Previous Lahti – FIS Cross-Country World Cup Coverage

Kikkan Randall moved into the lead in the season long World Cup Sprint standings after winning the Lahti event on Saturday. Not only did she win but fellow American Sophie Caldwell finished third in a photo finish. It was the first time EVER that two American finished in the top three at a World Cup Event.

Women’s Sprint

In the qualifying round Kikkan Randall was only 11th fastest and Sophie Caldwell only made the quarterfinals by a few places finishing about a half second ahead of the 30th and final qualifier. No other Americans were real close to qualifying for the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals Randall put up a real strong time but in the semifinals she was second in her heat and Caldwell was third. They didn’t let them stop that in the final though when they both skied great and finished within a second of each other, taking the first and third spots.

Men’s Sprint

In men’s action the US did get two into the quarterfinals (Andrew Newell and Simi Hamilton) but not by much and the other three Americans all finished 69th or worse. Neither of the US men advanced from the quarterfinals as their events ended at the same place they did in the Olympics.

Sunday Preview:

Sunday will feature basic distance races in the freestyle, 15km for men and 10km for women. Four men and six women will compete for the US with Kikkan Randall the only quarterfinalist from today in the events on Sunday. Check back to WeSupportTheUS.com tomorrow for coverage of the results of those races.

Schedule:

• March 2nd
  • 3:45 AM ET – Freestyle 15km – Men’s
    • Noah Hoffman
    • Erik Bjornsen
    • Sylvan Ellefson
    • Resse Hanneman
  • 6:35 AM ET – Freestyle 10km – Women’s
    • Elizabeth Stephen
    • Ida Sargent
    • Kikkan Randall
    • Holly Brooks
    • Jennie Bender
    • Caitlin Gregg