March 17, 2008 (Bormio/St. Caterina, Italy) – Virpi Kuitunen (Fin) and Lukas Bauer (Cze) were crowned the overall winners of the 2008 Veissmann World Cup after the final event in Bormio/St. Caterina, Italy this weekend. Top North Americans were Canada’s Chandra Crawford and USA’s Andy Newell. For Kuitunen it was her second consecutive overall title while it was Bauer’s first, and the Czech star was also the overall distance winner.

In the sprint competion Ola Vigen Hattestad from Norway took the men’s title with the USA’s Newell again the top North American finishing 10th overall. Petra Majdic (Pol) won the women’s sprint title with Canada’s Crawford the top North American women in 7th overall.

Full Women’s Sprint overall results here.
Full Men’s Sprint overall results here.

Overall Women

1. Virpi Kuitunen (Fin) 1,552
2. Astrid Jacobsen (Nor) 1,255
3. Justyna Kowalczyk (Pol) 1,096
4. Charlotte Kalla (Swe) 1,046
5. Petra Majdic (Slo) 969
6. Valentina Shevchenko (Ukr) 957
7. Arianna Follis (Ita) 934
8. Claudia Nystad (Ger) 921
9. Aino- Kaisa Saarinen (Fin) 826
10. Stehle Evi Sachenbacher (Ger) 736
11. Marit Bjoergen (Nor) 690
12. Olga Rotcheva (Rus) 639
13. Riitta-Liisa Roponen (Fin) 637
14. Pirjo Muranen (Fin) 523
15. Seraina Mischol (Sui) 502
16. Kristin Stoermer Steira (Nor) 463
17. Katrin Zeller (Ger) 447
18. Therese Johaug (Nor) 401
19. Anna Hansson (Swe) 394
20. Natalia Korosteleva (Rus) 390
21. Natalia Matveeva (Rus) 365
22. Sabina Valbusa (Ita) 361
23. Chandra Crawford (Can) 319
24. Evgenia Medvedeva (Rus) 307
25. Stefanie Boehler (Ger) 294
26. Larisa Kurkina (Rus) 240
27. Madoka Natsumi (Jpn) 238
28. Magda Genuin (Ita) 235
29. Vibeke W Skofterud (Nor) 234
30. Antonella Confortola (Ita) 234
31. Alena Prochazkova (Svk) 223
32. Kikkan Randall (USA) 198
33. Kristin Muerer Stemland (Nor) 164
34. Marianna Longa (Ita) 155
35. Manuela Henkel (Ger) 123
36. Ingri Aunet Tyldum (Nor) 115
37. Vesna Fabjan (Slo) 112
38. Mona-Lisa Malvalehto (Fin) 112
39. Katerina Smutna (Aut) 110
40. Evgenia Shapovalova (Rus) 109
41. Ida Ingemarsdotter (Swe) 108
42. Anna Dahlberg (Swe) 100
43. Julia Ivanova (Rus) 85
44. Nicole Fessel (Ger) 80
45. Lina Andersson (Swe) 79
46. Sara Renner (Can) 79
47. Ioulia Tchekaleva (Rus) 74
48. Marthe Kristoffersen (Nor) 74
49. Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes (Nor) 70
50. Riikka Sarasoja (Fin) 67
51. Kirsi Peraelae (Fin) 61
52. Karianne Bjellaanes (Nor) 55
53. Marte Elden (Nor) 54
54. Natalja Naryshkina (Rus) 53
55. Katja Visnar (Slo) 47
56. Nobuko Fukuda (Jpn) 47
57. Elena Burukhina (Rus) 44
58. Ella Gjoemle (Nor) 43
59. Caroline Weibel (Fra) 41
60. Sara Svendsen (Nor) 41
61. Coraline Hugue (Fra) 41
62. Philippot Karine Laurent (Fra) 40
63. Celine Brun-Lie (Nor) 39
64. Maria Rydqvist (Swe) 32
65. Silvana Bucher (Sui) 29
66. Diana Sapronova (Rus) 27
67. Natalja Iljina (Rus) 25
68. Laurence Rochat (Sui) 24
69. Hilde G. Pedersen (Nor) 20
70. Alena Sannikova (Blr) 20
71. Helena Erbenova (Cze) 17
72. Masako Ishida (Jpn) 16
73. Viktoria Lopatina (Blr) 16
74. Maryna Antsybor (Ukr) 15
75. Olga Kuziukova (Rus) 15
76. Sarah Daitch (Can) 12
77. Olga Tiagai (Rus) 12
78. Sylwia Jaskowiec (Pol) 12
79. Pin Elodie Bourgeois (Fra) 12
80. Emilie Vina (Fra) 11
81. Ingrid Urdahl (Nor) 11
82. Agneta Aasheim (Nor) 10
83. Julija Tchepalova (Rus) 9
84. Sigrid Aas (Nor) 9
85. Svetlana Ovchinnikova (Rus) 8
86. Mari Laukkanen (Fin) 8
87. Sofia Bleckur (Swe) 8
88. Lada Nesterenko (Ukr) 8
89. Karin Camenisch (Sui) 7
90. Morgan Arritola (USA) 7
91. Kornelia Marek (Pol) 6
92. Olga Mikhailova (Rus) 6
93. Annika Loefstroem (Swe) 6
94. Marina Piller (Ita) 6
95. Olga Nutrikhina (Rus) 5
96. Britta Norgren (Swe) 4
96. Svetlana Zubenko (Rus) 4
98. Seraina Boner (Sui) 4
99. Karin Moroder (Ita) 3
100. Aurore Cuinet (Fra) 3
101. Celia Bourgeois (Fra) 2
102. Hilde Lauvhaug (Nor) 2
103. Ivana Janeckova (Cze) 1
104. Perianne Jones (Can) 1
105. Anna Simberg (Swe) 1
106. Laura Orgue (Spa) 1
107. Elena Antonova (Kaz) 1
108. Elisa Brocard (Ita) 1

Overall Men

1. Lukas Bauer (Cze) 1,462
2. Rene Sommerfeldt (Ger) 829
3. Cottrer Pietro Piller (Ita) 783
4. Tord Asle Gjerdalen (Nor) 692
5. Centa Giorgio Di (Ita) 692
6. Tor Arne Hetland (Nor) 656
7. Anders Soedergren (Swe) 549
8. Axel Teichmann (Ger) 543
9. Jens Arne Svartedal (Nor) 527
10. Valerio Checchi (Ita) 510
11. Vincent Vittoz (Fra) 492
12. Petter Jr. Northug (Nor) 475
13. Eldar Roenning (Nor) 463
14. Ola Vigen Hattestad (Nor) 450
15. Emil Joensson (Swe) 448
16. Tobias Angerer (Ger) 399
17. Ville Nousiainen (Fin) 373
18. Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset (Nor) 337
19. John Kristian Dahl (Nor) 333
20. Sami Jauhojaervi (Fin) 322
21. Anders Gloersen (Nor) 315
22. Franz Goering (Ger) 311
23. Martin Jaks (Cze) 309
24. Nikolay Pankratov (Rus) 278
25. Johan Kjoelstad (Nor) 278
26. Alexander Legkov (Rus) 273
27. Simen Oestensen (Nor) 264
28. Bjoern Lind (Swe) 261
29. Eugeni Dementiev (Rus) 249
30. Boerre Naess (Nor) 244
31. Jens Filbrich (Ger) 243
32. Christian Hoffmann (Aut) 234
33. Martin Koukal (Cze) 230
34. Emmanuel Jonnier (Fra) 225
35. Martin Bajcicak (Svk) 223
36. Andrew Newell (USA) 219
37. Dario Cologna (Sui) 193
38. Matias Strandvall (Fin) 189
39. Devon Kershaw (Can) 189
40. Oeystein Pettersen (Nor) 185
41. Vassili Rotchev (Rus) 175
42. Nikolay Morilov (Rus) 173
43. Josef Wenzl (Ger) 163
44. Mats Larsson (Swe) 158
45. Johan Olsson (Swe) 158
46. Jean Marc Gaillard (Fra) 148
47. Mickail Jun. Devjatiarov (Rus) 147
48. Roland Clara (Ita) 137
49. Sergei Dolidovich (Blr) 135
50. Andrus Veerpalu (Est) 129
51. Maxim Vylegzhanin (Rus) 127
52. Jaak Mae (Est) 123
53. Marcus Hellner (Swe) 123
54. Ivan Ivanov (Rus) 120
55. Toni Livers (Sui) 120
56. Nikita Kriukov (Rus) 114
57. Fabio Santus (Ita) 110
58. Christoph Eigenmann (Sui) 107
59. Remo Fischer (Sui) 106
60. Dusan Kozisek (Cze) 106
61. Robin Bryntesson (Swe) 103
62. Cyril Miranda (Fra) 99
63. Nikolay Chebotko (Kaz) 94
64. Thobias Fredriksson (Swe) 88
65. Matti Heikkinen (Fin) 85
66. Kris Freeman (USA) 84
67. Kalle Lassila (Fin) 84
68. Sundby Martin Johnsrud (Nor) 76
69. Sergey Cherepanov (Kaz) 69
70. Thomas Moriggl (Ita) 64
71. Roddy Darragon (Fra) 63
72. Morten Eilifsen (Nor) 62
73. Jesse Vaeaenaenen (Fin) 55
74. Yuichi Onda (Jpn) 54
75. Torin Koos (USA) 54
76. Cristian Zorzi (Ita) 51
77. Teemu Kattilakoski (Fin) 50
78. Martti Jylhae (Fin) 49
79. Peeter Kummel (Est) 47
80. Hans Petter Lykkja (Nor) 46
81. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Nor) 45
82. Mathias Fredriksson (Swe) 44
83. Ivan Batory (Svk) 43
84. Ivan Babikov (Rus) 42
85. Milan Sperl (Cze) 41
86. Trond Iversen (Nor) 36
87. Janusz Krezelok (Pol) 34
88. Ilia Chernousov (Rus) 33
89. Olli-Pekka Tolvanen (Fin) 33
90. Frode Andresen (Nor) 32
91. Priit Narusk (Est) 31
92. Garrott Kuzzy (USA) 29
93. Jiri Magal (Cze) 29
94. Timo Simonlatser (Est) 28
95. Philip Widmer (Can) 27
96. Curdin Perl (Sui) 27
97. Dmitrij Liashenko (Rus) 26
98. Ivan Alypov (Rus) 26
99. Andrey Parfenov (Rus) 25
100. Eirik Brandsdal (Nor) 24
101. Allmen Peter Von (Sui) 24
102. George Grey (Can) 23
103. Christophe Perrillat (Fra) 23
104. Drew Goldsack (Can) 22
105. Eligius Tambornino (Sui) 22
106. Sergey Novikov (Rus) 22
107. Alexey Poltaranin (Kaz) 21
108. Stein Vidar Thun (Nor) 21
109. Mikael Oestberg (Swe) 20
110. Kusti Kittilae (Fin) 20
111. Daniel Rickardsson (Swe) 19
112. Sean Crooks (Can) 19
113. Igor Rysin (Rus) 18
114. Thomas Diezig (Sui) 18
115. Renato Pasini (Ita) 16
116. Peter Larsson (Swe) 16
117. Harald Wurm (Aut) 16
118. Kristen Skjeldal (Nor) 16
118. Dmitriy Osinkin (Rus) 16
120. Alexandre Rousselet (Fra) 16
121. Anti Saarepuu (Est) 15
122. Jari Joutsen (Fin) 14
123. Erlend Hoff (Nor) 13
123. Juha Lallukka (Fin) 13
123. Alexey Petukhov (Rus) 13
126. Anton Gafarov (Rus) 13
127. Ludvig Ouren Geir (Nor) 12
128. Vahur Teppan (Est) 12
129. Marco Fiorentini (Ita) 12
130. Valerio Leccardi (Sui) 12
131. Aivar Rehemaa (Est) 12
132. Chris Cook (USA) 11
133. Vitaly Martsyv (Ukr) 11
134. Tore Ruud Hofstad (Nor) 11
135. Stanislav Volzhentsev (Rus) 10
136. Robin Duvillard (Fra) 10
137. Reto Burgermeister (Sui) 9
138. Benjamin Seifert (Ger) 9
139. Freddy Schwienbacher (Ita) 8
140. Ales Razym (Cze) 8
141. John Anders Gaustad (Nor) 7
142. Maurice Manificat (Fra) 7
143. Asgeir Aardal (Nor) 7
144. Lars Berger (Nor) 7
145. Maxim Odnodvortsev (Kaz) 6
146. Fredrik Bystroem (Swe) 6
147. Gion Andrea Bundi (Sui) 5
148. Kaspar Kokk (Est) 5
149. Damien Ambrosetti (Fra) 5
150. Andrea Zattoni (Ita) 4
151. Fulvio Scola (Ita) 4
152. Tor Halvor Bjoernstad (Nor) 4
153. Florian Kostner (Ita) 4
154. Andreas Waldmeier (Sui) 3
155. Martin Stockinger (Aut) 2
156. Johannes Bredl (Ger) 2
157. Espen Harald Bjerke (Nor) 1
157. Dmitriy Chvanov (Rus) 1