Cross Country: Bauer, Kowalczyk win Otepaa World Cup
It was the like the Tour de Ski just kept going today (Jan. 16) as the Cross Country World Cup picked back up in Otepaa, Estonia and tour winners Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic and Jutsyna Kowalczyk of Poland continued their winning streaks.
Kowalczyk finished the women’s 10 km course in 26 minutes 52.7 seconds, edging Norway’s Marti Bjoergen, four seconds behind in second. Finn Aino-Kaia Saarinen finished third with a time of 27:22.6 ahead of Swede Charlotte Kalla in fourth.
Canadian Daria Gaiazova was the lone North American woman in the race. She finished 20th to tie her career high.
With her 21st career win, Kowalczyk now stands at the top of the overall and distance World Cup standings. Slovenia Petra Majdic is 122 points behind in second overall followed by Saarinen in third, 340 points behind Kowalczyk.
The men’s 15 km race wasn’t quite as tight as Bauer finished 47 second before his closest pursuer. The hometown crowed was good to Estonian racers Andrus Veerpalu and Jaak Mae, who finished second and third, respectively. Russian Sergey Novikov finished four seconds behind Mae for a fourth-place finish.
Graham Nishikawa led the Canadian men in 32nd followed by teammate Sean Crooks in 39th.
No Americans raced today.
Norway’s Petter Northug, who didn’t race today, still leads in the overall World Cup standings with 1060 points. Bauer stands second with 763 points ahead of Swede Macus Heller in third with 627 points.
World Cup racing continues in Otepaa tomorrow (Jan. 17) with men’s and women’s sprints.
Women’s Results
1 | 49 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | 26:52.7 | 0.00 |
2 | 45 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | 26:56.9 | 2.08 |
3 | 47 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | 27:22.6 | 14.83 |
4 | 44 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | 27:25.1 | 16.07 |
5 | 48 | 1276714 | MAJDIC Petra | 1979 | SLO | 27:37.6 | 22.27 |
6 | 42 | 1166037 | KUITUNEN Virpi | 1976 | FIN | 27:58.1 | 32.44 |
7 | 43 | 3505183 | HAAG Anna | 1986 | SWE | 27:58.3 | 32.54 |
8 | 34 | 1274580 | ISHIDA Masako | 1980 | JPN | 28:32.2 | 49.36 |
9 | 41 | 1094063 | SMIGUN-VAEHI Kristina | 1977 | EST | 28:32.8 | 49.66 |
10 | 36 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | 28:35.4 | 50.95 |
11 | 40 | 3485195 | TCHEKALEVA Yulia | 1984 | RUS | 28:38.6 | 52.53 |
12 | 46 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | 28:38.7 | 52.58 |
13 | 39 | 1182042 | MALAHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana | 1977 | KAZ | 28:41.3 | 53.87 |
14 | 32 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | 28:51.6 | 58.98 |
15 | 38 | 3185004 | SARASOJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | 28:57.6 | 61.96 |
16 | 37 | 1319976 | KOLOMINA Elena | 1981 | KAZ | 29:17.3 | 71.73 |
17 | 10 | 3505260 | PAJALA Magdalena | 1988 | SWE | 29:19.3 | 72.72 |
18 | 24 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | 29:24.0 | 75.05 |
19 | 22 | 3125002 | LI Hongxue | 1984 | CHN | 29:28.5 | 77.29 |
20 | 11 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | 29:29.5 | 77.78 |
21 | 35 | 1237817 | OLSSON Anna | 1976 | SWE | 29:31.5 | 78.77 |
22 | 33 | 3425117 | ELDEN Marte | 1986 | NOR | 29:33.8 | 79.92 |
23 | 19 | 3435018 | MAREK Kornelia | 1985 | POL | 29:43.7 | 84.83 |
24 | 21 | 1181848 | JATSKAJA Oxana | 1978 | KAZ | 29:49.5 | 87.70 |
25 | 23 | 3485197 | TIKHONOVA Julia | 1986 | RUS | 29:50.6 | 88.25 |
26 | 14 | 1191354 | ROCHAT Laurence | 1979 | SUI | 29:57.7 | 91.77 |
27 | 15 | 1194555 | NESTERENKO Lada | 1976 | UKR | 29:58.8 | 92.32 |
28 | 31 | 3425005 | SVENDSEN Sara | 1980 | NOR | 30:03.3 | 94.55 |
29 | 27 | 3485170 | ILJINA Natalja | 1985 | RUS | 30:07.6 | 96.68 |
30 | 16 | 3395038 | UDRAS Kaija | 1986 | EST | 30:16.2 | 100.95 |
31 | 30 | 3435014 | JASKOWIEC Sylwia | 1986 | POL | 30:23.7 | 104.67 |
32 | 3 | 1345390 | VINA Emilie | 1982 | FRA | 30:29.3 | 107.45 |
33 | 29 | 3495008 | ORGUE Laura | 1986 | SPA | 30:35.5 | 110.52 |
34 | 9 | 3435031 | MACIUSZEK Paulina | 1985 | POL | 30:40.6 | 113.05 |
35 | 12 | 1323565 | MANNIMA Tatjana | 1980 | EST | 30:41.8 | 113.65 |
36 | 20 | 1312216 | BONER Seraina | 1982 | SUI | 30:44.5 | 114.99 |
37 | 26 | 1283116 | ANDERSSON Lina | 1981 | SWE | 30:46.8 | 116.13 |
38 | 4 | 1350628 | FUKUDA Nobuko | 1980 | JPN | 30:46.9 | 116.18 |
39 | 13 | 3395035 | ROHTLA Laura | 1985 | EST | 30:58.6 | 121.98 |
40 | 28 | 3485282 | SAPRONOVA Diana | 1987 | RUS | 31:04.6 | 124.96 |
41 | 8 | 3195003 | WEIBEL Caroline | 1983 | FRA | 31:07.1 | 126.20 |
42 | 25 | 1281564 | BADILATTI Ursina | 1982 | SUI | 31:07.5 | 126.40 |
43 | 7 | 3125046 | LI Xin | 1992 | CHN | 31:12.2 | 128.73 |
44 | 5 | 1105509 | JOHANSEN Katarina | 1976 | SVK | 32:12.3 | 158.54 |
45 | 18 | 3485199 | NALDEEVA Ekaterina | 1987 | RUS | 32:22.9 | 163.80 |
46 | 1 | 3395058 | RAJU Heidi | 1990 | EST | 33:01.2 | 182.80 |
47 | 6 | 1169432 | NATSUMI Madoka | 1978 | JPN | 33:02.6 | 183.49 |
48 | 2 | 3395055 | KALDA Liis | 1989 | EST | 35:03.3 | 243.37 |
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17 | 1312701 | MISCHOL Seraina | 1981 | SUI |
Men’s Results
1 | 62 | 1217350 | BAUER Lukas | 1977 | CZE | 36:45.7 | 0.00 |
2 | 60 | 1088534 | VEERPALU Andrus | 1971 | EST | 37:02.6 | 6.13 |
3 | 58 | 1098137 | MAE Jaak | 1972 | EST | 37:27.3 | 15.09 |
4 | 51 | 1322498 | NOVIKOV Sergey | 1980 | RUS | 37:31.1 | 16.47 |
5 | 43 | 3480023 | KUZNETSOV Alexander | 1982 | RUS | 37:37.2 | 18.68 |
6 | 55 | 1230930 | SVARTEDAL Jens Arne | 1976 | NOR | 37:42.0 | 20.42 |
7 | 59 | 3420036 | ROENNING Eldar | 1982 | NOR | 37:46.4 | 22.02 |
8 | 48 | 1059822 | HJELMESET Odd-Bjoern | 1971 | NOR | 38:03.4 | 28.18 |
9 | 38 | 3480563 | ZHMURKO Artem | 1985 | RUS | 38:06.7 | 29.38 |
10 | 52 | 3480286 | SORIN Egor | 1985 | RUS | 38:11.9 | 31.26 |
11 | 45 | 3480314 | CHERNOUSOV Ilia | 1986 | RUS | 38:14.0 | 32.03 |
12 | 57 | 1248293 | SOEDERGREN Anders | 1977 | SWE | 38:15.8 | 32.68 |
13 | 54 | 1106867 | BAJCICAK Martin | 1976 | SVK | 38:16.8 | 33.04 |
14 | 53 | 3670000 | CHEBOTKO Nikolay | 1982 | KAZ | 38:17.7 | 33.37 |
14 | 19 | 3500153 | JOHANSSON Martin | 1984 | SWE | 38:17.7 | 33.37 |
16 | 46 | 3420160 | EILIFSEN Morten | 1984 | NOR | 38:20.4 | 34.35 |
17 | 27 | 3390002 | KOKK Kaspar | 1982 | EST | 38:20.7 | 34.46 |
18 | 31 | 3180301 | LEHTONEN Lari | 1987 | FIN | 38:27.1 | 36.78 |
19 | 56 | 1323468 | REHEMAA Aivar | 1982 | EST | 38:30.0 | 37.83 |
20 | 22 | 3200072 | KATZ Andreas | 1988 | GER | 38:31.8 | 38.48 |
21 | 47 | 1059725 | AUKLAND Anders | 1972 | NOR | 38:33.3 | 39.03 |
22 | 34 | 3481054 | SLEPOV Alexey | 1986 | RUS | 38:38.9 | 41.06 |
23 | 32 | 3150000 | NOVAK Petr | 1982 | CZE | 38:39.9 | 41.42 |
24 | 30 | 3670022 | VELICHKO Yevgeniy | 1987 | KAZ | 38:40.6 | 41.67 |
25 | 20 | 3500529 | ERIKSSON Jens | 1987 | SWE | 38:46.2 | 43.70 |
26 | 36 | 3300021 | NARUSE Nobu | 1984 | JPN | 38:46.5 | 43.81 |
27 | 14 | 3120046 | XU Wenlong | 1987 | CHN | 38:49.8 | 45.01 |
28 | 39 | 1292331 | SIMILAE Tero | 1980 | FIN | 38:55.4 | 47.04 |
29 | 26 | 3390034 | KARP Algo | 1985 | EST | 39:00.2 | 48.78 |
30 | 12 | 3670005 | KOSCHEVOY Yevgeniy | 1984 | KAZ | 39:01.9 | 49.40 |
31 | 24 | 3050025 | HIRNER Manuel | 1985 | AUT | 39:02.5 | 49.62 |
32 | 29 | 3100034 | NISHIKAWA Graham | 1983 | CAN | 39:11.3 | 52.81 |
33 | 28 | 1093869 | KREZELOK Janusz | 1974 | POL | 39:16.7 | 54.77 |
34 | 49 | 1286608 | PERRILLAT Christophe | 1979 | FRA | 39:22.8 | 56.98 |
35 | 50 | 1356545 | DJUPVIK Roger Aa | 1981 | NOR | 39:25.0 | 57.78 |
36 | 40 | 3670006 | CHEREPANOV Sergey | 1986 | KAZ | 39:27.7 | 58.76 |
37 | 11 | 1158859 | REZAC Stanislav | 1973 | CZE | 39:27.8 | 58.79 |
38 | 35 | 1108225 | BURGERMEISTER Reto | 1975 | SUI | 39:44.9 | 65.00 |
39 | 18 | 3100017 | CROOKS Sean | 1983 | CAN | 39:51.1 | 67.24 |
40 | 23 | 3100079 | MCMURTRY Brent | 1986 | CAN | 39:53.1 | 67.97 |
41 | 17 | 3390038 | VAIKMAA Madis | 1985 | EST | 39:59.1 | 70.15 |
42 | 41 | 1285153 | ROUSSELET Alexandre | 1977 | FRA | 40:03.7 | 71.81 |
43 | 44 | 1106091 | BATORY Ivan | 1975 | SVK | 40:07.0 | 73.01 |
44 | 10 | 3020000 | SOULIE Francois | 1978 | AND | 40:10.2 | 74.17 |
45 | 25 | 3180132 | SIMULA Jussi | 1985 | FIN | 40:12.9 | 75.15 |
46 | 33 | 1321237 | KUHN Stefan | 1979 | CAN | 40:15.5 | 76.09 |
47 | 16 | 3390078 | MAEGI Risto | 1988 | EST | 40:29.7 | 81.24 |
48 | 13 | 3500755 | JONSSON Fredrik | 1990 | SWE | 40:35.5 | 83.35 |
49 | 42 | 1327251 | DIEZIG Thomas | 1981 | SUI | 41:02.1 | 93.00 |
50 | 21 | 3660023 | IVANOU Aliaksei | 1980 | BLR | 41:03.5 | 93.50 |
51 | 9 | 3390041 | TALVES Priit | 1986 | EST | 41:08.0 | 95.14 |
52 | 8 | 3390062 | JULLINEN Erko | 1987 | EST | 41:09.8 | 95.79 |
53 | 7 | 3500297 | JOHNSSON Jimmie | 1985 | SWE | 41:36.0 | 105.29 |
54 | 5 | 3390081 | PRIKS Keijo | 1987 | EST | 41:40.3 | 106.85 |
55 | 1 | 3390126 | RAJAS Janari | 1992 | EST | 41:54.2 | 111.89 |
56 | 6 | 3390056 | KOLLO Andres | 1988 | EST | 42:34.5 | 126.51 |
57 | 4 | 3390075 | JUURSALU Timo | 1988 | EST | 43:48.8 | 153.46 |
Did not start | |||||||
37 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | |||
3 | 3100042 | WIDMER Philip | 1983 | CAN | |||
2 | 3120031 | SUN Qinghai | 1988 | CHN | |||
Did not finish | |||||||
61 | 3180054 | NOUSIAINEN Ville | 1983 | FIN | |||
15 | 3390049 | HIMMA Martti | 1986 | EST |