2018 Nordic Opening

The 2018 Nordic Opening or the third Lillehammer Triple was the 9th edition of the Nordic Opening, an annual cross-country skiing mini-tour event. The three-day event was the second competition round of the 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

2018 Nordic Opening
2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Lillehammer, Norway
Dates30 November–2 December
Stages3:
Sprint F
10/15 km F
10/15 km C Pursuit
Results
Men
  Winner  Didrik Tønseth (NOR)
  Second  Sjur Røthe (NOR)
  Third  Emil Iversen (NOR)
Women
  Winner  Therese Johaug (NOR)
  Second  Ebba Andersson (SWE)
  Third  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR)

Overall leadership

Bonus seconds for the top 30 positions by type[1]
Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13–15 16–20 21–25 26–30
Finish Sprint 3027242322211615141312115432
Interval start none
Pursuit

The results in the overall standings were calculated by adding each skier's finishing times on each stage. On the sprint stage, the winners were awarded 30 bonus seconds, no bonus seconds were awarded on stages two and three. The skier with the lowest cumulative time would be the overall winner of the Nordic Opening.

A total of CHF 240,000, both genders included, was awarded in cash prizes in the race.[2] The overall winners of the Nordic Opening received CHF 22,500, with the second and third placed skiers getting CHF 17,500 and CHF 11,000 respectively.[2] All finishers in the top 20 were awarded money.[2] CHF 5,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places second and third.[2]

Overall leadership by stage
Stage Men Women
Winner Overall standings Winner Overall standings
1 Federico Pellegrino Federico Pellegrino Jonna Sundling Stina Nilsson
2 Sjur Røthe Sjur Røthe Therese Johaug Charlotte Kalla
3 Janosch Brugger Didrik Tønseth Therese Johaug Therese Johaug
Final Didrik Tønseth Final Therese Johaug

Overall standings

Men's Overall standings (1–10)[3]
Rank Name Time
1  Didrik Tønseth (NOR) 1:24:03.9
2  Sjur Røthe (NOR) +1.6
3  Emil Iversen (NOR) +1:03.3
4  Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) +1:04.4
5  Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) +1:04.5
6  Andrey Larkov (RUS) +1:05.0
7  Iivo Niskanen (FIN) +1:05.2
8  Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) +1:05.3
9  Viktor Thorn (SWE) +1:05.5
10  Dario Cologna (SUI) +1:05.8
Women's Overall standings (1–10)[4]
Rank Name Time
1  Therese Johaug (NOR) 58:58.9
2  Ebba Andersson (SWE) +16.8
3  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +17.9
4  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +23.1
5  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +1:04.2
6  Stina Nilsson (SWE) +1:35.4
7  Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +1:44.8
8  Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) +2:05.3
9  Ragnhild Haga (NOR) +2:13.2
10  Sadie Bjornsen (USA) +2:21.7

Stages

Stage 1

30 November 2018

  • The skiers qualification times count in the overall standings. Bonus seconds are awarded to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:[5]
    • Final: 30–27–24–23–22–21
    • Semi-final: 16–15–14–13–12–11
    • Quarter-final: 5–5–5–4–4–4–4–4–3–3–3–3–3–2–2–2–2–2
Men – 1.6 km Sprint Freestyle (individual)[6]
Rank Name QT[7] Time BS
1  Federico Pellegrino (ITA) 3:10.03 (3) 3:19.14 30
2  Emil Iversen (NOR) 3:09.19 (2) +0.47 27
3  Alex Harvey (CAN) 3:15.22 (17) +0.71 24
4  Sindre Bjørnestad Skar (NOR) 3:12.41 (6) +0.94 23
5  Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR) 3:11.26 (4) +1.09 22
6  Ristomatti Hakola (FIN) 3:14.42 (11) +2.46 21
7  Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) 3:13.64 (10) SF 16
8  Gleb Retivykh (RUS) 3:13.28 (9) SF 15
9  Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) 3:13.20 (7) SF 14
10  Joni Mäki (FIN) 3:15.35 (19) SF 13
Women – 1.3 km Sprint Freestyle (individual)[8]
Rank Name QT[9] Time BS
1  Jonna Sundling (SWE) 3:02.17 (26) 2:52.74 30
2  Stina Nilsson (SWE) 2:57.68 (3) +0.34 27
3  Sadie Bjornsen (USA) 2:58.31 (6) +3.03 24
4  Evelina Settlin (SWE) 3:00.11 (13) +3.82 23
5  Kristine Stavås Skistad (NOR) 2:58.31 (7) +6.65 22
6  Hanna Falk (SWE) 2:56.43 (1) +9.81 21
7  Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) 3:02.47 (29) SF 16
8  Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) 3:00.81 (18) SF 15
9  Ragnhild Haga (NOR) 2:57.17 (2) SF 14
10  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2:58.30 (5) SF 13

Stage 2

1 December 2018

  • No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
Men – 15 km Freestyle (individual)[10]
Rank Name Time
1  Sjur Røthe (NOR) 36:34.0
2  Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +6.0
3  Denis Spitsov (RUS) +28.6
4  Dario Cologna (SUI) +38.3
5  Andrey Melnichenko (RUS) +40.6
6  Andrew Musgrave (GBR) +45.1
7  Emil Iversen (NOR) +45.5
8  Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) +47.0
9  Hans Christer Holund (NOR) +48.7
10  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +49.2
Women – 10 km Freestyle (individual)[11]
Rank Name Time
1  Therese Johaug (NOR) 26:22.4
2  Ebba Andersson (SWE) +9.2
3  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +15.7
4  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +34.8
5  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +43.5
6  Ragnhild Haga (NOR) +55.9
7  Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +1:01.9
8  Heidi Weng (NOR) +1:08.1
9  Sadie Bjornsen (USA) +1:17.0
10  Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) +1:22.0

Stage 3

2 December 2018

  • The race for "Winner of the Day" counts for 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points. No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
Men – 15 km Classic (pursuit)[12]
Rank Name Time
1  Janosch Brugger (GER) 42:51.0
2  Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) +16.1
3  Erik Bjornsen (USA) +17.9
4  Ristomatti Hakola (FIN) +21.6
5  Jens Burman (SWE) +22.9
6  Jonas Dobler (GER) +30.1
7  Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) +33.4
8  Lucas Bögl (GER) +38.1
9  Jonas Baumann (SUI) +38.3
10  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +39.4
Women – 10 km Classic (pursuit)[13]
Rank Name Time
1  Therese Johaug (NOR) 29:33.0
2  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +0.6
3  Ebba Andersson (SWE) +5.0
4  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +25.6
5  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +27.4
6  Stina Nilsson (SWE) +32.3
7  Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) +33.4
8  Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +42.4
9  Yuliya Belorukova (RUS) +1:08.1
10  Jonna Sundling (SWE) +1:12.4

World Cup points distribution

The overall winners were awarded 200 points.[14] The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.

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Overall[1] 200160120100908072645852484440363230282624222018161412108642
Stage[15] 504643403734323028262422201816151413121110987654321

References

  1. Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2018, pp. 31.
  2. Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2018, pp. 32.
  3. "Lillehammer Triple Overall Standing Men" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. "Lillehammer Triple Overall Standing Ladies" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. "RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Results" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. "Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Results - Qualification" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. "Ladies 1.3 km Sprint Free Finals" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  9. "Ladies 1.3 km Sprint Free Results - Qualification" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  10. "Men 15 km Interval Start Free" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  11. "Ladies 10 km Interval Start Free" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  12. "Men 15 km Pursuit Classic - Winner of the Day" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  13. "Ladies 10 km Pursuit Classic - Winner of the Day" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. "Rules for the FIS Cross-country World Cup" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  15. Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2018, pp. 31–32.

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