Kowalczyk, Cologna win Otepaa sprints
Justyna Kowalczyk squeezed out a sprint win over tour rival Marit Bjoergen in Otepaa, Estonia today (Jan. 21) to close the gap slightly on the World Cup leader. Natalia Matveeva was was third. American Kikkan Randall held on to the lead of the Sprint Standings with a ninth place finish.
The clear win went to Dario Cologna over Ola Vigen Hattestad and Eirik Brandsdal and upped his overall standings lead to 193points. Andy Newell, like Randall, made it to the semi-finals before being ousted, finishing seventh on the day.
Still in recovery mode from the grueling Tour de Ski, Kowalczyk said she had spent an inordinant amount of time in bed, but “now I’m feeling better and better.” She said Otepaa, where she has won four 10k races “feels like home,” but it was her first sprint win on the 1.2k track.
Bjoergen agreed, “Last week I felt a little bit tired. My prologue ws good as well as the heats, but Kowalczyk was better today. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s race (10k-c). … I expect to be fighting again with Justyna. Let’s see who is stronger tomorrow.”
Cologna said “It was a great day for me. I hope I will ski fast and make a good result tomorrow. There are still many races to go before the end of the World Cup.”
Kowalczyk image by Gepa
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Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 1 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | ||
2 | 4 | 3420077 | HATTESTAD Ola Vigen | 1982 | NOR | ||
3 | 7 | 3420365 | BRANDSDAL Eirik | 1986 | NOR | ||
4 | 5 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | ||
5 | 13 | 3480436 | KRIUKOV Nikita | 1985 | RUS | ||
6 | 3 | 3420089 | PETTERSEN Oeystein | 1983 | NOR | ||
7 | 9 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA | ||
8 | 11 | 3420909 | GOLBERG Paal | 1990 | NOR | ||
9 | 2 | 3481163 | RETIVYKH Gleb | 1991 | RUS | ||
10 | 25 | 3180146 | LASSILA Kalle | 1985 | FIN | ||
11 | 10 | 3480503 | GAFAROV Anton | 1987 | RUS | ||
12 | 17 | 3480739 | PANZHINSKIY Alexander | 1989 | RUS | ||
13 | 6 | 3390003 | KUMMEL Peeter | 1982 | EST | ||
14 | 19 | 3480684 | USACHEV Igor | 1983 | RUS | ||
15 | 23 | 3420376 | GLOEERSEN Anders | 1986 | NOR | ||
16 | 8 | 3500529 | ERIKSSON Jens | 1987 | SWE | ||
17 | 12 | 3420131 | KJOELSTAD Johan | 1983 | NOR | ||
18 | 16 | 3500407 | MODIN Jesper | 1988 | SWE | ||
19 | 21 | 3670007 | POLTORANIN Alexey | 1987 | KAZ | ||
20 | 24 | 3390033 | EINASTE Kein | 1985 | EST | ||
21 | 15 | 3100097 | VALJAS Len | 1988 | CAN | ||
22 | 27 | 3200014 | WENZL Josef | 1984 | GER | ||
23 | 28 | 3500664 | HALFVARSSON Calle | 1989 | SWE | ||
24 | 29 | 1344711 | JAUHOJAERVI Sami | 1981 | FIN | ||
25 | 30 | 3480021 | PETUKHOV Alexey | 1983 | RUS | ||
26 | 14 | 3500330 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE | ||
27 | 18 | 3180250 | PENTSINEN Anssi | 1986 | FIN | ||
28 | 20 | 3480280 | MORILOV Nikolay | 1986 | RUS | ||
29 | 22 | 3500409 | EDIN Johan | 1987 | SWE | ||
30 | 26 | 1362947 | PERL Curdin | 1984 | SUI | ||
31 | 31 | 3510067 | LECCARDI Valerio | 1984 | SUI | ||
32 | 32 | 1268566 | EIGENMANN Christoph | 1979 | SUI | ||
33 | 33 | 3530120 | HAMILTON Simeon | 1987 | USA | ||
34 | 34 | 3500170 | BRYNTESSON Robin | 1985 | SWE | ||
35 | 35 | 3510207 | KINDSCHI Joeri | 1986 | SUI | ||
36 | 36 | 3390101 | RANKEL Raido | 1990 | EST | ||
37 | 37 | 3190111 | MANIFICAT Maurice | 1986 | FRA | ||
38 | 38 | 3180114 | STRANDVALL Matias | 1985 | FIN | ||
39 | 39 | 3390050 | SIMONLATSER Timo | 1986 | EST | ||
40 | 40 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | ||
41 | 41 | 3200057 | WUENSCH Oliver | 1986 | GER | ||
42 | 42 | 3180228 | PAAKKONEN Lasse | 1986 | FIN | ||
43 | 43 | 3390055 | SELLIS Siim | 1987 | EST | ||
44 | 44 | 3180436 | MIKKONEN Juho | 1990 | FIN | ||
45 | 45 | 1310470 | KRECZMER Maciej | 1981 | POL | ||
46 | 46 | 1178162 | ANGERER Tobias | 1977 | GER | ||
47 | 47 | 3510377 | HEDIGER Jovian | 1990 | SUI | ||
48 | 48 | 3390034 | KARP Algo | 1985 | EST | ||
49 | 49 | 3660055 | VORANAU Aliaksandr | 1990 | BLR | ||
50 | 50 | 3660021 | KUZMENKO Sergej | 1986 | BLR | ||
51 | 51 | 3390103 | TAMMJARV Karel | 1989 | EST | ||
52 | 52 | 3390008 | SAAREPUU Anti | 1983 | EST | ||
53 | 53 | 3420519 | CLAUSEN Kent Ove | 1985 | NOR | ||
54 | 54 | 3670049 | VOLOTKA Denis | 1985 | KAZ | ||
55 | 55 | 3670006 | CHEREPANOV Sergey | 1986 | KAZ | ||
56 | 56 | 3530280 | SINNOTT Michael | 1985 | USA | ||
57 | 57 | 3390169 | KILP Marko | 1993 | EST | ||
58 | 58 | 3200096 | HEUN Daniel | 1986 | GER | ||
59 | 59 | 1285347 | FREEMAN Kris | 1980 | USA | ||
60 | 60 | 3390124 | MASLENNIKOV Aleksandr | 1991 | EST | ||
61 | 61 | 3390129 | PALOK Artur | 1992 | EST | ||
62 | 62 | 3390123 | KAURSON Tomas | 1991 | EST | ||
63 | 63 | 3530489 | HOFFMAN Noah | 1989 | USA | ||
64 | 64 | 3390148 | JAAMA Mattis | 1992 | EST | ||
65 | 65 | 3390167 | ALEV Alvar Johannes | 1993 | EST | ||
66 | 66 | 3390142 | VAHTRA Eno | 1990 | EST | ||
67 | 67 | 3550066 | LIEPINS Arvis | 1990 | LAT | ||
68 | 68 | 3040080 | WATSON Callum | 1989 | AUS | ||
69 | 69 | 3780025 | STROLIA Vytautas | 1992 | LTU | ||
70 | 70 | 3040101 | BELLINGHAM Phillip | 1991 | AUS | ||
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1001 | 3670032 | AKHMADIYEV Yerdos | 1985 | KAZ |
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Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Time | FIS Points |
1 | 2 | 3435001 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL | ||
2 | 1 | 1303777 | BJOERGEN Marit | 1980 | NOR | ||
3 | 4 | 3485202 | MATVEEVA Natalia | 1986 | RUS | ||
4 | 8 | 1255665 | SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa | 1979 | FIN | ||
5 | 16 | 3055066 | SMUTNA Katerina | 1983 | AUT | ||
6 | 5 | 3185003 | MALVALEHTO Mona-Lisa | 1983 | FIN | ||
7 | 17 | 3425410 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR | ||
8 | 23 | 3505090 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE | ||
9 | 7 | 1365857 | RANDALL Kikkan | 1982 | USA | ||
10 | 14 | 3565005 | VISNAR Katja | 1984 | SLO | ||
11 | 11 | 3185168 | NISKANEN Kerttu | 1988 | FIN | ||
12 | 19 | 3425365 | FALLA Maiken Caspersen | 1990 | NOR | ||
13 | 3 | 3185256 | LAHTEENMAKI Krista | 1990 | FIN | ||
14 | 6 | 3505481 | BRODIN Hanna | 1990 | SWE | ||
15 | 9 | 3185137 | KYLLOENEN Anne | 1987 | FIN | ||
16 | 20 | 3515038 | TRACHSEL Doris | 1984 | SUI | ||
17 | 13 | 3105040 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN | ||
18 | 15 | 3505217 | KALLA Charlotte | 1987 | SWE | ||
19 | 21 | 1373617 | FESSEL Nicole | 1983 | GER | ||
20 | 22 | 3425301 | JOHAUG Therese | 1988 | NOR | ||
21 | 10 | 3425183 | JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt | 1987 | NOR | ||
22 | 24 | 3105013 | CRAWFORD Chandra | 1983 | CAN | ||
23 | 26 | 3485336 | USATOVA Oxana | 1988 | RUS | ||
24 | 28 | 3705003 | PROCHAZKOVA Alena | 1984 | SVK | ||
25 | 29 | 3395048 | OJASTE Triin | 1990 | EST | ||
26 | 12 | 3485221 | SHAPOVALOVA Evgenia | 1986 | RUS | ||
27 | 18 | 3395010 | PORMEISTER Piret | 1985 | EST | ||
28 | 25 | 3505449 | SOEMSKAR Linn | 1989 | SWE | ||
29 | 27 | 3535124 | SARGENT Ida | 1988 | USA | ||
30 | 30 | 3515112 | STIFFLER Tatjana | 1988 | SUI | ||
31 | 31 | 3505260 | PAJALA Magdalena | 1988 | SWE | ||
32 | 32 | 3535320 | BJORNSEN Sadie | 1989 | USA | ||
33 | 33 | 3565002 | FABJAN Vesna | 1985 | SLO | ||
34 | 34 | 3485062 | MELINA Viktoria | 1981 | RUS | ||
35 | 35 | 1305426 | SKOFTERUD Vibeke W | 1980 | NOR | ||
36 | 36 | 1247226 | ZELLER Katrin | 1979 | GER | ||
37 | 37 | 3535410 | DIGGINS Jessica | 1991 | USA | ||
38 | 38 | 3515087 | VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien | 1987 | SUI | ||
39 | 39 | 3105019 | JONES Perianne | 1985 | CAN | ||
40 | 40 | 3485340 | CHUIKOVA Ekaterina | 1986 | RUS | ||
41 | 41 | 3205075 | HERRMANN Denise | 1988 | GER | ||
42 | 42 | 3485013 | NOVIKOVA Valentina | 1984 | RUS | ||
43 | 43 | 3515055 | GRUBER Bettina | 1985 | SUI | ||
44 | 44 | 3505231 | ERIKSSON Mia | 1987 | SWE | ||
45 | 45 | 1365178 | BOTTOMLEY Esther | 1983 | AUS | ||
46 | 46 | 3565035 | ERZEN Anja | 1992 | SLO | ||
47 | 47 | 3395035 | ROHTLA Laura | 1985 | EST | ||
48 | 48 | 3565014 | JEZERSEK Barbara | 1986 | SLO | ||
49 | 49 | 3675007 | OSSIPOVA Tatyana | 1987 | KAZ | ||
50 | 50 | 3395058 | RAJU Heidi | 1990 | EST | ||
51 | 51 | 3675010 | LANCHAKOVA Viktoriya | 1988 | KAZ | ||
52 | 52 | 3395067 | TAMMJARV Kati | 1992 | EST | ||
53 | 53 | 3395078 | KYTT Keidy | 1993 | EST | ||
54 | 54 | 3395068 | ARNEK Adeele | 1992 | EST | ||
55 | 55 | 3785012 | ARDISAUSKAITE Ingrida | 1993 | LTU | ||
56 | 56 | 3175001 | BERTHELSEN Niviaq Chemnitz | 1989 | DAN |