For Markus Jönsson it was the end of a very good season where he was ninth in the Vasaloppet. Saturday's 50 km on the Icelandic snow took Jönsson 2 hours, 39 minutes and 47 seconds. No one was even close to his time. Norway's Sindre Høgset was beaten by more than 11 minutes. Besides Oskar Svärd also Sandra Hansson did not arrive in Iceland due to volcanic ashes. She would have been among favourtites in the ladies' race. American Mary Beth Tuttle took victory instead.
Results
L16-35: 1) Sandra Dis Steinsbosdottir, ISL, 3.42,02, 2) Veronika Lagun, ISL, 4.08,25, 3) Hrefna Katrin Gudmundsdottir, ISL, 5.00,13.
L36-50: 1) Mary Beth Tuttle, USA, 3.13,10, 2) Stella Hjaltadottir, ISL, 3.14,14, 3) Holmfridur Vala Svavarsdottir, ISL, 3.21,45.
M16-34: Markus Jönsson, SWE, 2.39,47, 2) Sindre Høgset, NOR, 2.51,23, 3) Vadim Gusev, RUS, 2.51,47, 4) Pavel Ribakovs, RUS, 2.52,51, 5) Andri Steindorsson, ISL, 2.54,01.
M35-49: 1) Sigurbjörn Torgeirsson, ISL, 3.05,49, 2) Scott Ellertson, USA, 3.07,16, 3) Christian Litscher, SUI, 3.09,39... 17) Mats Conradsson, SWE, 5.13,13.
M50-65: 1) Magnus Eriksson, SWE, 3.10,44, 2) Trostur Johannesson, ISL, 3.13,15, 3) Torhallur J Åsmundsson, ISL, 3.42,33.
M-66: 1) Elias Sveinsson, ISL, 4.58,24.
Contributed by Kjell Erik Kristiansen, langd.se
