It didn't take Lars Flora long to adjust to being back in North America. A week after taking part in a wild finish at La Sgambeda in Italy ( http://www.fasterskier.com/racing.php?id=1656 ) Flora won today's 15K Free technique SuperTour race at Soldier Hollow. Wednesday' pursuit winner, Ivan Babikov, was second and David Chamberlain was third. Flora was also the top American (3rd overall) in Wednesday's pursuit race.
Hermod Hill Split Time Results ). Flora was the fastest on the first lap, Babikov on the second, and Chamberlain had the fastest climb on the last lap. The message is clear: if you want to make the podium at Soldier Hollow, you have to be able to climb well.
| Class: M – Senior Men 15 km | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place in Class | Bib | Name | Affiliation | Time | Time and Time Back |
| 1 | 57 | FLORA, Lars | Subaru Factory | 37:01.6 | 37:01.6 |
| 2 | 59 | BABIKOV, Ivan | Subaru Factory Team | 37:15.6 | +14.0 |
| 3 | 73 | CHAMBERLAIN, David | Atomic | 37:21.1 | +19.5 |
| 4 | 70 | ZIMMERMANN, Leif | US Devo Ski Team | 37:32.4 | +30.8 |
| 5 | 60 | SOUTHAM, James | Rossignol | 37:35.4 | +33.8 |
| 6 | 72 | WHITNEY, Robert | Subaru Factory Team | 38:02.5 | +1:00.9 |
| 7 | 54 | FLORA, Erik | APUNSC | 38:17.5 | +1:15.9 |
| 8 | 67 | STEWART, David | Subaru Factory Team | 38:25.3 | +1:23.7 |
| 9 | 62 | GIESE, Chad | Subaru Factory Team | 38:34.2 | +1:32.6 |
| 10 | 41 | OSGOOD, Brayton | MWSC | 38:37.2 | +1:35.6 |
| 11 | 52 | SCHULTZ, Nathan | Subaru Factory Team | 38:37.3 | +1:35.7 |
| 12 | 68 | MEYER, Eric | Subaru Factory Team | 38:38.4 | +1:36.8 |
| 13 | 49 | EASTER, Justin | Subaru – BSF | 38:39.3 | +1:37.7 |
| 14 | 71 | COOK, Chris | US Devo Ski Team | 39:00.5 | +1:58.9 |
| 15 | 44 | HANLEY, Owen | Team Rossignol | 39:13.1 | +2:11.5 |
| 16 | 37 | HUNTER, Andrew | APU Nordic Ski Center | 39:26.6 | +2:25.0 |
| 17 | 63 | GRIMM, Dirk | University of New Mexico Ski Team | 39:33.2 | +2:31.6 |
| 18 | 56 | SIMONS, Zachary | Atomic/Swix | 39:38.7 | +2:37.1 |
| 19 | 58 | RODGERS, Colin | MWSC | 40:05.6 | +3:04.0 |
| 20 | 65 | KOOS, Torin | US Ski Team | 40:08.0 | +3:06.4 |
| 21 | 42 | CARLSTROM, Jesse | Malta Malta Malta | 40:11.1 | +3:09.5 |
| 22 | 55 | LANDSTEDT, Fredrik | University of New Mexico Ski Team | 40:11.2 | +3:09.6 |
| 23 | 38 | KUZZY, Garrott | Middlebury Ski Team | 40:12.6 | +3:11.0 |
| 24 | 53 | MCART, Scott | Team Rossignol | 40:15.0 | +3:13.4 |
| 25 | 25 | IVERSON, Mark | Montana State University | 40:17.6 | +3:16.0 |
| 26 | 46 | ABRAHAM, Peter | Rossignol | 40:35.9 | +3:34.3 |
| 27 | 43 | RANDALL, Glenn | Grand Mesa Nordic | 40:38.5 | +3:36.9 |
| 28 | 61 | ENMAN, Eli | Rossignol | 40:39.8 | +3:38.2 |
| 29 | 64 | WASS, Simon | UNR Ski Team | 40:42.8 | +3:41.2 |
| 30 | 36 | HAUGEN, Anders | Team Torbjorn Sport | 40:47.2 | +3:45.6 |
| 31 | 48 | SMULLIN, Joshua | Â | 40:50.4 | +3:48.8 |
| 32 | 40 | KEEFE, Tom | MWSC | 40:52.8 | +3:51.2 |
| 33 | 1 | MAKAREWICZ, Barry | TOKO-Atomic | 41:02.1 | +4:00.5 |
| 34 | 27 | TRAVIS, Jason | Atomic/Toko | 41:42.2 | +4:40.6 |
| 35 | 69 | WARD, Casey | AVSC/Alpina Racing | 41:51.9 | +4:50.3 |
| 36 | 51 | KIESEL, Jess | Univ of Utah | 42:03.6 | +5:02.0 |
| 37 | 21 | CRANDALL, Jesse | Western State College | 42:15.9 | +5:14.3 |
| 38 | 22 | PARK, Nathan | Montana State University | 42:18.7 | +5:17.1 |
| 39 | 32 | YOUNG, Jedd | University of New Mexico Ski Team | 42:38.5 | +5:36.9 |
| 40 | 50 | HOCHTL, Kevin | Team Rossignol | 42:39.6 | +5:38.0 |
| 41 | 29 | DAYTON, Joshua | Western State College | 42:54.0 | +5:52.4 |
| 42 | 19 | ENGEN, Jon | Rossignol | 43:06.1 | +6:04.5 |
| 43 | 15 | HOEMKE, Meiko | Torbjorn Sport | 43:15.6 | +6:14.0 |
| 44 | 8 | BETTENDORF, Joe | Â | 43:21.1 | +6:19.5 |
| 45 | 16 | CRAWFORD, Benjami | UNR Ski Team | 43:58.0 | +6:56.4 |
| 46 | 39 | HEDBERG, Olof | University of New Mexico Ski Team | 43:58.1 | +6:56.5 |
| 47 | 28 | GRAHN, Rick | NSF | 44:20.2 | +7:18.6 |
| 48 | 35 | WALSH, Donovan | UNR Ski Team | 44:21.7 | +7:20.1 |
| 49 | 34 | MOGK, Dylan | Bridger Ski Foundation | 44:32.3 | +7:30.7 |
| 50 | 6 | DECARUFEL, Matt | UNR Ski Team | 44:33.5 | +7:31.9 |
| 51 | 45 | SIMONS, Casey | Univ of Utah | 44:37.8 | +7:36.2 |
| 52 | 14 | DOWNEY, Tim | Bridger Ski Foundation | 44:45.0 | +7:43.4 |
| 53 | 4 | HUMBERT, Chris | Team Rossignol | 44:48.3 | +7:46.7 |
| 54 | 13 | CALLAHAN, Duncan | Western State College | 44:56.3 | +7:54.7 |
| 55 | 24 | HARRIS, Donald | New Zealand National Team | 45:02.2 | +8:00.6 |
| 56 | 18 | RICHMOND, Andrew | Western State College | 45:06.2 | +8:04.6 |
| 57 | 30 | RICHMOND, Peter | University of New Mexico Ski Team | 45:12.4 | +8:10.8 |
| 58 | 75 | COOK, Steve | TUNA | 45:20.5 | +8:18.9 |
| 59 | 10 | DRESSEN, Richard | Torbjorn Sport | 45:23.6 | +8:22.0 |
| 60 | 17 | SABOT, Topher | Craftsbury | 45:42.3 | +8:40.7 |
| 61 | 11 | KNOOP, David | Torbjorn Sport | 46:26.2 | +9:24.6 |
| 62 | 23 | LEPLEY, Sam | NSF | 47:00.2 | +9:58.6 |
| 63 | 12 | WISDOM, Tom | Middlebury College | 47:43.8 | +10:42.2 |
| 64 | 3 | EVANS, Steve | Soldier Hollow | 47:54.1 | +10:52.5 |
| 65 | 26 | WEEMS, Tim | Bridger Ski Foundation | 48:07.5 | +11:05.9 |
| 66 | 31 | DANEVSKI, Davor | Bridger Ski Foundation | 48:08.5 | +11:06.9 |
| 67 | 2 | HOVEY, Will | Team Rossignol | 48:13.2 | +11:11.6 |
| 68 | 7 | GUINEY, RJ | Atomic | 48:14.4 | +11:12.8 |
| 69 | 5 | PARDYJAK, Eric | TUNA | 48:36.0 | +11:34.4 |
| 70 | 9 | PAGE, Ben | TUNA | 49:38.8 | +12:37.2 |
| 71 | 74 | STONE, Ken | TUNA | 50:44.7 | +13:43.1 |
| Â | 20 | AHERN, Ryan | Western State College | DNF | Â |
| Â | 66 | NEWELL, Andrew | US Ski Team | DNF | Â |
| Â | 76 | PETERSON, Peter | TUNA | DNF | Â |
| Â | 33 | HENRIQUES, Dominic | University of Denver | DNS | Â |
| Â | 47 | HILL, Zach | University of Denver | DNS | Â |
