April 15, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to announce the final standings for the SkiTrax Fantasy FIS World Cup 2009 Contest following the finale in Falun, Sweden. We apologize for the delay but the final four World Cup events were treated differently by FIS and we needed more time to ensure we had the correct results and points for our contest.

Congratulations to Team Skibunzbov the winner of our inaugural Fantasy FIS World Cup 2009 Contest with 1,346 points followed by Master Blasters in second with 1,336 and Ronaldo in third with 1,310 – for complete final standings click here.

Please note that following Trondheim no jersey points were allotted for the Stockholm sprints or the races in Falun until the final jerseys were awarded. And race points were only allotted for the winners of the Falun Prologue+Pursuit (not separately). During our final analysis we found a glitch with the standings after Trondheim resulting in a few changes – Team Skibunzbov took over the lead while Master Blasters moved into third and Ronaldo took over second place while most other positions remained unchanged. We apologize for this unexpected revision.

Congratulations to all winners, and thanks to all national and international contestants for their participation. We look forward to next year’s great international SkiTrax Fantasy FIS World Cup Contest including our FIS Fantasy TdS Contest – and look for more contests from SkiTrax for next season’s 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Finally a big thanks to all of our sponsors who provided such great prizes – Fischer, Rossignol, Sun Mountain Lodge, Salomon, Louis Garneau, Swix, Bjorn Daehlie/Alpina, SkiGo, Auclair, and X Ski Films/Andy Newell.

Prize List

1st Prize – Fischer 09/10 RCS Carbonlite Skate Skis, Bindings, RCS Vasa Poles (valued at $1,000 US)
Team Skibunzbov – Cyrus Kangarloo – West Kelowna, BC

2nd Prize – Rossignol X-ium WC Pursuit Skate Boots + One Way Diamond Storm Poles/Tubes (valued at $700 US)
Master Blasters – Kevin Jones – Chelsea, QC

3rd Prize – Sun Mountain Lodge – 3-night ski package for two (valued at $600 US)
Ronaldo – Curtis Merry – Edmonton, AB

4th prize – Salomon S-Lab Skate Pro 09/10 Boots (valued at $499 US)
Northfield Nine – Christopher Tassava – Northfield, MN

5th prize – Louis Garneau ETS XC Clothing Package (value $400)
TEAM Forbudt – Tyler Kornfield – Anchorage, AK

6th prize – Swix Digital T72 Iron (valued at $350 US)
Saint Anthony Park Ski Education Foundation – John Swain – St. Paul, MN

7th prize – Bjorn Daehlie Fighter Ski Jacket/Pants (value $250 US)
WorldCupStorey – Craig Storey – Ottawa, ON

8th prize – SkiGo Portable Wax Bench (valued at $200)
Fight Power – Andrew Stewart-Jones – Chelsea, QC

9th prize – Auclair Tabbed Moon Gloves (valued at $50)
The Jones Machine – Keiran Jones – Waterloo, ON

10th prize – A Day in the Life DVD by X Ski Films/Andy Newell (value $25 US)
Carrie’s Complete Crossers – Kari Bakkejord Dahl – Narvik, Norway