Kikkan Randall wins in Norway Cup

Sun, Jun  6, 2010 - By Mike Muha

Kikkan Randall, in her first rollerski race on super-fast wheels, won both the sprint and hill climb events in the Norway Cup Rollerski races in Askim, Norway. Randall beat Norway sprint stars Guro Strøm Solli and Ella Gjømle Berg.

Randall easily won both sprint and hill climb races, ahead of Guro Strøm Solli and Ella Gjømle Berg. In the sprint prologue, Randall finished ahead of the two Norwegians by 0.3 seconds before out sprinting them in the finale.

In the hill climb, Randall finished 26 seconds ahead of second place finisher Guro Strøm Solli.

Last winter, Randall finished second place in the sprint event in Holmenkollen during trial world championships last winter, and was silver in Liberec World Championship 2009 sprint.

Kikkan Randall (left) wins the 200 meters sprint final ahead of Guro Strøm Solli in the Norway Rollerski Cup
(photo: http://www.skiforbundet.no)

In men's class, Ragnar Andresen Bragvin shot out of the start like a canon in both the 200 meters and in the hill climb race. Just millimeters separated Ragnar Andresen Bragvin challenger Hallvard Moian Nydal in the uphill climb.

FINAL RESULTS 200 METER SPRINT

Women's Senior Sprint
 1 39 Kikkan Randall           USA Skiteam 
 2 41 Guro Strøm Solli         Drevja IL - Ski 
 3 40 Ella Gjømle Berg         NOTEAM 
 4 42 Martine Fossem Nygaard   Asker Skiklubb 

Men's Senior Sprint
 1  4 Ragnar Bragvin Andresen  Njård /Team Kollen 
 2 12 Sindre Wiig Nordby       Njård/Team Sector Alarm 
 3  6 Jens Bjertnæs Jevnaker   IF/team Hadeland 
 4 10 Timo Andre Bakken        Hokksund IL - Ski 
 5 11 Mats Rudin Resaland      Bever'n, IL/Team Zipps 
 6 20 Peder Stadaas            Heming, IL /Team Kollen 
 7  7 Hallvard Moian Nydal     Njård /Team Kollen 
 8  3 Mats Breda               Konnerud IL 
 9  9 Jonas Berglund Aalberg   Njård /Team Kollen 
10  5 Peter Westerberg         Peab BIL 
11  8 Trond Wiggo Hagen        Rustad IL - Ski 
12  1 Ole Christian Falch      Rygene IL

FINAL RESULTS 1.5KM HILL CLIMB

Women's Senior Hill Climb
 1 140 Kikkan Randall          3:10.1  USA Skiteam 
 2 143 Guro Strøm Solli        3:46.4  Drevja IL / Team Trøndelag
 3 142 Ella Gjømle Berg        3:47.3  Lyn - Ski
 4 141 Martine Fossem Nygaard  4:10.2  Asker Skiklubb
 
Men's Senior Hill Climb
 1 114 Ragnar Bragvin Andresen 2:48.3  Njård -S ki/Team Kollen
 2 112 Hallvard Moian Nydal    2:50.9  Njård - Ski/Team Sector Alarm
 3 106 Mats Rudin Resaland     2:55.6  Bever'n, IL - Ski/Team Zipps
 4 110 Timo Andre Bakken       3:00.4  Hokksund IL - Ski 
 5 107 Sindre Wiig Nordby      3:04.5  Njård - Ski/Team Sector Alarm
 6 109 Jens Bjertnæs Jevnaker  3:08.2  IF Ski/Team Hadeland
 7 103 Mats Breda              3:18.5  Konnerud IL 
 8 104 Jonas Berglund Aalberg  3:20.8  Njård-Ski/Team Kollen
 9 108 Trond Wiggo Hagen       3:20.8  Rustad IL - Ski
10 111 Peter Westerberg        3:26.0  Peab BIL
11 105 Thorstein Molle         3:36.3  NOTEAM