Freeman 23rd in 30K Pursuit at Falun

Sat, Feb  23, 2008 - By US Ski Team

FALUN, Sweden (Feb. 23) - Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), in a strong show of returning fitness after being sick, hung tenaciously with the lead pack and finished 23rd Saturday in a World Cup 30K pursuit race at the Swedish Ski Games. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) was 46th in the women's 15K pursuit.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
2008 FIS VIESSMANN CROSS COUNTRY WORLD CUP
Falun, SWE - Feb. 23, 2008

Men's 30K Pursuit
1. Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic, 1:11:54.1
2. Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Norway, 1:11:54.8
3. Anders Soedergren, Sweeden, 1:11:59.9
4. Sergei Dolidovich, Belarus, 1:12:02:3
5. Rene Sommerfeldt, Germany, 1:12:03:7
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23. Kris Freeman, Andover, NH, 1:12:29.9
58. Leif Zimmermann, Bozeman, MT, 1:20:05.7
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Women's 15K Pursuit
1. Astrid Jacobsen, Norway, 41:34.2
2. Marit Bjoergen, Norway, 41:40.1
3. Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Finland, 41:48.5
4. Sabina Valbusa, Italy, 41:49.1
5. Anna Hansson, Sweeden, 41:49.2
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46. Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, AK, 45:46.4
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