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International Couple Win 2010 Kangaroo Hoppet at Falls Creek
Today the weather gods smiled on the 20th running of the Kangaroo Hoppet, Australia’s international ski marathon. Perfect racing conditions at Falls Creek treated the thousand plus competitors to a spectacular tour of the Bogong High Plains. At the elite end of the competition it was a couple of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympians who took home the major honours – local Mt Beauty skier Esther Bottomley and her boyfriend Valerio Leccardi from Switzerland.
After nearly one metre of fresh snow at Falls Creek this week the snow groomers did an amazing job to get the course packed and ready for the event. Over 1000 competitors from 23 nationalities entered in the three race distances of 42km, 21km, and 7km.
42km Freestyle Kangaroo Hoppet
Men
1 Valerio Leccardi SUI 1:42:46
2 Alex Almoukov AUS 1:43:14
3 Ben Sim AUS 1:43:15
4 Callum Watson AUS 1:43:36
5 Garrott Kuzzy USA 1:44:07
6 Chris Darlington AUS 1:50:10
7 Anthony Evans AUS 1:52:19
8 Ewan Watson AUS 1:52:53
9 Ben Derrick AUS 1:53:43
10 Leon Spiller AUS 1:54:16
Women
1 Esther Bottomley AUS 1:55:49
2 Anastazia Kuzmina SVK 1:56:55
3 Aimee Watson AUS 2:01:55
4 Sarah Konrad USA 2:05:22
5 Lena Pichard SUI 2:08:03
6 Belinda Phillips AUS 2:16:08
7 Johanna Eden SWE 2:17:08
8 Chloe McConville AUS 2:21:09
9 Kerryn Rim AUS 2:23:12
10 Irene Dunn AUS 2:23:28
21km Australian Birkebeiner
Men
1 Mark Raymond AUS 56:46
2 Paul Gray AUS 58:25
3 Colby Rook AUS 58:40
Women
1 Lucy Glanville AUS 1:03:23
2 Lescinska Grimmer AUS 1:04:33
3 Georgia Merritt AUS 1:08:00
7km Joey Hoppet
Men
1 Alasdair Tutt AUS 18:04
2 Damon Morton AUS 18:34
3 Hamish Roberts AUS 18:57
Women
1 Gabriella Cigana AUS 20:35
2 Casey Wright AUS 22:20
3 Meredith Harvey AUS 22:37
Today the weather gods smiled on the 20th running of the Kangaroo Hoppet, Australia’s international ski marathon. Perfect racing conditions at Falls Creek treated the thousand plus competitors to a spectacular tour of the Bogong High Plains. At the elite end of the competition it was a couple of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympians who took home the major honours – local Mt Beauty skier Esther Bottomley and her boyfriend Valerio Leccardi from Switzerland.
After nearly one metre of fresh snow at Falls Creek this week the snow groomers did an amazing job to get the course packed and ready for the event. Over 1000 competitors from 23 nationalities entered in the three race distances of 42km, 21km, and 7km.
42km Freestyle Kangaroo Hoppet
Men
1 Valerio Leccardi SUI 1:42:46
2 Alex Almoukov AUS 1:43:14
3 Ben Sim AUS 1:43:15
4 Callum Watson AUS 1:43:36
5 Garrott Kuzzy USA 1:44:07
6 Chris Darlington AUS 1:50:10
7 Anthony Evans AUS 1:52:19
8 Ewan Watson AUS 1:52:53
9 Ben Derrick AUS 1:53:43
10 Leon Spiller AUS 1:54:16
Women
1 Esther Bottomley AUS 1:55:49
2 Anastazia Kuzmina SVK 1:56:55
3 Aimee Watson AUS 2:01:55
4 Sarah Konrad USA 2:05:22
5 Lena Pichard SUI 2:08:03
6 Belinda Phillips AUS 2:16:08
7 Johanna Eden SWE 2:17:08
8 Chloe McConville AUS 2:21:09
9 Kerryn Rim AUS 2:23:12
10 Irene Dunn AUS 2:23:28
21km Australian Birkebeiner
Men
1 Mark Raymond AUS 56:46
2 Paul Gray AUS 58:25
3 Colby Rook AUS 58:40
Women
1 Lucy Glanville AUS 1:03:23
2 Lescinska Grimmer AUS 1:04:33
3 Georgia Merritt AUS 1:08:00
7km Joey Hoppet
Men
1 Alasdair Tutt AUS 18:04
2 Damon Morton AUS 18:34
3 Hamish Roberts AUS 18:57
Women
1 Gabriella Cigana AUS 20:35
2 Casey Wright AUS 22:20
3 Meredith Harvey AUS 22:37
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