Saturday's World Cup in Beitostolen, Norway showed that last year's overall winner Marit Bjorgen is still the one to beat, at any distance and any technique. This despite the fact that she had not been on snow in three weeks prior to this week. Saturday's was a 10km classic for the women, with Finland's Virpi Kuitunen and Russia's Natalia Baranova rounding out the podium. The other main favorites, Kristina Smigun and Katerina Neumanova was far behind.
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<BR><font size=1 face=verdana>Marit Bjorgen. Not Getting Any Slower.</font></center><BR></p>
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1 BJOERGEN Marit 1980 NOR 26:14.7 0
2 KUITUNEN Virpi 1976 FIN 26:35.7 10.67
3 BARANOVA Natalia 1975 RUS 26:43.0 14.38
4 PEDERSEN Hilde G. 1964 NOR 26:45.2 15.5
5 NEUMANNOVA Katerina 1973 CZE 26:48.4 17.12
6 SAARINEN Aino Kaisa 1979 FIN 27:01.5 23.78
7 SACHENBACHER STEHLE Evi 1980 GER 27:09.1 27.64
8 TCHEPALOVA Julija 1976 RUS 27:09.4 27.79
9 ANDERSSON Lina 1981 SWE 27:09.5 27.84
10 ROTCHEVA Olga 1978 RUS 27:13.7 29.97
11 SMIGUN Kristina 1977 EST 27:16.3 31.29
12 MAJDIC Petra 1979 SLO 27:16.8 31.55
13 KURKINA Larisa 1973 RUS 27:17.9 32.11
14 SKOFTERUD Vibeke W 1980 NOR 27:19.6 32.97
15 LASSILA Riitta Liisa 1978 FIN 27:26.8 36.63
16 SHEVCHENKO Valentina 1975 UKR 27:29.7 38.1
17 GJOEMLE Ella 1979 NOR 27:31.8 39.17
18 DAHLBERG Anna 1976 SWE 27:32.5 39.52
19 PERRILLAT STORTI Aurelie 1980 FRA 27:35.5 41.05
20 VAELIMAA Kirsi 1978 FIN 27:36.7 41.66
21 MISCHOL Seraina 1981 SUI 27:36.9 41.76
22 HENKEL Manuela 1974 GER 27:40.5 43.59
23 HONGXUE Li 1984 CHN 27:41.0 43.84
24 EK Elin 1973 SWE 27:41.6 44.15
25 BOEHLER Stefanie 1981 GER 27:43.3 45.01
26 KUENZEL Claudia 1978 GER 27:45.0 45.88
27 JATSKAJA Oxana 1978 KAZ 27:46.8 46.79
28 CHUNLI Wang 1983 CHN 27:52.7 49.79
29 SANNIKOVA Alena 1980 BLR 27:53.7 50.3
30 ROCHAT Laurence 1979 SUI 27:54.0 50.45
31 PARUZZI Gabriella 1969 ITA 27:56.0 51.46
32 ROCHEVA Olga 1980 RUS 27:57.1 52.02
33 BAUER Viola 1976 GER 28:01.0 54
34 PHILIPPOT Karine 1974 FRA 28:01.7 54.36
35 MALAHOVA-SHISHKINA Svetlana 1977 KAZ 28:01.9 54.46
36 KAZAKUL Anastasia 1982 RUS 28:02.1 54.56
37 KOLOMINA Elena 1981 KAZ 28:03.3 55.17
38 RAJDLOVA Kamila 1978 CZE 28:05.3 56.19
39 YOKOYAMA Sumiko 1974 JPN 28:08.4 57.76
40 SARASOJA Riikka 1982 FIN 28:18.2 62.74
41 WIGERNAES Ine 1969 NOR 28:18.8 63.05
42 RYDQVIST Maria 1983 SWE 28:19.4 63.35
43 BJOERNAAS Kine Beate 1980 NOR 28:23.3 65.33
44 VALBUSA Sabina 1972 ITA 28:26.4 66.91
45 CONFORTOLA Antonella 1975 ITA 28:27.9 67.67
46 AAS Ingvild 1980 NOR 28:28.7 68.08
47 KOROLIK SHABLOUSKAYA Ludmila 1975 BLR 28:29.7 68.58
48 MUERER STEMLAND Kristin 1981 NOR 28:31.5 69.5
49 TAFJORD Ann-Eli 1976 NOR 28:31.6 69.55
50 SUIJA Silja 1974 EST 28:34.0 70.77
51 FOLLIS Arianna 1977 ITA 28:35.2 71.38
52 VASILJONOK Olga 1980 BLR 28:40.3 73.97
53 ANTONOVA Elena 1971 KAZ 28:41.7 74.68
54 BALATKOVA ERBENOVA Helena 1979 CZE 28:47.3 77.53
55 BRAATHEN Merethe 1982 NOR 28:48.5 78.14
56 BADILATTI Ursina 1982 SUI 28:53.6 80.73
57 BOURGEOIS PIN Elodie 1982 FRA 28:53.8 80.83
58 SANTER Stephanie 1981 ITA 28:54.6 81.23
59 STEIRA STOERMER Kristin 1981 NOR 28:58.9 83.42
60 PEDERSEN Lena Cecilie 1983 NOR 29:00.6 84.28
61 LEONARDI CORTESI Natascia 1971 SUI 29:04.6 86.31
62 SOLLI Guro Stroem 1983 NOR 29:10.2 89.16
63 ELDEN Marte 1986 NOR 29:18.9 93.58
64 SANDBAKKEN Ellen 1983 NOR 29:19.7 93.99
65 SIRGE Kaili 1983 EST 29:27.6 98
66 BRAATHEN Solfrid 1982 NOR 29:29.6 99.02
67 BRUMLEY Clare-Louise 1977 AUS 29:33.0 100.74
68 JENSEN Lena 1980 NOR 29:51.1 109.94
69 LEE Chae-Won 1981 KOR 29:58.6 113.75
70 ENGEN Therese 1980 NOR 30:27.9 128.63
71 CALDER Katherine 1980 AUS 31:29.3 159.83
72 GYENESEI Leila 1986 HUN 31:50.0
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