Norway wins Beitostoelen Relays

Sun, Nov  25, 2007 - By FIS

Norway won both the men's and ladies 4x5 mixed technique relays in Beitostoelen, Norway this morning. The top three teams were:

Ladies 4x5km Relay

Rank  Name                  Time 
 1 NORWAY I                55:30.7
    JACOBSEN Astrid          14:21.4
    BJOERGEN Marit           13:10.3
    JOHAUG Therese           14:44.8
    SKOFTERUD Vibeke W.      13:14.2
 2 GERMANY I               55:39.6
    ZELLER Katrin            14:49.2
    BOEHLER Stefanie         14:21.9
    SACHENBACHER STEHLE Evi  13:04.7
    KUENZEL-NYSTAD Claudia   13:23.8
 3 FINLAND                 55:43.9
    SAARINEN Aino Kaisa      14:08.6
    SARASOJA Riikka  1982    15:00.2
    ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa     13:06.7
    MURANEN Pirjo  1981      13:28.4
 

Men's 4x5km Relay

Rank  Name                  Time
 1 NORWAY II             1:39:47.1
    SUNDBY Martin          25:26.4
    HOFSTAD Tore Ruud      23:57.9
    HETLAND Tor Arne       24:34.5
    SVARTEDAL Jens Arne    25:48.3
 2 NORWAY I              1:39:47.5
    GJERDALEN Tord Asle    24:35.8
    HJELMESET Odd-Bjoern   25:37.1
    EILIFSEN Morten        24:08.6
    ROENNING Eldar         25:26.0
 3 RUSSIA I               1:39:58.1
    PANKRATOV Nikolai      25:31.3
    DEMENTIEV Eugeni       24:45.9
    ROTCHEV Vassili        25:59.5
    LEGKOV Alexander       23:41.4
 

The US did not field a team in either race.