2018 Nordic Opening Explained

Venue:Lillehammer, Norway
2018 Nordic Opening
Series:2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Date:30 November–2 December
Stages:3:
Sprint
10/15 km F
10/15 km Pursuit
Menfirst:Didrik Tønseth
Menfirst Nat:NOR
Mensecond:Sjur Røthe
Mensecond Nat:NOR
Menthird:Emil Iversen
Menthird Nat:NOR
Womenfirst:Therese Johaug
Womenfirst Nat:NOR
Womensecond:Ebba Andersson
Womensecond Nat:SWE
Womenthird:Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Womenthird Nat:NOR
Previous:2017
Next:2019

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.

Overall leadership

Bonus seconds for the top 30 positions by type
Type12345678910111213–1516–2021–2526–30
FinishSprint30 27 24 23 22 21 16 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2
Interval startnone
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. 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. All finishers in the top 20 were awarded money. CHF 5,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places second and third.

Overall leadership by stage
StageMenWomen
WinnerOverall standingsWinnerOverall standings
1Federico PellegrinoFederico PellegrinoJonna SundlingStina Nilsson
2Sjur RøtheSjur RøtheTherese JohaugCharlotte Kalla
3Janosch BruggerDidrik TønsethTherese JohaugTherese Johaug
FinalDidrik TønsethFinalTherese Johaug

Overall standings

Men's Overall standings (1–10)[1]
RankNameTime
11:24:03.9
2+1.6
3+1:03.3
4+1:04.4
5+1:04.5
6+1:05.0
7+1:05.2
8+1:05.3
9+1:05.5
10+1:05.8
Women's Overall standings (1–10)[2]
RankNameTime
158:58.9
2+16.8
3+17.9
4+23.1
5+1:04.2
6+1:35.4
7+1:44.8
8+2:05.3
9+2:13.2
10+2:21.7

Stages

Stage 1

30 November 2018

Men – 1.6 km Sprint Freestyle (individual)[4]
RankName[5]
13:10.03 (3)3:19.1430
23:09.19 (2)+0.4727
33:15.22 (17)+0.7124
43:12.41 (6)+0.9423
53:11.26 (4)+1.0922
63:14.42 (11)+2.4621
73:13.64 (10)16
83:13.28 (9)SF15
93:13.20 (7)SF14
103:15.35 (19)SF13
Women – 1.3 km Sprint Freestyle (individual)[6]
RankName[7]
13:02.17 (26)2:52.7430
22:57.68 (3)+0.3427
32:58.31 (6)+3.0324
43:00.11 (13)+3.8223
52:58.31 (7)+6.6522
62:56.43 (1)+9.8121
73:02.47 (29)16
83:00.81 (18)SF15
92:57.17 (2)SF14
102:58.30 (5)SF13

Stage 2

1 December 2018

Men – 15 km Freestyle (individual)[8]
RankNameTime
136:34.0
2+6.0
3+28.6
4+38.3
5+40.6
6+45.1
7+45.5
8+47.0
9+48.7
10+49.2
Women – 10 km Freestyle (individual)[9]
RankNameTime
126:22.4
2+9.2
3+15.7
4+34.8
5+43.5
6+55.9
7+1:01.9
8+1:08.1
9+1:17.0
10+1:22.0

Stage 3

2 December 2018

Men – 15 km Classic (pursuit)[10]
RankNameTime
142:51.0
2+16.1
3+17.9
4+21.6
5+22.9
6+30.1
7+33.4
8+38.1
9+38.3
10+39.4
Women – 10 km Classic (pursuit)[11]
RankNameTime
129:33.0
2+0.6
3+5.0
4+25.6
5+27.4
6+32.3
7+33.4
8+42.4
9+1:08.1
10+1:12.4

World Cup points distribution

The overall winners were awarded 200 points.[12] 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.

Position1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Overall200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Stage50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

References

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

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