Cross Country: Randall lands first podium in two years
It’s been 27 months since American cross country skier Kikkan Randall stood atop a World Cup podium. But the world championships silver medalist did just that today (March 14) in Oslo, Norway taking second place in a World Cup sprint.
“I’m really proud because there are a lot of times out there when other countries look so much better, they have so much support, and it’s easy to get bogged down,” Randall said. “But I believed succeeding was possible for so long, so it’s good to show that it wasn’t just a one-time thing, but that we can consistently be on the podium.”
Only three-time Vancouver Games gold medalist Marti Bjoergen was faster than Randall for the win, her seventh of the season. Russian Natalia Korosteleva finished third to repeat yesterday’s result.
The last time Randall, an Anchorage, Alaska native, stepped onto a World Cup podium was December of 2007 when she won a sprint in Rybinsk, Russia.
“Going into today, I really wanted to be able to race in the World Cup finals next week, but I was sitting just outside the top 50. I needed a good result in order to get enough points to qualify for those races, so it feels good to have done that,” Randall said. “I just want to race a lot, give it all I have and finish out the season strong.”
World Cup sprint leader, Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk finished just off the podium in fourth.
Norwegian Anders Gloeersen gave the local fans a thrill as he claimed his first victory of the season in the men’s event.
Olympic bronze medalist Russian Alexey Petukhov finished second ahead of Swede Marcus Hellner in third.
American Andy Newell, who grabbed his first World Cup podium in two years earlier this week, led the U.S. in 10th place.
“It was an amazing team effort from the waxers, the coaches and the athletes. We worked really well together here in Olso,” U.S. Cross Country Head Coach Peter Vordenberg said. “We made really good skis and carried out a good plan together and gave the athletes every opportunity to show what they had, and what they had was really good.”
The cross country World Cup now heads to Stockholm, Sweden for sprint races on Wednesday.
Image of Randall by USSA
Women’s Results
1 | 11 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | ||
2 | 8 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | ||
3 | 3 | 3485032 | KOROSTELEVA Natalia | 1981 | RUS | ||
4 | 1 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | ||
5 | 2 | 3505405 | FALK Hanna | 1989 | SWE | ||
6 | 25 | 3515004 | BUCHER Silvana | 1984 | SUI | ||
7 | 6 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | ||
8 | 14 | 3195056 | CUINET Aurore | 1985 | FRA | ||
9 | 4 | 3425275 | BRUN-LIE Celine | 1988 | NOR | ||
10 | 19 | 3185004 | SARASOJA Riikka | 1982 | FIN | ||
11 | 7 | 1237817 | OLSSON Anna | 1976 | SWE | ||
12 | 9 | 1138877 | FOLLIS Arianna | 1977 | ITA | ||
13 | 15 | 3505260 | PAJALA Magdalena | 1988 | SWE | ||
14 | 18 | 3425365 | FALLA Maiken Caspersen | 1990 | NOR | ||
15 | 20 | 3425177 | GJEITNES Kari Vikhagen | 1985 | NOR | ||
16 | 12 | 3505090 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE | ||
17 | 21 | 3515055 | GRUBER Bettina | 1985 | SUI | ||
18 | 23 | 3425349 | KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe | 1989 | NOR | ||
19 | 26 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | ||
20 | 27 | 3395038 | UDRAS Kaija | 1986 | EST | ||
21 | 16 | 1283116 | ANDERSSON Lina | 1981 | SWE | ||
22 | 17 | 3195059 | BARTHELEMY Laure | 1988 | FRA | ||
23 | 28 | 1166037 | KUITUNEN Virpi | 1976 | FIN | ||
24 | 29 | 1255374 | ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa | 1978 | FIN | ||
25 | 30 | 1256732 | SACHENBACHER -STEHLE Evi | 1980 | GER | ||
26 | 5 | 1250524 | GENUIN Magda | 1979 | ITA | ||
27 | 10 | 3565005 | VISNAR Katja | 1984 | SLO | ||
28 | 13 | 3185005 | PERAELAE Kirsi | 1982 | FIN | ||
29 | 22 | 1169432 | NATSUMI Madoka | 1978 | JPN | ||
30 | 24 | 3425157 | BJELLAANES Karianne | 1986 | NOR | ||
31 | 31 | 1293107 | BOEHLER Stefanie | 1981 | GER | ||
32 | 32 | 3425703 | SLIND Kari Oeyre | 1991 | NOR | ||
33 | 33 | 1345390 | VINA Emilie | 1982 | FRA | ||
34 | 34 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | ||
35 | 35 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | ||
36 | 36 | 3425499 | WENG Heidi | 1991 | NOR | ||
37 | 37 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | ||
38 | 38 | 1099204 | LAURENT PHILIPPOT Karine | 1974 | FRA | ||
39 | 39 | 1255471 | MURANEN Pirjo | 1981 | FIN | ||
40 | 40 | 3155041 | NYVLTOVA Eva | 1986 | CZE | ||
41 | 41 | 3485461 | TURYSHEVA Elena | 1986 | RUS | ||
42 | 42 | 3485283 | NIKOLAEVA Svetlana | 1987 | RUS | ||
43 | 43 | 3505225 | SVENSSON Eva | 1987 | SWE | ||
44 | 44 | 3205215 | GOESSNER Miriam | 1990 | GER | ||
45 | 45 | 3425404 | EIDE Mari | 1989 | NOR | ||
46 | 46 | 3295167 | VUERICH Gaia | 1991 | ITA | ||
47 | 47 | 3485510 | MEDVEDEVA Polina | 1989 | RUS | ||
48 | 48 | 1305426 | SKOFTERUD Vibeke W | 1980 | NOR | ||
49 | 49 | 3395005 | SIRGE Kaili | 1983 | EST | ||
50 | 50 | 3395048 | OJASTE Triin | 1990 | EST | ||
51 | 51 | 3435014 | JASKOWIEC Sylwia | 1986 | POL | ||
52 | 52 | 3425397 | HARSEM Kathrine Rolsted | 1989 | NOR | ||
53 | 53 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | ||
54 | 54 | 3485371 | KUZIUKOVA Olga | 1985 | RUS | ||
55 | 55 | 3515087 | VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien | 1987 | SUI | ||
56 | 56 | 3515038 | TRACHSEL Doris | 1984 | SUI | ||
57 | 57 | 3485340 | CHUIKOVA Ekaterina | 1986 | RUS | ||
58 | 58 | 3425219 | BOE Kjersti | 1987 | NOR | ||
59 | 59 | 1304165 | GJOEMLE BERG Ella | 1979 | NOR | ||
60 | 60 | 3425005 | SVENDSEN Sara | 1980 | NOR | ||
61 | 61 | 3535021 | COMPTON Caitlin | 1980 | USA | ||
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1003 | 1005017 | VALBUSA Sabina | 1972 | ITA | |||
1002 | 1222200 | LONGA Marianna | 1979 | ITA | |||
1001 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER |
Men’s Results
1 | 1 | 3420376 | GLOEERSEN Anders | 1986 | NOR | ||
2 | 5 | 3480021 | PETUKHOV Alexey | 1983 | RUS | ||
3 | 30 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | ||
4 | 21 | 3480280 | MORILOV Nikolay | 1986 | RUS | ||
5 | 9 | 3420365 | BRANDSDAL Eirik | 1986 | NOR | ||
6 | 4 | 3500407 | MODIN Jesper | 1988 | SWE | ||
7 | 2 | 3500259 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE | ||
8 | 7 | 3180228 | PAAKKONEN Lasse | 1986 | FIN | ||
9 | 17 | 1298054 | PASINI Fabio | 1980 | ITA | ||
10 | 23 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA | ||
11 | 3 | 1223267 | PASINI Renato | 1977 | ITA | ||
12 | 25 | 3180221 | JYLHAE Martti | 1987 | FIN | ||
13 | 6 | 3500330 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE | ||
14 | 8 | 3420131 | KJOELSTAD Johan | 1983 | NOR | ||
15 | 29 | 3420077 | HATTESTAD Ola Vigen | 1982 | NOR | ||
16 | 14 | 3420519 | CLAUSEN Kent-Ove | 1985 | NOR | ||
17 | 15 | 3420530 | HAMMER Martin | 1986 | NOR | ||
18 | 19 | 3510067 | LECCARDI Valerio | 1984 | SUI | ||
19 | 20 | 3290326 | PELLEGRINO Federico | 1990 | ITA | ||
20 | 28 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | ||
21 | 10 | 3180114 | STRANDVALL Matias | 1985 | FIN | ||
22 | 12 | 3420299 | LYKKJA Hans Petter | 1984 | NOR | ||
23 | 16 | 3050043 | WURM Harald | 1984 | AUT | ||
24 | 18 | 3200229 | TSCHARNKE Tim | 1989 | GER | ||
25 | 27 | 3190070 | MIRANDA Cyril | 1985 | FRA | ||
26 | 11 | 3480436 | KRIUKOV Nikita | 1985 | RUS | ||
27 | 13 | 3500170 | BRYNTESSON Robin | 1985 | SWE | ||
28 | 22 | 3420089 | PETTERSEN Oeystein | 1983 | NOR | ||
29 | 24 | 3510206 | TAMBORNINO Eligius | 1986 | SUI | ||
30 | 26 | 3420377 | GLOEERSEN Oeyvind | 1986 | NOR | ||
31 | 31 | 3480739 | PANZHINSKIY Alexander | 1989 | RUS | ||
32 | 32 | 1223558 | FRASNELLI Loris | 1979 | ITA | ||
33 | 33 | 3390050 | SIMONLATSER Timo | 1986 | EST | ||
34 | 34 | 3530120 | HAMILTON Simeon | 1987 | USA | ||
35 | 35 | 3300021 | NARUSE Nobu | 1984 | JPN | ||
36 | 36 | 3420002 | DAHL John Kristian | 1981 | NOR | ||
37 | 37 | 3390008 | SAAREPUU Anti | 1983 | EST | ||
38 | 38 | 3150035 | KOZISEK Dusan | 1983 | CZE | ||
39 | 39 | 3480322 | PARFENOV Andrey | 1987 | RUS | ||
40 | 40 | 3510249 | JAEGER Martin | 1987 | SUI | ||
41 | 41 | 3420516 | GUNDERSEN Tore Martin Soebak | 1987 | NOR | ||
42 | 42 | 3420798 | NORTHUG Tomas | 1990 | NOR | ||
43 | 43 | 1221327 | TEICHMANN Axel | 1979 | GER | ||
44 | 44 | 1319200 | LARSSON Mats | 1980 | SWE | ||
45 | 45 | 3180146 | LASSILA Kalle | 1985 | FIN | ||
46 | 46 | 3390051 | TEPPAN Vahur | 1985 | EST | ||
47 | 47 | 3190142 | GAILLARD Cyril | 1986 | FRA | ||
48 | 48 | 3290007 | HOFER David | 1983 | ITA | ||
49 | 49 | 1276617 | ONDA Yuichi | 1980 | JPN | ||
50 | 50 | 3420487 | ODSAETER Lars Vingli | 1986 | NOR | ||
51 | 51 | 3420199 | OESTENSEN Simen | 1984 | NOR | ||
52 | 52 | 3420909 | GOLBERG Paal | 1990 | NOR | ||
53 | 53 | 3200014 | WENZL Josef | 1984 | GER | ||
54 | 54 | 3050159 | TRITSCHER Bernhard | 1988 | AUT | ||
55 | 55 | 3480287 | DEVJATIAROV Mickail Jun. | 1985 | RUS | ||
56 | 56 | 1344711 | JAUHOJAERVI Sami | 1981 | FIN | ||
57 | 57 | 3420036 | ROENNING Eldar | 1982 | NOR | ||
58 | 58 | 3390003 | KUMMEL Peeter | 1982 | EST | ||
59 | 59 | 3420463 | STEEN Andreas Myran | 1988 | NOR | ||
60 | 60 | 3420642 | NYDAL Hallvard Moian | 1988 | NOR | ||
61 | 61 | 3510207 | KINDSCHI Joeri | 1986 | SUI | ||
62 | 62 | 1175058 | KOUKAL Martin | 1978 | CZE | ||
63 | 63 | 1321237 | KUHN Stefan | 1979 | CAN | ||
64 | 64 | 3420107 | THUN Stein Vidar | 1981 | NOR | ||
65 | 65 | 3050137 | EBNER Thomas | 1986 | AUT | ||
66 | 66 | 3530232 | HINCKLEY Mike | 1986 | USA | ||
67 | 67 | 3420012 | NAESS Boerre | 1982 | NOR | ||
68 | 68 | 3050088 | BADER Markus | 1988 | AUT | ||
69 | 69 | 3150070 | RAZYM Ales | 1986 | CZE | ||
70 | 70 | 3180085 | VAEAENAENEN Jesse | 1984 | FIN | ||
71 | 71 | 1268566 | EIGENMANN Christoph | 1979 | SUI | ||
72 | 72 | 3220016 | YOUNG Andrew | 1992 | GBR | ||
73 | 73 | 3530177 | GREGG Brian | 1984 | USA | ||
74 | 74 | 3360000 | PETERS Kari | 1985 | LUX | ||
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1002 | 3190029 | DUVILLARD Robin | 1983 | FRA |