Beitostolen XC: Norway sweeps relays

Norway finished 1-2 in the men's relay, and Marit Bjorgen anchored Norway's winning team in the women's relay at a World Cup cross-country meet on Sunday.

BEITOSTOLEN, Norway — Norway finished 1-2 in the men's relay, and Marit Bjorgen anchored Norway's winning team in the women's relay at a World Cup cross-country meet on Sunday.
    Tor Arne Hetland edged Tord Asle Gjerdalen by 0.4 seconds as Norway II surprised Norway I in the men's 4×10 kilometer mixed-style relay. Russia was third, 11 seconds behind.
    Norway II finished in 1 hour, 39 minutes, 47.1 seconds. Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Jens Arne Svartedal skied the first two classic style legs, and Tore Ruud Hofstad and Hetland skied the last two freestyle laps.
    Bjorgen, who won the individual 10K Saturday, led Norway I to an 8.9-second victory over Germany in the women's 4x5K relay. The Norwegian quartet clocked 55:30.7. Finland was third, 13.2 seconds behind.

    — The Associated Press

BEITOSTOLEN, Norway — Results Sunday from a World Cup cross country ski meet:

Men's 4x10K Relay

1. Norway II (Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Jens Arne Svartedal, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Tor Arne Hetland), 1 hour, 39 minutes, 47.1 seconds.
2. Norway I (Eldar Ronning, Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset, Morten Eilifsen, Tord Asle Gjerdalen), 0.4 seconds behind.
3. Russia I (Nikolai Pankratov, Eugeni Dementiev, Alexander Legkov, Vassili Rotchev), 11.0.
4. Italy, 29.9.
5. Germany I, 38.4.
6. Norway III, 1:58.8.
7. Sweden I, 1:59,0.
8. Norway IV, 1:59.8
9. Czech Republic, 2:31.4.
10. Switzerland, 2:32.3.
11. Russia II, 2:47.7.
12. France, 3:22.7.
13. Belarus, 3:43.3.
14. Germany II, 4:26.5.
15. Japan I, 5:21.0.
16. Finland, 5:24.0.
17. Sweden II, 6:54.6.
18. Japan II, 8:30.1.
19. Spain, 10:02.1.

Did not finish: Estonia.

Women's 4X5K Relay
1. Norway I (Astrid Jacobsen, Therese Johaug, Vibeke Skofterud, Marit Bjorgen), 55:30.7.
2. Germany I (Stefanie Bohler, Katrin Zeller, Evi Sachenbacher Stehle, Claudia Kunzel-Nystad), 8.9 seconds behind.
3. Finland (Riikka Sarasoja, Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Pirjo Muranen), 13.2.
4. Russia, 44.0.
5. Italy, 48.9.
6. Russia II, 1:07.4.
7. Norway II, 1:15.5
8. Sweden, 1:16.3.
9. Czech Republic, 3:28.9.
10. Norway IV, 3:34.1
11. Norway III, 3:46.6.
12. Estonia, 5:08.3.
13. China, 5:09.3.
14. Germany II, 5:12.4.
15. Belarus, 5:14.4.

Did not finish: Switzerland and France.