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Swiss skiers dominate Australian Championship

 

Swiss skiers dominate Australian Championship

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The Australian Cross Country Skiing Championships in Sprint and Mass Start disciplines were held at Falls Creek on August 8-9. It was an exciting weekend of racing, with a strong international field and many close finishes in the head-to-head competitions. (Courtesy of The XC Files). In the men’s events, Switzerland was the dominant nation, with Valerio Leccardi winning the Sprint and Thomas Diezig winning the 30km Freestyle. In the women’s events Australian Esther Bottomley from Mt Beauty won the Sprint and Katherine Calder from New Zealand won the 15km Freestyle. The races were also part of the 2009 FIS Australia – New Zealand Cup (ANC).

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