2012 Nordic Opening

The 2012 Nordic Opening was the 3rd edition of the annual cross-country skiing event. The three-day event was the second competition round of the 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, after Gällivare, Sweden.

2012 Nordic Opening
2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Ruka, Finland
Dates30 November–2 December
Stages3:
Sprint C
5/10 km F
10/15 km C Pursuit
Results
Men
  Winner  Petter Northug (NOR)
  Second  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS)
  Third  Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ)
Women
  Winner  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
  Second  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)
  Third  Heidi Weng (NOR)

World Cup points distribution

The winners of the overall standings were awarded 200 World Cup points and the winners of each of the three stages were awarded 50 World Cup points.

Nordic Opening Overall
Position 1 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
Points200160120100908072645852484440363230282624222018161412108642
Nordic Overall Stage
Position 1 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
Points504643403734323028262422201816151413121110987654321

A total of 350 points was possible to achieve if one athlete won all three stages and the overall standings.

Overall standings

Overall leadership by stage

Men

Stage Venue Discipline Date Winner Second Third Overall Leader
Nordic Opening (30 November 2012 – 2 December 2012)
1 Ruka Sprint C 30 November 2012 Nikita Kriukov Petter Northug Eirik Brandsdal Nikita Kriukov
2 10 km F 1 December 2012 Alexander Legkov Petter Northug Maurice Manificat Petter Northug
3 15 km C Pursuit 2 December 2012 Maxim Vylegzhanin Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby

Ladies

Stage Venue Discipline Date Winner Second Third Overall Leader
Nordic Opening (30 November 2012 – 2 December 2012)
1 Ruka Sprint C 30 November 2012 Marit Bjørgen Evgenia Shapovalova Anastasia Dotsenko Marit Bjørgen
2 5 km F 1 December 2012 Marit Bjørgen Kikkan Randall Yulia Tchekaleva
3 10 km C Pursuit 1 December 2013 Marit Bjørgen Therese Johaug Heidi Weng

References

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