Month: February 2014

February 9, 2014

America’s Bjornsen Nab’s Fulcrum of Women’s Olympic Skiathlon

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Sadie Bjornsen

Sadie Bjornsen, an accounting major at the Alaska Pacific University, found the median placement for the Winter Olympics women’s Skiathlon to win the Halfnium Medal for finished at the Point d’Appui.

The top American finisher in the 15-kilometer cross-country skiing race, Bjornsen placed 31st among all 61 competitors, finishing 2 minutes, 36 seconds and 1/10th of a second behind the winner, Marit Bjoergen of Norway. The Lanterne Rouge was won by Kelime Cetinkaya of Turkey.

Kateryna Grygorenko of the Ukraine had the time closest to the median time.

February 9, 2014

Dolidovich Takes Olympic Point d’Appui in Men’s Skiathlon

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Sergei Dolidovich

In a photo-finish for the Point d’Appui in the Winter Olympic men’s Skiathlon, Sergei Dolidovich of Belarus successfully fended off a challenge from Noah Hoffman of the United States to win the middle. Dolidovich wins the Halfnium Medal as a result.

The field of competitors totaled 68 at the start of the race, but Jun-Ho Hwang of South Korea was eliminated after being lapped, leaving 67 to come home safely. Dolidovich finished the 30-kilometer course in 34th place and posted a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 28 seconds and 1/100th of a second, about 3 minutes and 12 seconds behind the leader.

First place in the event went to Dario Cologna of Switzerland, and the Lanterne Rouge was taken by Vytautus Strolia of Lithuania. Chris Freeman of the United States posted a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes, 34 seconds and 6/100ths of a second, the time closest to the median time of the race.