Ivanova Wins Third Gold in Four Races

From Lillehammer, NOR

Jan. 18, 2020 – Tatyana Ivanova’s standout FIL World Cup season continued on Saturday, with the Russian winning gold in Lillehammer.

Tatyana Ivanova (Courtesy FIL TV)

Ivanova came into the second heat in third, behind Germany’s Julia Taubitz and Russian teammate Viktoriia Demchenko. On her second run, Ivanova put down the fast run of the heat. Neither Taubitz or Demchenko could answer, with Taubitz falling to third and Demchenko dropping to fourth, with Ivanova scoring the win.

The United States’ Summer Britcher moved up from fifth in the first heat to win her third silver medal of the season, while Taubit fell from the lead in the first heat to third.

Demchenko finished fourth, ahead of the previous week’s bronze medalist Andrea Vötter in fifth. Austria’s Madeleine Egle rounded out the top six.

The United States had a good showing on a European course that’s as close to home as anywhere outside of North America. On top of Britcher’s silver medal, Brittney Arndt finished a season-best ninth, while Ashley Farquharson climbed from 22nd in the first heat to 17th.

In World Cup points, Ivanova’s win gave her a 32 point advantage over Taubitz. Demchenko is third, just 22 points ahead of Britcher. Ekaterina Katnikova is fifth and Emily Sweeney sixth despite missing the race in Lillehammer.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Tatyana Ivanova RUS 28 2.343 2.346 47.826 47.656 1:35.482
2 Summer Britcher USA 22 2.362 2.386 47.827 47.772 1:35.599
3 Julia Taubitz GER 24 2.366 2.373 47.753 47.871 1:35.624
4 Viktoriia Demchenko RUS 25 2.374 2.379 47.758 47.894 1:35.652
5 Andrea Vötter ITA 23 2.383 2.350 47.937 47.912 1:35.849
6 Madeleine Egle AUT 14 2.355 2.360 47.837 48.024 1:35.861
7 Ekaterina Katnikova RUS 26 2.383 2.377 48.009 47.856 1:35.863
8 Ulla Zirne LAT 17 2.384 2.389 47.967 48.143 1:36.110
9 Brittney Arndt USA 16 2.388 2.389 48.038 48.164 1:36.202
10 Jessica Tiebel GER 19 2.388 2.392 48.082 48.200 1:36.282
11 Kendija Aparjode LAT 20 2.376 2.381 48.130 48.263 1:36.393
12 Eliza Cauce LAT 21 2.368 2.374 48.204 48.207 1:36.411
13 Anna Berreiter GER 27 2.360 2.360 48.684 47.932 1:36.616
14 Natalie Maag SUI 18 2.377 2.373 48.405 48.317 1:36.722
15 Raluca Stramaturaru ROU 15 2.392 2.388 48.535 48.215 1:36.750
16 Nina Zöggeler ITA 13 2.388 2.392 48.702 48.162 1:36.864
17 Ashley Farquharson USA 7 2.387 2.386 48.612 48.260 1:36.872
18 Veronia Ravenna ARG 4 2.414 2.417 48.293 48.598 1:36.891
19 Olena Stetskiv UKR 12 2.376 2.378 48.547 48.372 1:36.919
20 Marion Oberhofer ITA 9 2.386 2.386 48.358 48.652 1:37.010
21 Elina Vitola LAT 6 2.375 2.378 48.532 48.568 1:37.100
22 Vilda Tangnes NOR 5 2.402 2.401 48.423 48.717 1:37.140
23 Cheyenne Rosenthal GER 11 2.361 2.359 48.862 48.363 1:37.25
24 Olesya Mikhaylenko RUS 8 2.376 2.387 49.117 48.483 1:37.600
25 Hannah Prock AUT 1 2.381 2.388 48.749 49.061 1:37.810
26 Klaudia Domaradzka POL 2 2.402 2.398 49.067 48.819 1:37.886
DNF Peixuan Wang CHN 3 2.402 2.407 48.437 DNF
DNF Katarina Simonakova SVK 10 2.398 2.397 48.376 DNF