Source: Far West Nordic
GOLD RUSH A SUCCESS DESPITE MAJOR STORM
Shortened Course and “Unsettled” Conditions Highlight 2005 Race
It was touch and go because of the weather, but the 2005 Gold Rush races went off as planned, except for substituting 6 shortened 7+km. lap for the 16.5 km. normal course.
In the end, it was Lars Flora and Ivan Babikov of the Subaru Factory Team taking 1-2 for the men, with Andrew Johnson finishing a close third in the USSA 50 kilometer Championship Event.
In the women's Gold Rush, Factory Team's Abigail Larson skied away from Alpina/Madshus's Sarah Konrad and Larson's teammate Kristina Strandberg to take the 1 ounce of gold top prize.
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