August 23, 2014 (Australia – Valerio Leccardi (SUI) topped the men’s field and Valentina Shevchenko (UKR) was the fastest woman at the 42km Kangaroo Hoppet, Australia’s premier Cross Country Ski Race and the largest international snowsports event in the Southern Hemisphere. The USA’s Thomas Smith was the top North American male skier in 5th while Lauren Fritz (USA) was the top woman in 4th.

Results (top 50)

1. Valerio Leccardi (SUI – U35) 1:20:03.6
2. Phillip Bellingham (AUS – U25) 1:22:49.7
3. Paul Kovacs (AUS – U25) 1:26:00.3
4. Vahur Teppan (EST – U30) 1:27:26.9
5. Thomas Smith (USA – U30) 1:27:28.2    
6. Cameron Morton (AUS – U45) 1:28:27.5
7. Andrew Mock (AUS – U35) 1:28:27.5
8. Reto Hammer (SUI – U25) 1:28:28.1
9. Ben Derrick (AUS – U45) 1:28:28.3
10. Nick Montgomery (AUS – U25) 1:29:13.6
11. Gaber Lah (SLO – U40) 1:30:41.9
12. Valentina Shevchenko (UKR – U40) 1:31:01.3…………………Female
13. Barbara Jezersek (SLO – U30) 1:32:42.5…………………Female
14. Valerii Nosenko (RUS – U50) 1:35:17.8
15. Alasdair Tutt (AUS – U25) 1:36:08.5
16. Ian Franzke (AUS – U40) 1:36:54.3
17. James Evans (AUS – U50) 1:37:29.8
18. Esther Bottomley (AUS – U35) 1:38:13.4…………………Female
19. Simon Hammer (SUI – U25) 1:38:31.3
20. Joosep Tammemae (EST – U25) 1:39:33.8
21. Atle Andersen (NOR – U50) 1:40:12.3
22. Petr Jakl (CZE – U55) 1:40:23.5
23. Lauren Fritz (USA – U30) 1:40:26.3…………………Female          
24. Ales Gros (SLO – U45) 1:40:35.8
25. Andrew Hall (AUS – U55) 1:40:52.5
26. Ewan Watson (AUS – U30) 1:41:17.6
27. Evgenii Mishin (RUS – U50) 1:41:26.1
28. Robert Jones (AUS – U25) 1:41:27.3
29. Siim Eilo (EST – U25) 1:41:31.8
30. Andrey Shlapakov (RUS – U50) 1:41:46.9
31. Kevin Tory (AUS – U50) 1:41:52.3
32. Lindsay Bridgford (AUS – U55) 1:42:49.9
33. Adrian Lowe (AUS – U40) 1:43:23.0
34. Alan Eason (GBR – U45) 1:43:31.8
35. Jessica Yeaton (AUS – U25) 1:43:33.9…………………Female
36. Aleksandr Dubinin (RUS – U55) 1:43:45.9
37. Simon Evans (AUS – U35) 1:44:00.9
38. Dean Gray (AUS – U45) 1:44:23.6
39. Sergei Riumin (RUS – U45) 1:44:23.9
40. Chris Lees (AUS – U30) 1:45:20.5
41. Brett Cope (AUS – U45) 1:45:22.9
42. Ken Orr (AUS – U60) 1:46:07.3
43. Brady Bantick (AUS – U45) 1:46:09.6
44. Paul Connor (GBR – U55) 1:46:24.6
45. Xanthea Dewez (AUS – U20) 1:46:30.8…………………Female
46. Ross Hamilton (AUS – U30) 1:46:37.3
47. Blair Hume (AUS – U45) 1:47:00.3
48. Cameron Dickinson (AUS – U35) 1:47:14.6
49. Andrew Paul (AUS – U55) 1:48:06.8
50. Grigorii Kazantcev (RUS – U20) 1:48:39.4

Full results here.