FIS Roller ski World Cup continued in Madona, Latvia

FIS Roller ski World Cup continued last weekend in Madona, Latvia. The competition programme included three races: sprint 200 m, mass start 15 and 200 km and an interval start 7,5 and 10 km. Traditionally the leg lasted three days, one race per day. There were two uphill races – sprint and mass start. As it was before – both seniors and juniors participated in the races.

Emanuele Becchis won the 200 m sprint. It seems to be a good tradidion. He’s been winning this kind of race in Madona four years in a row. He’s also a two-times World Champion in sprint. Alexander Grigoriev was the best one among the russian athletes. He is a junor and placen on a podium in every Madonna’s race. He was second once and third twice. Among men Evgeniy Dementiev show the best result being the fifth in the interval start and the best woman is Varvara Prochorova placed sixth in the mass start.

Ladies’ SP 0.2 km

1 place: Julie Henriette Arnesen, Norway

2 place: Alba Mortagna, Italy

3 place: Moa Hansson, Sweden

Men’s SP 0.2 km

1 place: Raimo Vigants, Latvia

2 place: Alexander Grigoriev, Russia

3 place: Johan Ekberg, Sweden

Ladies’ SP 0.2 km

1 place: Lisa Bolzan, Italy

2 place: Jackline Lockner, Sweden

3 placed: Alena Prochazkova, Slovakia

Men’s SP 0.2 km

1 place: Emanuele Becchis, Italy

2 place: Alessio Berlanda. Italy

3 place: Ludvig Soegnen Jensen, Norway

Ladies’ 15 km

1 place: Moa Hansson, Sweden

2 place: Julie Henriette Arnesen, Norway

3 place: Alba Mortagna, Italy

Men’s 20 km

1 place: Raimo Vigants, Latvia

2 place: Angelo Buttironi, Italy

3 place: Alexander Grigoriev, Russia

Ladies’ 15 km

1 place: Alena Prochazkova, Slovakia

2 place: Sandra Schuetzova, Czech Republic

3 place: Jackline Lockner, Sweden

Men’s 20 km

1 place: Victor Gustafsson, Sweden

2 place: Francesco Becchis, Italy

3 place: Erik Silfver, Sweden 

Ladies’ 7.5 km

1 place: Moa Hansson, Sweden

2 place: Julie Henriette Arnesen, Norway

3 place: Alba Mortagna, Italy

Men’s 10 km

1 place: Aadne Gigernes, Norway

2 place: Johan Ekberg, Sweden

3 place: Alexander Grigoriev, Russia

Ladies’ 7.5 km

1 place: Alena Prochazkova, Slovakia

2 place: Sandra Schuetzova, Czech Republic

3 place: Julia Angelsioeoe, Sweden

Men’s 10 km

1 place: Robin Norum, Sweden

2 place: Victor Gustafsson, Sweden

3 place: Oleksii Krasovskyi, Ukraine

Photo: Flavio Becchis