Hermod Hill Makes The Difference For Konrad

Sarah Konrad had a dominating performance in Saturday's 10 K free technique SuperTour race at Soldier Hollow. She won by almost 50 seconds over Rebecca Dussault, while Kikkan Randall was third, almost two minutes behind.

The key to Sarah's victory can be seen in the special “Hermod Hill Splits” on the results in this link:
Hermod Hill Split Time Results

Ernie Page of Summit Systems Timing and his crew at Soldier Hollow were taking splits at the bottom and top of the famous Hermod Hill, thus allowing us to see who was fastest from bottom to top. A quick glance at those result shows that Konrad dominated the hill, skiing approximately 10 seconds faster than her closest competition each time up the ascent. She obviously also skied faster on the rest of the course, but chances are good that you will win when you put 10 seconds on the field in one hill (twice).

Hermod Hill is arguably the hardest climb at Soldier Hollow. The sustained climb lasts over a minute and a half for even the best competitors and it comes about a kilometer from the lap/finish area.

Class: F – Senior Women 10 km
Place in Class	Bib	Name	Affiliation	Time	Time and Time Back
1	145	KONRAD, Sarah	alpina racing	27:53.5	27:53.5
2	134	DUSSAULT, Rebecca	US Devo Ski Team	28:42.8	+49.3
3	143	RANDALL, Kikkan	APU Nordic Ski Center	29:48.3	+1:54.8
4	102	BAUGHMAN, Brooke	Team Rossignol	29:58.2	+2:04.7
5	130	CROCKER, Alison	Â	30:00.2	+2:06.7
6	135	PETERSON, Aelin	APU Nordic Ski Center	30:20.8	+2:27.3
7	144	GREDIG, Sandra	Univ of Utah	30:30.5	+2:37.0
8	129	QUINN-HURST, Erin	APUNSC	30:30.6	+2:37.1
9	138	SHEAHAN, Tara	Subaru Factory Team	30:34.8	+2:41.3
10	122	MCQUEEN, Ashley	Univ of Utah	30:37.7	+2:44.2
11	142	SMITH, Aubrey	Atomic	30:39.9	+2:46.4
12	131	CAMENISCH, Karin	Team Rossignol	30:55.6	+3:02.1
13	141	REHEMAA, Jana	Estonia	31:06.8	+3:13.3
14	113	MCLOON, Anna	MWSC	31:29.3	+3:35.8
15	121	TREACY, Carolyn	MWSC	31:30.9	+3:37.4
16	132	MILLIGAN, Kelly	TUNA/Torbjorn Sport	31:40.5	+3:47.0
17	139	WARD, Natalie	Alpina Racing	31:44.5	+3:51.0
18	133	COMPTON, Caitlin	Subaru Factory Team	31:44.8	+3:51.3
19	107	TOLY, Roxanne	Â	31:46.1	+3:52.6
20	136	ROBINS, Emily	Â	31:58.9	+4:05.4
21	114	GRAY, Jessica	Colorado University	32:08.8	+4:15.3
22	140	MANNIX, Tazlina	APUNSC	32:49.8	+4:56.3
23	118	HUEBERLI, Muriele	Colorado University	32:52.5	+4:59.0
24	117	JOHNSON, Sally	UNR Ski Team	33:01.6	+5:08.1
25	126	BOWDEN, Amanda	MSU	33:20.0	+5:26.5
26	124	PARK, Melina	Bridger Ski Foundation	33:39.3	+5:45.8
27	119	BRADY, Paige	UNR Ski Team	33:47.5	+5:54.0
28	105	MYGATT, Jennifer	Bozeman Ski Foundation	33:49.9	+5:56.4
29	112	MERBACH, Anita	Â	33:59.9	+6:06.4
30	127	ROBERTS, Andrea	University of New Mexico Ski Team	34:03.4	+6:09.9
31	146	TREMBLAY, Diane	Atomic	34:21.1	+6:27.6
32	110	HALLENBERG, Susan	TUNA	34:50.4	+6:56.9
33	108	JENSEN, Barbara	Team Soldier Hollow	34:59.0	+7:05.5
34	123	ALLISON, Emily	Bridger Ski Foundation	35:28.2	+7:34.7
35	128	BRENNAN, Rosie	NSF	35:34.0	+7:40.5
36	111	HOWAT, Laura	TUNA	35:47.0	+7:53.5
37	104	THOMPSON, Whitney	Â	36:00.5	+8:07.0
38	116	STEWART, Brandy	MWSC	36:48.5	+8:55.0
39	115	RYDELL, Claire	Bridger Ski Foundation	37:16.6	+9:23.1
40	125	URBAND, Sarah	Bridger Ski Foundation	37:24.9	+9:31.4
41	109	MATTHEWS, Mary	Western State College	38:34.6	+10:41.1
42	106	WILSON, Rebekah (Annie)	Western State College	40:11.0	+12:17.5
43	103	WAGNER, Deborah	TUNA	47:00.7	+19:07.2
Â	101	GRIMMER, Abbey	UNR Ski Team	DNS	Â
Â	120	WHITCOMB, Kate	MWSC	DNS	Â
Â	137	PATZER, Hilary	Rossignol	DNS	Â