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[Updated with map] Lena Eliasson (Sweden) and Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) won the Qualification in the first World Cup race in Turkey today. A fast middle distance with less than 25 minutes winning time was on the program. With only 30 runners qualifying for the A-final, some top runners missed the cut.
– A great experience, it was such a challenge today
Like in the World Cup opening in New Zealand in 2013, the Swiss and Swedish runners dominate the qualification. In the men’s class 9 of the 10 best are from either Switzerland or Sweden – with Matthias Kyburz winning 19 seconds ahead of Martin Hubmann (Switzerland) with William Lind (Sweden) in third.
In the women’s class double Sweden: Lena Eliasson ahead of Helena Jansson – with Russian Svatlana Mironova in third.
– A great experience, it was such a challenge today, Helena Jansson said after her race. Jansson is back in the World Cup circuit after injury problems last year.
- Map from today’s course (from Gustav Bergman)
- Route choice challenge: Which variant is the fastest on the route choice leg?
(The article continues below the map)
Boström, Föhr, Kerschbaumer out
With only 30 runners qualifying for the A-final and up to 6 runners from each country, some top runners did not manage the cut for the A-final. Notably outside the Top 30 in the men’s class were Mårten Boström (DSQ, see his Tweet below), Pasi Ikonen (DSQ), Tero Föhr, Gernot Kerschbaumer, Raffael Huber, Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, Rasmus Thrane Hansen, Timo Sild, Pavlo Ushkvarok.
@martenbostrom No backup card??
— Teppo Salmia (@TeppoSalmia) February 28, 2014
@HannuVarkoi @worldofo Roommate Pasi had a traditional mispunch at wrong control
— Mårten Boström (@martenbostrom) February 28, 2014
In the women’s class Celine Dodin, Emma Klingenberg, Julia Gross, Ines Brodmann, Emma Johansson did not qualify for the A-final.
Below you find the results of all qualified runners (note that these are based on unofficial results).
- Unofficial live results
- Official results will be available at the organizers website
- Article will be updated with maps when they are available.
Results men
| 1 | (58) | Kyburz, Matthias | Switzerland | 21:31 | 11:15:31 | |
| 2 | (27) | Hubmann, Martin | Switzerland | 21:50 | +00:19 | 10:13:50 |
| 3 | (51) | Lind, William | Sweden | 21:58 | +00:27 | 11:01:58 |
| 4 | (73) | Adamski, Philippe | France | 22:36 | +01:05 | 11:46:36 |
| 4 | (24) | Öberg, Peter | Sweden | 22:36 | +01:05 | 10:08:36 |
| 6 | (55) | Hubmann, Daniel | Switzerland | 22:42 | +01:11 | 11:10:42 |
| 7 | (60) | Bergman, Gustav | Sweden | 22:43 | +01:12 | 11:20:43 |
| 8 | (13) | Runesson, Johan | Sweden | 22:52 | +01:21 | 09:46:52 |
| 9 | (29) | Johansson, Fredrik | Sweden | 23:06 | +01:35 | 10:19:06 |
| 10 | (4) | Rollier, Baptiste | Switzerland | 23:15 | +01:44 | 09:29:15 |
| 11 | (39) | Kyburz, Andreas | Switzerland | 23:17 | +01:46 | 10:39:17 |
| 12 | (40) | Kratov, Oleksandr | Ukraine | 23:22 | +01:51 | 10:41:22 |
| 12 | (42) | Tranchand, Frederic | France | 23:22 | +01:51 | 10:45:22 |
| 14 | (69) | Bertuks, Edgars | Latvia | 23:23 | +01:52 | 11:39:23 |
| 15 | (44) | Howald, Florian | Switzerland | 23:24 | +01:53 | 10:49:24 |
| 16 | (68) | Hertner, Fabian | Switzerland | 23:29 | +01:58 | 11:37:29 |
| 17 | (57) | Leandersson, Jonas | Sweden | 23:30 | +01:59 | 11:15:30 |
| 18 | (54) | Lakanen, Jani | Finland | 23:33 | +02:02 | 11:09:33 |
| 19 | (25) | Asikainen, Aaro | Finland | 23:34 | +02:03 | 10:11:34 |
| 20 | (9) | Dahlgren, Filip | Sweden | 23:35 | +02:04 | 09:39:35 |
| 20 | (36) | Ekeberg, Bjørn | Norway | 23:35 | +02:04 | 10:33:35 |
| 20 | (47) | Merl, Robert | Austria | 23:35 | +02:04 | 10:55:35 |
| 23 | (74) | Nikolov, Kiril | Bulgaria | 23:37 | +02:06 | 11:49:37 |
| 24 | (1) | Siren, Mikko | Finland | 23:41 | +02:10 | 09:23:41 |
| 25 | (48) | Novikov, Valentin | Russia | 23:48 | +02:17 | 10:57:48 |
| 26 | (72) | Sirakov, Ivan | Bulgaria | 23:57 | +02:26 | 11:45:57 |
| 27 | (20) | Lysell, Jerker | Sweden | 24:04 | +02:33 | 10:02:04 |
| 28 | (50) | Sidorov, Alexey | Russia | 24:05 | +02:34 | 11:02:05 |
| 29 | (77) | Lassen, Tue | Denmark | 24:11 | +02:40 | 11:56:11 |
| 29 | (23) | Portin, Fredric | Finland | 24:11 | +02:40 | 10:08:11 |
(Interesting fact: Last starter Tue Lassen qualified with 2 seconds margin)
Results women
| Plass | St.nr | Navn | Klubb | Sluttid | Differanse | |
| 1 | (152) | Eliasson, Lena | Sweden | 22:28 | 11:05:28 | |
| 2 | (113) | Jansson, Helena | Sweden | 22:32 | +00:04 | 09:47:32 |
| 3 | (143) | Mironova, Svetlana | Russia | 23:12 | +00:44 | 10:48:12 |
| 4 | (137) | Alm, Maja | Denmark | 23:13 | +00:45 | 10:36:13 |
| 5 | (123) | Forsgren, Lilian | Sweden | 23:18 | +00:50 | 10:08:18 |
| 6 | (127) | Ohlsson, Karolin | Sweden | 23:27 | +00:59 | 10:16:27 |
| 7 | (154) | Chataing, Amelie | France | 23:33 | +01:05 | 11:10:33 |
| 8 | (138) | Bjørgul, Ida Marie | Norway | 23:52 | +01:24 | 10:38:52 |
| 9 | (158) | Volynska, Nadiya | Ukraine | 24:02 | +01:34 | 11:19:02 |
| 10 | (155) | Vinogradova, Galina | Russia | 24:10 | +01:42 | 11:13:10 |
| 11 | (153) | Fincke, Anni-Maija | Finland | 24:11 | +01:43 | 11:09:11 |
| 12 | (106) | Luescher, Sara | Switzerland | 24:13 | +01:45 | 09:35:13 |
| 13 | (147) | Alexandersson, Tove | Sweden | 24:17 | +01:49 | 10:57:17 |
| 13 | (126) | Jenzer, Sarina | Switzerland | 24:17 | +01:49 | 10:15:17 |
| 15 | (115) | Haajanen, Sofia | Finland | 24:19 | +01:51 | 09:53:19 |
| 16 | (132) | Temyakova, Nina | Russia | 24:21 | +01:53 | 10:27:21 |
| 17 | (148) | Friederich, Rahel | Switzerland | 24:26 | +01:58 | 10:59:26 |
| 18 | (151) | Niemi, Venla | Finland | 24:31 | +02:03 | 11:05:31 |
| 18 | (128) | Novikova, Julia | Russia | 24:31 | +02:03 | 10:19:31 |
| 20 | (156) | Wyder, Judith | Switzerland | 24:34 | +02:06 | 11:15:34 |
| 21 | (146) | Kadan, Ursula | Austria | 24:43 | +02:15 | 10:55:43 |
| 22 | (157) | Strand, Lina | Sweden | 24:46 | +02:18 | 11:17:46 |
| 23 | (141) | Kinni, Saila | Finland | 24:47 | +02:19 | 10:45:47 |
| 24 | (107) | Olsson, Alva | Sweden | 24:52 | +02:24 | 09:37:52 |
| 25 | (139) | Panchenko, Olga | Ukraine | 24:56 | +02:28 | 10:41:56 |
| 26 | (145) | Kutkaite, Ausrine | Lithuania | 25:10 | +02:42 | 10:54:10 |
| 27 | (159) | Hauswirth, Sabine | Switzerland | 25:12 | +02:44 | 11:22:12 |
| 28 | (142) | Orr, Hollie | Great Britain | 25:23 | +02:55 | 10:48:23 |
| 29 | (136) | Basset, Isia | France | 25:25 | +02:57 | 10:36:25 |
| 30 | (149) | Tikhonova, Anastasiya | Russia | 25:31 | +03:03 | 11:02:31 |
