Hugus and Ellefson take Kortelopet
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 - By Cherie Morgan
Ben Hugus of Wausau, Wisconsin, and Summer Ellefson, Park Rapids, Minnesota, skied to victory during the 23-kilometer Kortelopet skate race sponsored by Marshfield Clinic of Hayward finishing at Telemark Resort in Cable, Wisc.
Hugus finished the Korte skate race in 57:14.7, and Ellefson finished in 1:06:41.8.
Placing second in the men’s skate Korte race division was Scott Johanik, Washburn, Wisc., finishing in 57:19.1; and Dmitry Kirillov, Moscow, Russia, placed third in 57:23.8.
Placing second in the women’s skate Korte division, Nicolette Reker, Little Canada, Minn., finished in 1:06:46.2, and Annie Harvieux, Duluth, Minn., placed third in 1:07:11.4.
In the 23-kilometer Kortelopet classic division, Paul Schommer, Appleton, Wisc., took top honors in 1:01:39.1; Dylan Ramstad Skoyles, from Detroit Lakes, Minn., placed second in 1:07:54.3, and David Joda, Nashotah, Wisc., placed third with a time of 1:09:02.
In the women’s classic Kortelopet division, Nora Gilbertson, Lake Elmo, Minn., took top honors in 1:13:17; Marissa Yovetich, Andover, Minn., placed second with a time of 1:16:22.8; and Alice Flanders, Crystal, Minn., placed third with a time of 1:16:23.2.
The Prince Haakon 12K, sponsored by the State Bank of Drummond, started following the Birkie and Korte wave starts at 10:15 a.m. Alex Larson of Hayward, Wisc. won the skate division in a time of 35:25.
Sarah Lyngby was the winner of the women’s skate, finishing in 43:44.
The classic division of the Prince Haakon 12K was won by Drew Gustafson, Ely, Minn., finishing in 44:32.2 and Anne Miller of Minnetonka, Minn. won the women’s classic division in 56:46.
Full results at http://www.birkie.com/page/show/286866-2011-results
More than 11,000 skiers participated in 38th anniversary events from Feb. 24-26, 2011.
Birkie 2011 is sponsored by Becker Law Office, Marshfield Clinic, Johnson Bank, Swiss Miss, State Bank of Drummond, CenturyLink, Hayward Area Memorial Hospital, Peoples Bank, Sawyer County Record, and other businesses throughout the region and country.