March 25, 2012 (Oslo, Norway) – Sharp turns, high and long jumps and an aggressive herringbone was on the menu between the start and finish of Red Bull NordiX at the Holmenkollen yesterday afternoon. Qualification was on the program on Friday, Saturday was featuring 1/16 finals and 1/8 finals, before it was time for the quarter-finals, and then respectively the B and A finals.

Among men Ånund Lid Byggland won the Red Bull Nordix 2012 ahead of Swiss Philip Furrer Sweden’s Markus Svelander claimed third place. Marcus Hellner and Robin Bryntesson had to settle for a place in the B final, where Bryntesson fell immediately after the start. Petter Northug was eliminated already in the quarterfinals.

Ludmila Horka of the Czech Republic surprisingly won the Red Bull Nordix over Bettina Gruber and Laurien Van Der Graaff of Switzerland. American Sprint World Cup winner Kikkan Randall finished in fourth place.

Final Results

Women
1. Ludmila Horka, CZE 1:15.02
2. Bettina Gruber, SUI 1:17.41
3. Laurien Van Der Graaff, SUI
4. Kikkan Randall, USA

Men
1. Ånund Lid Byggland, NOR 1:08.44
2. Philip Furrer, SUI 1:12.84
3. Markus Svelander, SWE
4. Adam Johansson, SWE