# 2018 Nordic Opening

The 2018 Nordic Opening or the third Lillehammer Triple was the 9th edition of the Nordic Opening, an annual cross-country skiing mini-tour event. The three-day event was the second competition round of the 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

## Overall leadership

Bonus seconds for the top 30 positions by type :
| Type | Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13–15 | 16–20 | 21–25 | 26–30 |
| Finish | Sprint | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Finish | Interval start | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Finish | Pursuit | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
The results in the overall standings were calculated by adding each skier's finishing times on each stage. On the sprint stage, the winners were awarded 30 bonus seconds, no bonus seconds were awarded on stages two and three. The skier with the lowest cumulative time would be the overall winner of the Nordic Opening.
A total of CHF 240,000, both genders included, was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winners of the Nordic Opening received CHF 22,500, with the second and third placed skiers getting CHF 17,500 and CHF 11,000 respectively. All finishers in the top 20 were awarded money. CHF 5,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places second and third.
Overall leadership by stage :
| Stage | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Stage | Winner | Overall standings | Winner | Overall standings |
| 1 | Federico Pellegrino | Federico Pellegrino | Jonna Sundling | Stina Nilsson |
| 2 | Sjur Røthe | Sjur Røthe | Therese Johaug | Charlotte Kalla |
| 3 | Janosch Brugger | Didrik Tønseth | Therese Johaug | Therese Johaug |
| Final | Final | Didrik Tønseth | Final | Therese Johaug |

## Overall standings

Men's Overall standings (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Didrik Tønseth (NOR) | 1:24:03.9 |
| 2 | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | +1.6 |
| 3 | Emil Iversen (NOR) | +1:03.3 |
| 4 | Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) | +1:04.4 |
| 5 | Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) | +1:04.5 |
| 6 | Andrey Larkov (RUS) | +1:05.0 |
| 7 | Iivo Niskanen (FIN) | +1:05.2 |
| 8 | Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) | +1:05.3 |
| 9 | Viktor Thorn (SWE) | +1:05.5 |
| 10 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +1:05.8 |
Women's Overall standings (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 58:58.9 |
| 2 | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +16.8 |
| 3 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | +17.9 |
| 4 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | +23.1 |
| 5 | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +1:04.2 |
| 6 | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | +1:35.4 |
| 7 | Teresa Stadlober (AUT) | +1:44.8 |
| 8 | Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) | +2:05.3 |
| 9 | Ragnhild Haga (NOR) | +2:13.2 |
| 10 | Sadie Bjornsen (USA) | +2:21.7 |

## Stages
### Stage 1

30 November 2018
* The skiers qualification times count in the overall standings. Bonus seconds are awarded to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:
** Final: 30–27–24–23–22–21
** Semi-final: 16–15–14–13–12–11
** Quarter-final: 5–5–5–4–4–4–4–4–3–3–3–3–3–2–2–2–2–2
Men – 1.6 km Sprint Freestyle (individual) :
| Rank | Name | QT | Time | BS |
| 1 | Federico Pellegrino (ITA) | 3:10.03 (3) | 3:19.14 | 30 |
| 2 | Emil Iversen (NOR) | 3:09.19 (2) | +0.47 | 27 |
| 3 | Alex Harvey (CAN) | 3:15.22 (17) | +0.71 | 24 |
| 4 | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar (NOR) | 3:12.41 (6) | +0.94 | 23 |
| 5 | Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR) | 3:11.26 (4) | +1.09 | 22 |
| 6 | Ristomatti Hakola (FIN) | 3:14.42 (11) | +2.46 | 21 |
| 7 | Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) | 3:13.64 (10) | SF | 16 |
| 8 | Gleb Retivykh (RUS) | 3:13.28 (9) | SF | 15 |
| 9 | Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) | 3:13.20 (7) | SF | 14 |
| 10 | Joni Mäki (FIN) | 3:15.35 (19) | SF | 13 |
Women – 1.3 km Sprint Freestyle (individual) :
| Rank | Name | QT | Time | BS |
| 1 | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | 3:02.17 (26) | 2:52.74 | 30 |
| 2 | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | 2:57.68 (3) | +0.34 | 27 |
| 3 | Sadie Bjornsen (USA) | 2:58.31 (6) | +3.03 | 24 |
| 4 | Evelina Settlin (SWE) | 3:00.11 (13) | +3.82 | 23 |
| 5 | Kristine Stavås Skistad (NOR) | 2:58.31 (7) | +6.65 | 22 |
| 6 | Hanna Falk (SWE) | 2:56.43 (1) | +9.81 | 21 |
| 7 | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | 3:02.47 (29) | SF | 16 |
| 8 | Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) | 3:00.81 (18) | SF | 15 |
| 9 | Ragnhild Haga (NOR) | 2:57.17 (2) | SF | 14 |
| 10 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | 2:58.30 (5) | SF | 13 |

### Stage 2

1 December 2018
* No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
Men – 15 km Freestyle (individual) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | 36:34.0 |
| 2 | Didrik Tønseth (NOR) | +6.0 |
| 3 | Denis Spitsov (RUS) | +28.6 |
| 4 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +38.3 |
| 5 | Andrey Melnichenko (RUS) | +40.6 |
| 6 | Andrew Musgrave (GBR) | +45.1 |
| 7 | Emil Iversen (NOR) | +45.5 |
| 8 | Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) | +47.0 |
| 9 | Hans Christer Holund (NOR) | +48.7 |
| 10 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) | +49.2 |
Women – 10 km Freestyle (individual) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 26:22.4 |
| 2 | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +9.2 |
| 3 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | +15.7 |
| 4 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | +34.8 |
| 5 | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +43.5 |
| 6 | Ragnhild Haga (NOR) | +55.9 |
| 7 | Teresa Stadlober (AUT) | +1:01.9 |
| 8 | Heidi Weng (NOR) | +1:08.1 |
| 9 | Sadie Bjornsen (USA) | +1:17.0 |
| 10 | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | +1:22.0 |

### Stage 3

2 December 2018
* The race for "Winner of the Day" counts for 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points. No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
Men – 15 km Classic (pursuit) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Janosch Brugger (GER) | 42:51.0 |
| 2 | Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) | +16.1 |
| 3 | Erik Bjornsen (USA) | +17.9 |
| 4 | Ristomatti Hakola (FIN) | +21.6 |
| 5 | Jens Burman (SWE) | +22.9 |
| 6 | Jonas Dobler (GER) | +30.1 |
| 7 | Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) | +33.4 |
| 8 | Lucas Bögl (GER) | +38.1 |
| 9 | Jonas Baumann (SUI) | +38.3 |
| 10 | Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) | +39.4 |
Women – 10 km Classic (pursuit) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 29:33.0 |
| 2 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | +0.6 |
| 3 | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +5.0 |
| 4 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | +25.6 |
| 5 | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +27.4 |
| 6 | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | +32.3 |
| 7 | Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) | +33.4 |
| 8 | Teresa Stadlober (AUT) | +42.4 |
| 9 | Yuliya Belorukova (RUS) | +1:08.1 |
| 10 | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | +1:12.4 |

## World Cup points distribution

The overall winners were awarded 200 points. The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Overall | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Stage | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |