January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – USA’s top sprinter Andrew Newell placed second today in 1:56.5 at the men’s free 1.2km sprint qualifications just behind Emil Joensson (Swe) in 01:56.4 while Canada’s Philip Widmer (Can) finished 5th in 1:57.6.

Results

1. Emil Joensson (Swe) 01:56.4
2. Andrew Newell (USA) 01:56.5
3. Nikolay Morilov (Rus) 01:56.8
4. Dusan Kozisek (Cze) 01:57.4
5. Philip Widmer (Can) 01:57.6
6. Ivan Ivanov (Rus) 01:57.8
7. Ola Vigen Hattestad (Nor) 01:57.8
8. Anders Gloersen (Nor) 01:57.9
9. Matias Strandvall (Fin) 01:58.2
10. Martti Jylhae (Fin) 01:58.3
11. Drew Goldsack (Can) 01:58.3
12. Robin Bryntesson (Swe) 01:58.4
13. Johan Kjoelstad (Nor) 01:58.5
14. Christoph Eigenmann (Sui) 01:58.8
15. Tor Arne Hetland (Nor) 01:58.8
16. Bjoern Lind (Swe) 01:58.9
17. Torin Koos (USA) 01:58.9
18. Mickail Jun. Devjatiarov (Rus) 01:59.0
19. Kalle Lassila (Fin) 01:59.0
20. Devon Kershaw (Can) 01:59.2
21. Ville Nousiainen (Fin) 01:59.3
22. Harald Wurm (Aut) 01:59.7
23. Tord Asle Gjerdalen (Nor) 01:59.7
24. Josef Wenzl (Ger) 01:59.8
25. Cristian Zorzi (Ita) 02:00.1
26. Oeystein Pettersen (Nor) 02:00.1
27. Vassili Rotchev (Rus) 02:00.1
28. Cyril Miranda (Fra) 02:00.2
29. Garrott Kuzzy (USA) 02:00.2
30. Nikita Kriukov (Rus) 02:00.3
31. Martin Koukal (Cze) 02:00.4
32. Roddy Darragon (Fra) 02:00.4
33. Chris Cook (USA) 02:00.5
34. CENTA Giorgio Di (Ita) 02:00.5
35. Damien Ambrosetti (Fra) 02:00.5
36. Yuichi Onda (Jpn) 02:00.5
37. George Grey (Can) 02:00.5
38. Vahur Teppan (Est) 02:00.8
39. Stefan Kuhn (Can) 02:01.1
39. Sean Crooks (Can) 02:01.1
41. Boerre Naess (Nor) 02:01.3
42. Petter jr. Northug (Nor) 02:01.3
43. Anders Soedergren (Swe) 02:01.4
44. Marcus Hellner (Swe) 02:01.4
45. David Nighbor (Can) 02:01.5
46. Brent Mcmurtry (Can) 02:01.6
47. COTTRER Pietro Piller (Ita) 02:01.8
48. Anti Saarepuu (Est) 02:02.0
49. Peeter Kummel (Est) 02:02.0
50. ALLMEN Peter Von (Sui) 02:02.1
51. Janusz Krezelok (Pol) 02:02.5
52. Graham Nishikawa (Can) 02:02.8
53. Rene Sommerfeldt (Ger) 02:02.9
54. Leif Orin Zimmermann (USA) 02:03.1
55. Colin Rodgers (USA) 02:03.4
56. Mats Larsson (Swe) 02:03.7
57. Anders Eirik Haugen (USA) 02:04.5
58. Lars Flora (USA) 02:04.5
59. Vincent Vittoz (Fra) 02:04.6
60. Maxim Vylegzhanin (Rus) 02:04.8
61. Ian Murray (Can) 02:04.9
62. Maciej Kreczmer (Pol) 02:05.4
63. Tobias Angerer (Ger) 02:05.5
64. Mike Argue (Can) 02:06.5
65. Skeets Morel (Can) 02:06.5
66. Toni Livers (Sui) 02:06.6
67. Marshall Greene (USA) 02:06.9
68. Paul Murray (Aus) 02:07.3
69. Brian Gregg (USA) 02:07.7
70. Jesse Winter (Can) 02:07.8
71. Jens Filbrich (Ger) 02:09.8
72. Martin Stockinger (Aut) 02:12.1