.0 27:20.7 (19) |
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| LAHTEENMAKI Krista | |
+1:31.3 27:48.0 (27) |
+2:17.4 38:16.9 (11) |
+1:45.4 31:17.0 (8) |
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| ISHIDA Masako | |
+1:18.7 27:35.4 (24) |
+2:55.9 38:55.4 (23) |
+1:41.1 31:12.7 (6) |
+2:41.2 29:03.2 (58) |
| SHEVCHENKO Valentina |  |
+1:24.3 27:41.1 (25) |
+2:31.4 38:30.9 (17) |
+2:18.1 31:49.7 (15) |
+0:47.7 27:09.7 (7) |
| HAGA Ragnhild | |
+1:13.3 27:30.1 (21) |
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| GASPARIN Selina | |
+1:13.3 27:30.1 (21) |
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| SMIGUN-VAEHI Kristina | |
+0:27.8 26:49.8 (3) |
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| LONGA Marianna | |
+1:39.9 31:11.5 (5) |
+1:20.2 27:42.2 (18) |
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| JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | |
+2:29.8 38:29.3 (16) |
+3:37.2 33:08.8 (41) |
+2:09.5 28:31.5 (38) |
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| RUPIL Silvia | |
+2:32.9 38:32.4 (18) |
+2:55.8 32:27.4 (27) |
+1:20.0 27:42.1 (17) |
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| RYDQVIST Maria | |
+2:39.3 38:38.8 (19) |
+3:25.3 32:56.9 (37) |
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| KOROSTELEVA Natalia | |
+2:07.6 28:24.3 (38) |
+2:47.7 38:47.2 (20) |
+1:29.9 27:51.9 (21) |
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| AHERVO Laura | |
+2:54.3 38:53.8 (22) |
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| ELDEN Marte | |
+1:44.9 31:16.5 (7) |
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| IVANOVA Julia | |
+2:57.7 38:57.2 (24) |
+4:17.9 33:49.5 (52) |
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| PROCHAZKOVA Alena | |
+1:58.9 28:15.6 (33) |
+4:15.5 40:15.0 (47) |
+1:58.9 31:30.5 (11) |
+1:34.4 27:56.4 (23) |
| KOLOMINA Elena | |
+2:12.5 31:44.1 (13) |
+2:08.2 28:30.2 (36) |
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| MAJDIC Petra |  |
+2:37.6 32:09.2 (20) |
+1:14.5 27:36.5 (13) |
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| BOEHLER Stefanie | |
+2:14.7 28:31.4 (44) |
+3:19.8 39:19.3 (33) |
+2:14.6 31:46.2 (14) |
+2:13.5 28:35.5 (39) |
| FESSEL Nicole | |
+2:22.5 31:54.1 (16) |
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| MALAKHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana | |
+2:29.4 32:01.0 (17) |
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| SMUTNA Katerina | |
+2:33.0 32:04.6 (18) |
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| MEDVEDEVA Evgenia | |
+0:49.9 27:11.9 (8) |
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| ROTCHEVA Olga | |
+3:08.9 39:08.4 (30) |
+1:15.3 27:37.3 (14) |
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| SARASOJA Riikka | |
+2:36.8 32:08.4 (19) |
+2:05.4 28:27.4 (33) |
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| SACHENBACHER -STEHLE Evi | |
+2:37.9 32:09.5 (21) |
+2:19.2 28:41.2 (43) |
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| OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | |
+4:02.4 40:01.9 (45) |
+2:41.4 32:13.0 (22) |
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| MALAHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana | |
+1:13.2 27:35.2 (12) |
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| KYLLOENEN Anne | |
+2:45.1 32:16.7 (24) |
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| CONFORTOLA WYATT Antonella | |
+3:08.1 32:39.7 (30) |
+1:18.8 27:40.8 (16) |
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| KUITUNEN Virpi | |
+1:18.0 27:40.1 (15) |
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| SANNIKOVA Alena | |
+2:51.1 32:22.7 (25) |
+2:31.6 28:53.6 (51) |
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| FOLLIS Arianna | |
+1:23.8 27:45.8 (19) |
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| NYSTAD Claudia | |
+1:25.9 27:47.9 (20) |
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| SIDKO Alena | |
+1:34.0 27:56.0 (22) |
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| RENNER Sara | |
+1:37.9 27:59.9 (25) |
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