Here are the results and some photos.
Long-distance World Cup opener, La Sqambeda, Livigno, Italy 45-kilometer freestyle on Saturday:
Men’s podium:
Tough racing to the finish and dead tie between Italian skiers Biago Di Santo and Tullio Grandellis for first with Teemu Kattilakoski of Finland only 0.2 seconds behind in third. Estonian World Cup skiers Jaak Mae and Andrus Vererpalu placed 18th and 23rd.
Women’s podium:
The women’s race was won by Italian Christina Paluselli, 1.4 seconds ahead Lara Peyrot and Ana Santer also of Italy were second and third 1.4 and 10 seconds behind.
Source: Skidsport.com
Top 10 MEN (winners time on #1 and time behind winner on other skiers)
1. Di Santo Biagio 1977 ITA 1:36.56,2
1. Grandelis Tullio 1977 ITA
3. Kattilakoski Teemu 1977 FIN a 0.00,2
4. Debertolis Bruno 1978 ITA a 0.01,3
5. Cattaneo Marco 1974 ITA a 0.02,7
6. De Zolt Roberto 1970 ITA a 0.09,1
7. Costantin Pierluigi 1971 ITA a 0.16,8
8. Pozzi Maurizio 1970 ITA a 0.18,2
9. Fiorentini Marco 1981 ITA a 0.18,3
10. Laangberg Tobias classe 75 SWE a 0.18,4
Top 10 women
1. Paluselli Cristina 1973 ITA 1:48.00,4
2. Peyrot Lara 1975 ITA a 0.01,4
3. Santer Anna 1975 ITA a 0.10,6
4. Lind Sofia 1975 SWE a 2.10,3
5. Zernova Natalia 1976 RUS a 4.25,8
6. Shtapkina Svetlana 1971 RUS a 6.54,2
7. Rosa Anna 1980 ITA a 9.29,9
8. Dziadkowiec Dorota 1969 POL a 14.00,1
9. Nunige-Baumann Jasmine 1973 SUI a 15.53,2
10. Hoefle Bernadette 1971 GER a 17.12,7
Complete results http://www.lasgambeda.it/eng/classifiche/classifiche2005.php
