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Over four races this winter, men, women, boys and girls have competed for valuable points. The final takes place in Runavík on Saturday at 11:00, and afterwards the trophies will be presented to the top three in each category. There have been nine categories, and ahead of the final there are still plenty of open questions about who will take home the trophies.
The rules state that a runner must have competed in at least three races to count in the overall standings at all. A runner who has taken part in four races gets three bonus points, and a runner who has taken part in all five races gets 2 bonus points on top of the first three. Only the best three races count.
In the men’s category, Sam Vang is in a very strong position to win, with 150 points. He won the first three races but then missed the race in Hvannasund. If he finishes and earns 3 bonus points, he wins overall. If Sam misses out again this time, Guttorm can reach 152 points with a win plus two bonus points, and so win overall. Henry Olsen, in third, is too far behind to get involved, but is fairly secure in third place.
Can Guttorm overtake Sam on Saturday? This photo is from the 2009/10 Winter Series in Hvannasund.
On the other hand, Henry has already settled the veterans’ contest, having won all four rounds. Borgar Biskopstø, Heini Gregersen and John Egholm are fighting for second to fourth place. The contest for first place among the super veterans also looks decided. Jens R. Weihe leads with 150 points ahead of Gunnar Simonsen on 140 and Jóannes Ortind on 134 points. But further back in fifth place is Óli Olsen with 100 points, earned from his wins at Runt Agnið and in Tórshavn. If he wins on Saturday he will also reach 150 points, but then the two bonus points Jens gets for completing the 10 kilometres on Saturday will decide everything in favour of the man from Suðuroy.
Jens Weihe. 64 and still flying. In a very strong position to win the Winter Series for super veterans. This photo is from the fourth round in Hvannasund last month.
It looks likely that a Hvirlan runner will win the overall contest among the junior men. Ólavur Egholm from Velbastaður won the first three rounds, and like Jens Weihe he only needs to finish to secure victory. Hans Jacobsen is secure in second place, while Dávid Johannesen will take third if he completes the course. In the boys’ contest, Marnar Djurhuus has already secured first place, while Einar Gregersen and Regin Joensen will battle for the next places. Einar does, however, have a clear advantage.
In the women’s category, Rebekka Fuglø has been dominant this winter and has already secured victory. It also looks as though the positions of Ella Áarstein in second and Gunnhild Helmsdal in third will hold. Rebekka also runs in the junior women’s category, and she will be the only one to complete at least three races. In the girls’ contest, Hildur Poulsen leads, but to keep that lead she must stay ahead of Elsa Berg over the 5 kilometres on Saturday, because a win would take Elsa to 150 points, while Hildur would end on 147 points with second place. They are the only two with a chance of completing at least three races. Ella Áarstein, who is second in the women’s open contest, has already won the veterans’ contest overall. Karin Maria Isaksen is second and Lydia Gardar is third. The only change that can happen on Saturday is that Jessie Hansen could overtake Lydia and sneak into third place.
From left: Ella Áarstein, Rebekka Fuglø and Gunnhild Helmsdal. On Saturday they will probably have trophies in hand
We are looking forward to Saturday and wish everyone a good race and good luck.
The standings ahead of the last race on Saturday can be found HERE.
