Marit BjoergenMarit Bjoergen won her third gold medal of the World Championships today (Feb. 28) by coming from behind to take the 10k classic.

At seven kilometers Pole Justyna Kowalczyk maintained a lead gained during the first lap, but the Tour d Ski 2011 winner could not keep up the blistering pace and what had been an 8 second lead at the 7k mark shrunk to 2 with two klics left.

Boergen powered in to the stadium with Marianna Longa of Italy and stopped her clock at 27:39.3. Kowalczyk, the final skier on course, pushed strongly to the end but was 4.1seconds behind for the silver medal. Finland’s Aino Kaisa Saarinen won silver. Norway’s Therese Johaug was fourth with five, six and eight going to Finns: Krista Lahteenamaki, Pirjo Muranen and Kerttu Niskanen respectively.

Holly Brooks led the U.S. team in 27th with Sadie Bjornsen 29th and Kikkan Randall 32nd. Ida Sargent finished 51st.  Canada had Daira Gaiazova in 37th, Perianne Jones 39th, Chandra Crawford 52nd and Brooke Gosling 56th.

The gold medal is Bjoergen’s seventh at Worlds, and third at Oslo. It was the five career World title meet medal for Kowalczyk and the second silver – both behind Bjoergen – at Oslo. It was the sixth championship medal for Saarinen and first at Oslo.

Place   Oslo
(NOR)		   Discipline   10 km C
Date   28.02.2011   Category   World Ski Championships
Race codex   2120   Gender   L
Valid for FIS Points   NO – Waiting reports   TD Name   Pekk Tiit (EST)
       
  
Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Time FIS Points
 1  66  1303777 BJOERGEN Marit  1980  NOR   27:39.3  0.00
 2  67  3435001 KOWALCZYK Justyna  1983  POL   27:43.4  1.98
 3  62  1255665 SAARINEN Aino- Kaisa  1979  FIN   27:49.0  4.68
 4  64  3425301 JOHAUG Therese  1988  NOR   28:03.0  11.43
 5  59  3185256 LAHTEENMAKI Krista  1990  FIN   28:03.2  11.52
 6  42  1255471 MURANEN Pirjo  1981  FIN   28:06.1  12.92
 7  65  1222200 LONGA Marianna  1979  ITA   28:08.2  13.93
 8  46  3185168 NISKANEN Kerttu  1988  FIN   28:29.0  23.96
 9  55  1305426 SKOFTERUD Vibeke W  1980  NOR   28:40.2  29.36
 10  53  3425003 STEIRA Kristin Stoermer  1981  NOR   28:42.9  30.66
 11  63  3505217 KALLA Charlotte  1987  SWE   28:46.7  32.50
 12  57  3485195 TCHEKALEVA Yulia  1984  RUS   28:51.8  34.95
 13  58  1276714 MAJDIC Petra  1979  SLO   28:55.7  36.83
 14  60  3505183 HAAG Anna  1986  SWE   29:00.1  38.96
 15  40  3055066 SMUTNA Katerina  1983  AUT   29:08.8  43.15
 16  54  1142563 SHEVCHENKO Valentina  1975  UKR   29:09.4  43.44
 17  52  1274580 ISHIDA Masako  1980  JPN   29:12.9  45.13
 18  61  1255374 ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa  1978  FIN   29:22.9  49.95
 19  45  3485042 IKSANOVA Alija  1984  RUS   29:27.7  52.26
 20  39  1319976 KOLOMINA Elena  1981  KAZ   29:31.6  54.14
 21  47  3485013 NOVIKOVA Valentina  1984  RUS   29:36.8  56.65
 22  56  1247226 ZELLER Katrin  1979  GER   29:36.9  56.70
 23  50  3195059 BARTHELEMY Laure  1988  FRA   29:46.1  61.13
 24  43  1182042 MALAKHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana  1977  KAZ   29:49.3  62.68
 25  35  3505069 LINDBORG Sara  1983  SWE   29:52.1  64.03
 26  36  3485283 NIKOLAEVA Svetlana  1987  RUS   29:52.3  64.12
 27  37  3535142 BROOKS Holly  1982  USA   29:54.2  65.04
 28  48  3505090 INGEMARSDOTTER Ida  1985  SWE   30:02.1  68.85
 29  26  3535320 BJORNSEN Sadie  1989  USA   30:06.8  71.11
 30  33  1289227 SANNIKOVA Alena  1980  BLR   30:14.4  74.78
 31  27  3675007 ROCHSHINA Tatyana  1987  KAZ   30:20.1  77.53
 32  49  1365857 RANDALL Kikkan  1982  USA   30:21.2  78.06
 33  29  3515038 TRACHSEL Doris  1984  SUI   30:24.8  79.79
 34  38  3295088 DE MARTIN TOPRANIN Virginia  1987  ITA   30:31.8  83.17
 35  41  3695011 GRYGORENKO Kateryna  1985  UKR   30:36.5  85.43
 36  16  1194555 NESTERENKO Lada  1976  UKR   30:38.6  86.45
 37  31  3105040 GAIAZOVA Daria  1983  CAN   30:38.8  86.54
 38  28  3495008 ORGUE Laura  1986  SPA   30:44.5  89.29
 39  25  3105019 JONES Perianne  1985  CAN   30:44.6  89.34
 40  12  3695015 ZAVIEDIEIEVA Zoya  1985  UKR   30:45.4  89.72
 41  22  3565002 FABJAN Vesna  1985  SLO   30:46.1  90.06
 42  30  3205225 ANGER Lucia  1991  GER   30:46.3  90.16
 43  44  3205075 HERRMANN Denise  1988  GER   30:47.4  90.69
 44  13  3565035 ERZEN Anja  1992  SLO   30:57.4  95.51
 45  19  3395035 ROHTLA Laura  1985  EST   31:02.5  97.97
 46  20  3565034 CEBASEK Alenka  1989  SLO   31:03.8  98.60
 47  32  3435031 MACIUSZEK Paulina  1985  POL   31:12.3  102.69
 48  23  3395048 OJASTE Triin  1990  EST   31:14.2  103.61
 49  14  1181848 YATSKAYA Oxana  1978  KAZ   31:14.6  103.80
 50  21  1354799 GYORGY Monika  1982  ROU   31:15.0  104.00
 51  15  3535124 SARGENT Ida  1988  USA   31:19.3  106.07
 52  17  3105013 CRAWFORD Chandra  1983  CAN   31:22.7  107.71
 53  24  3305165 KASHIWABARA Michiko  1991  JPN   31:33.5  112.92
 54  18  3435098 MARCISZ Ewelina  1991  POL   31:48.5  120.15
 55  11  3435004 SZYMANCZAK Agnieszka  1984  POL   31:54.9  123.23
 56  34  1341316 GOSLING Brooke  1980  CAN   32:27.7  139.05
 57  10  3095004 MALCHEVA Teodora  1983  BUL   33:40.0  173.90
 58  7  3785012 ARDISAUSKAITE Ingrida  1993  LTU   33:42.7  175.21
 59  6  3385016 MALEC Vedrana  1990  CRO   34:04.2  185.57
 60  9  3225005 MUSGRAVE Rosamund  1986  GBR   34:17.3  191.89
 61  3  3385017 BROZNIC Nina  1991  CRO   34:42.7  204.13
 62  5  3085002 MOURAO Jaqueline  1975  BRA   35:07.1  215.90
 63  8  3175001 BERTHELSEN Niviaq Chemnitz  1989  DAN   35:37.4  230.51
 64  2  3745004 VAROSYAN Syuzanna  1987  ARM   36:49.9  265.46
 65  1  3085003 PICIN Mirlene  1980  BRA   36:51.6  266.28
 66  4  3225004 YOUNG Sarah  1989  GBR   36:59.4  270.04
Did not start
   51  3705003 PROCHAZKOVA Alena  1984  SVK   

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In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”

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