World of O News
Tampereen Pyrintö’s Anni-Maija Fincke decided the Venla relay after an exciting last leg. Everything was set for a Domnarvets victory as Dana Brozkova changed over to Lena Eliasson with a one minute lead, but Eliasson did big mistakes at the start of the last leg – paving the way for a Finnish victory.
Ulricehamn’s Simone Niggli started 3:27 behind Domnarvets and about 2:30 behind Tampereen Pyrintö, but never managed to get closer. Instead she lost time due to several small mistakes, but still manage to save the second spot for Ulricehamn.
Halden SK was one of the big favourites today, but lost too much on the third leg to fight for the victory on the last leg. Hausken’s great last leg did however bring Halden up to 3rd place – one place better than last year – and looking like the most happy girls in Finland today.
Pictures/Maps: From YLE video feed
Replay the action
By replaying the LiveBlog below, you can follow the excitement through all of the Venla relay – including many map excerpts, most of the big mistakes by the top teams, etc. Here you may also follow the Jukola relay in the same way.
Results (unofficial)
| 1 | 3 | Tampereen Pyrintö | FIN | 3:07:12 | |||
| 1 Venla Niemi | 42:23 | ||||||
| 2 Saila Kinni | 34:24 | 1:16:47 | |||||
| 3 Riina Kuuselo | 50:53 | 2:07:40 | |||||
| 4 Anni-Maija Fincke | 59:32 | 3:07:12 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | Ulricehamns OK | SWE | 3:11:58 | |||
| 1 Maja Alm | 44:22 | ||||||
| 2 Jenny Johansson | 34:05 | 1:18:27 | |||||
| 3 Ida Bobach | 51:41 | 2:10:09 | |||||
| 4 Simone Niggli | 1:01:49 | 3:11:58 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | Halden SK | NOR | 3:14:51 | |||
| 1 Celine Dodin | 44:54 | ||||||
| 2 Björgul Ida Marie Näss | 34:08 | 1:19:03 | |||||
| 3 Vendula Klechova | 56:33 | 2:15:36 | |||||
| 4 Anne Margrethe Hausken | 59:14 | 3:14:51 | |||||
| 4 | 21 | NTNUI | NOR | 3:15:12 | |||
| 1 Line Hagman | 43:09 | ||||||
| 2 Nielsen Mali Fjogstad | 34:16 | 1:17:26 | |||||
| 3 Bodil Holmström | 51:41 | 2:09:07 | |||||
| 4 Mari Fasting | 1:06:04 | 3:15:12 | |||||
| 5 | 7 | IFK Lidingö SOK | SWE | 3:15:38 | |||
| 1 Elisabeth Hansson | 41:28 | ||||||
| 2 Malin Sand | 35:33 | 1:17:01 | |||||
| 3 Signe Söes | 54:00 | 2:11:02 | |||||
| 4 Annika Billstam | 1:04:36 | 3:15:38 | |||||
| 6 | 8 | Sävedalens AIK | SWE | 3:17:41 | |||
| 1 Jahren Silje Ekroll | 41:02 | ||||||
| 2 Annika Östman | 36:08 | 1:17:11 | |||||
| 3 Maria Magnusson | 55:43 | 2:12:54 | |||||
| 4 Emma Andersson | 1:04:46 | 3:17:41 | |||||
| 7 | 5 | OK Linne | SWE | 3:20:30 | |||
| 1 Kristina Roberto | 41:44 | ||||||
| 2 Sara Bengtsson | 36:32 | 1:18:17 | |||||
| 3 Iveta Duchova | 53:34 | 2:11:51 | |||||
| 4 Inga Kazlauskaite | 1:08:38 | 3:20:30 | |||||
| 8 | 17 | SK Pohjantähti | FIN | 3:20:41 | |||
| 1 Laura Hokka | 41:50 | ||||||
| 2 Sofia Haajanen | 35:49 | 1:17:39 | |||||
| 3 Marttiina Joensuu | 55:23 | 2:13:03 | |||||
| 4 Heini Wennman | 1:07:37 | 3:20:41 | |||||
| 9 | 20 | Konnerud IL | NOR | 3:21:37 | |||
| 1 Synne Baklid | 49:56 | ||||||
| 2 Therese Haare | 36:38 | 1:26:35 | |||||
| 3 Haverstad Maren Jansson | 55:25 | 2:22:00 | |||||
| 4 Marianne Andersen | 59:36 | 3:21:37 | |||||
| 10 | 15 | Bäkkelagets SK | NOR | 3:21:56 | |||
| 1 Kine Gulliksen | 43:09 | ||||||
| 2 Marte Balchen | 34:02 | 1:17:12 | |||||
| 3 Caroline Cejka | 1:01:11 | 2:18:24 | |||||
| 4 Heidi Östlid Bagstevold | 1:03:32 | 3:21:56 | |||||
