2007 in cross-country skiing
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[edit] January
- 2 - Kristin Størmer Steira wins the second race of the Tour de Ski and claims the yellow jersey with previous leader Marit Bjørgen only finishing in 25th position 55.5 seconds behind Steira who now leads the rankings by 6.1 seconds. In the men's competition leader Christoph Eigenmann does not finish and thus loses his yellow jersey to Simen Østensen who finished in 12th position, 11.6 seconds behind winner Vincent Vittoz.
- 3 - During the second race in Oberstdorf, the third in total for the Tour de Ski, leader Kristin Størmer Steira successfully defends her yellow jersey by finishing second behind Petra Majdič who follows in second position in the overall rankings, 20.4 seconds behind Steira. Franz Göring wins the men's race being the first of three Germans entering the podium, the others being René Sommerfeldt and Tobias Angerer. With leader Simen Østensen finishing in 18th position Angerer overtook him to take the yellow jersey and now leads by 17.0 seconds.
[edit] Cross-country skiing World Cup
Main article: 2006-2007 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
[edit] Men's results
Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Leader |
28 October 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1.5km F Sprint | Eldar Rønning | Eldar Rønning |
18 November 2006 | Gällivare, Sweden | 15km F Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Eldar Rønning Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
25 November 2006 | Kuusamo, Finland | 1.2km C Sprint | Jens Arne Svartedal | Eldar Rønning |
26 November 2006 | Kuusamo, Finland | 15km C Individual | Eldar Rønning | Eldar Rønning |
13 December 2006 | Cogne/Val d'Aosta, Italy | 15km C + 15km F Pursuit | Eldar Rønning | Eldar Rønning |
16 December 2006 | La Clusaz, France | 30km F Mass Start | Tobias Angerer | Eldar Rønning |
[edit] Women's results
Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Leader |
28 October 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 800m F Sprint | Marit Bjørgen | Marit Bjørgen |
18 November 2006 | Gällivare, Sweden | 10km F Individual | Kateřina Neumannová | Marit Bjørgen |
25 November 2006 | Kuusamo, Finland | 1.2km C Sprint | Petra Majdič | Marit Bjørgen |
26 November 2006 | Kuusamo, Finland | 10km C Individual | Virpi Kuitunen | Marit Bjørgen |
13 December 2006 | Cogne/Val d'Aosta, Italy | 10km C Individual | Virpi Kuitunen | Virpi Kuitunen |
16 December 2006 | La Clusaz, France | 15km F Mass Start | Virpi Kuitunen | Virpi Kuitunen |
[edit] Tour de Ski
Main article: Tour de Ski
[edit] Men's results
Date | Place | Discipline | Top 3 | Leader |
31 December 2006 | Munich, Germany | 1.2km F Sprint | Christoph Eigenmann Devon Kershaw Roddy Darragon |
Christoph Eigenmann |
2 January 2007 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10km C + 10km F Pursuit | Vincent Vittoz Alexander Legkov Tobias Angerer |
Simen Østensen |
3 January 2007 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 15km C Individual | Franz Göring René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer |
Tobias Angerer |
[edit] Women's results
Date | Place | Discipline | Top 3 | Leader |
31 December 2006 | Munich, Germany | 822m F Sprint | Marit Bjørgen Arianna Follis Chandra Crawford |
Marit Bjørgen |
2 January 2007 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 5km C + 5km F Pursuit | Kristin Størmer Steira Valentina Shevchenko Olga Savialova |
Kristin Størmer Steira |
3 January 2007 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10km C Individual | Petra Majdič Kristin Størmer Steira Virpi Kuitunen |
Kristin Størmer Steira |