Finn Iles and Jackson Goldstone qualify first at Snowshoe
Full results from Tuesday's qualification round in West Virginia
Canadians are looking fast after the qualification in the first half of a downhill double-header World Cup week in Snowshoe, W.Va. Finn Iles took the top spot in the elite men’s field, with the day’s fastest time. Jackson Goldstone looks poised to continue his golden winning streak, qualifying fastest in the junior men’s field.
The first of two Downhill World Cup’s this week takes place Wednesday, September 15. You can watch live on Red Bull TV. Check out all the race times and full schedule for the World Cup finals week in Snowshoe, W.Va.
Elite Men
Finn Iles (Specialized Gravity) led a tightly packed elite men’s field in qualifying on Tuesday. The top nine riders all covered the rocky Snowshoe track within 1.880 seconds of Iles’ fastest time. Benoig Coulanges (Dorval AM) and Luca Shaw (Santa Cruz Syndicate) were both within one second of the Canadian national champion, so racing in Wednesday’s final should be fierce.
Mark Wallace (Canyon Cllctv) was the next fastest Canuck in 11th. Lucas Cruz (Norco Factory Team) qualifies in 38th, Kirk McDowall (Dunbar Cycles) 45th, Seth Sherlock (Intense Factory Racing) 47th, Henrey Fitzgerald 53rd, Forrest Riesco (Commencal Canada) 55th, and Gabe Neron (Dunbar Cycles) 59th.
Garrett Mackintosh and Elliot Jamieson just miss out, seeding 68th and 69th in Snowshoe. James Frost was close behind in 73rd.
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Elite Women
Rachel Pageau (Commencal) is the lone Canadian woman racing in Snowshoe. Pageau qualifies for finals in 11th, but pushing close to times of the women in the top-10.
World champion Myriam Nicole (Commencal Muc-Off) continues to build momentum – and speed – setting the fastest women’s time by a massive 7.532 seconds over 2020 world champ, Camille Balanche (Dorval AM). Vali Holl (RockShox Trek Race Team) sits third, as the only other rider within 10 seconds of Nicole’s time.
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Junior Men
Jackson Goldstone (Miranda Factory Team) hasn’t lost a downhill race since the opening World Cup in Leogang back in June. After setting the fastest junior men’s time on Tuesday by a full 3.180 seconds, Squamish’s first-year junior sensation doesn’t look like he plans on losing any time soon, either.
Tristan Lemire (Commencal Muc-Off) added another fast time for the Canadians, in sixth. Jakob Jewett (Canyon Cllctv) was one of the many riders not making it to the bottom of the wildly rocky track in Showshoe.
Qualifying Results: 2021 World Cup Downhill #5 – Snowshoe, W.Va
Elite Men
| 1. |  |
ILES Finn SPECIALIZED GRAVITY |
3:14.468 |
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| 2. |  |
COULANGES Benoit DORVAL AM COMMENCAL |
3:15.193 +0.725 |
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| 3. |  |
SHAW Luca SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE |
3:15.206 +0.738 |
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| 4. | |
NORTON Dakotah THE YT MOB |
3:15.627 +1.159 |
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| 5. | |
PIERRON Amaury COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION |
3:15.722 +1.254 |
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| 6. |  |
BROSNAN Troy CANYON COLLECTIVE FACTORY TEAM |
3:15.756 +1.288 |
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| 7. |  |
HART Danny CUBE FACTORY RACING |
3:15.939 +1.471 |
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| 8. | |
WILSON Reece TREK FACTORY RACING DH |
3:16.136 +1.668 |
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| 9. | |
WALKER Matt MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM |
3:16.348 +1.880 |
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| 10. | |
HARRISON Charlie TREK FACTORY RACING DH |
3:17.630 +3.162 |
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| 11. | |
WALLACE Mark CANYON COLLECTIVE FACTORY TEAM |
3:18.275 +3.807 |
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| 12. | |
BRUNI Loic SPECIALIZED GRAVITY |
3:18.281 +3.813 |
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| 13. |  |
DICKSON Jacob GIANT FACTORY OFF – ROAD TEAM |
3:19.231 +4.763 |
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| 14. | |
GREENLAND Laurie MS MONDRAKER TEAM |
3:19.443 +4.975 |
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| 15. | |
KERR Bernard PIVOT FACTORY RACING |
3:19.452 +4.984 |
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| 16. | |
HANNAH Michael NS BIKES UR |
3:19.628 +5.160 |
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| 17. |  |
TRUMMER David THE YT MOB |
3:19.886 +5.418 |
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| 18. | |
EDMONDSON Jamie ROCKSHOX TREK RACE TEAM |
3:19.908 +5.440 |
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| 19. |  |
ZWAR Oliver THE UNION |
3:20.126 +5.658 |
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| 20. | |
SLACK Dan |
3:20.304 +5.836 |
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| 21. | |
HATTON Charlie CONTINENTAL ATHERTON |
3:20.402 +5.934 |
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| 22. | |
EDWARDS Kade TREK FACTORY RACING DH |
3:20.424 +5.956 |
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| 23. |  |
SUAREZ ALONSO Angel COMMENCAL 21 |
3:20.483 +6.015 |
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| 24. | |
BREEDEN Joe NS BIKES UR |
3:20.616 +6.148 |
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| 25. | |
WILLIAMSON Greg COMMENCAL / 100% |
3:20.663 +6.195 |
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| 26. |  |
BLENKINSOP Samuel NORCO FACTORY TEAM DH |
3:20.690 +6.222 |
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| 27. | |
KOLB Andreas CONTINENTAL ATHERTON |
3:20.774 +6.306 |
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| 28. | |
VERGIER Loris TREK FACTORY RACING DH |
3:20.986 +6.518 |
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| 29. | |
SILVA Dante |
3:21.242 +6.774 |
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| 30. | |
A’HERN Kye CANYON COLLECTIVE FACTORY TEAM |
3:21.417 +6.949 |
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| 31. | |
BRANNIGAN George PROPAIN FACTORY RACING |
3:21.853 +7.385 |
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| 32. | |
MACDONALD Brook MS MONDRAKER TEAM |
3:22.039 +7.571 |
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| 33. | |
MULALLY Neko INTENSE FACTORY RACING |
3:22.125 +7.657 |
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| 34. | |
LEVESQUE Dylan |
3:22.135 +7.667 |
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| 35. | |
PAYET Florent SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY |
3:22.200 +7.732 |
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| 36. | |
PIERRON Antoine COMMENCAL NOBL |
3:22.337 +7.869 |
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| 37. |  |
PALAZZARI Davide ROGUE RACING – AFTER SKULL TEAM |
3:22.902 +8.434 |
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| 38. | |
CRUZ Lucas NORCO FACTORY TEAM DH |
3:23.971 +9.503 |
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| 39. | |
LUCAS Dean SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY |
3:24.073 +9.605 |
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| 40. | |
DOOLEY Austin |
3:24.291 +9.823 |
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| 41. | |
GALE Sam PIVOT FACTORY RACING |
3:24.364 +9.896 |
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| 42. | |
ZWAR KVIST Benjamin THE UNION |
3:24.382 +9.914 |
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| 43. | |
ATWILL Philip |
3:24.495 +10.027 |
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| 44. | |
CATHRO Ben |
3:25.142 +10.674 |
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| 45. | |
MCDOWALL Kirk |
3:25.235 +10.767 |
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| 46. | |
PENE Tuhoto-Ariki THE UNION |
3:25.248 +10.780 |
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| 47. | |
SHERLOCK Seth INTENSE FACTORY RACING |
3:25.417 +10.949 |
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| 48. | |
KERR Henry PROPAIN FACTORY RACING |
3:25.528 +11.060 |
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| 49. | |
INIGUEZ Matteo COMMENCAL NOBL |
3:25.681 +11.213 |
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| 50. | |
GARCIN Johan THE BRIGADE / SR SUNTOUR |
3:25.894 +11.426 |
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| 51. | |
CABIROU Rudy THE BRIGADE / SR SUNTOUR |
3:26.112 +11.644 |
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| 52. | |
DUNNE Ronan CONTINENTAL – NUKEPROOF RACING |
3:27.259 +12.791 |
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| 53. | |
FITZGERALD Henry NORCO FACTORY TEAM DH |
3:27.486 +13.018 |
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| 54. |  |
LEIVSSON Isak |
3:28.007 +13.539 |
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| 55. | |
RIESCO Forrest |
3:28.216 +13.748 |
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| 56. | |
SEAGRAVE Kaos CANYON COLLECTIVE FMD |
3:28.701 +14.233 |
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| 57. | |
READING Jack |
3:28.942 +14.474 |
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| 58. | |
NESTOROFF Nikolas |
3:29.216 +14.748 |
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| 59. | |
NERON Gabriel |
3:29.318 +14.850 |
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| 60. | |
SHAW Walker |
3:29.516 +15.048 |
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| 61. | |
CUMMING Christopher CONTINENTAL – NUKEPROOF RACING |
3:30.448 +15.980 |
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| 62. | |
STERLING Matthew GIANT FACTORY OFF – ROAD TEAM |
3:30.683 +16.215 |
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| 63. | |
MASTERS Wyn GT FACTORY RACING |
3:30.914 +16.446 |
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| 64. |  |
GOMILSCEK Zak UNIOR – SINTER |
3:30.977 +16.509 |
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| 65. | |
ERVIN Tyler |
3:31.002 +16.534 |
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| 66. | |
BRAYTON Adam |
3:31.911 +17.443 |
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| 67. | |
WALTON Steven |
3:32.288 +17.820 |
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| 68. | |
MACINTOSH Garrett |
3:33.061 +18.593 |
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| 69. | |
JAMIESON Elliot NORCO FACTORY TEAM DH |
3:33.668 +19.200 |
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| 70. | |
MONRO Jim |
3:34.051 +19.583 |
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| 71. | |
RUFFIN Thibaut COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION |
3:34.225 +19.757 |
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| 72. | |
ESTAQUE Thomas COMMENCAL / 100% |
3:34.444 +19.976 |
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| 73. | |
FROST James |
3:35.837 +21.369 |
Elite Women
| 1. | |
NICOLE Myriam COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION |
3:39.535 |
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| 2. |  |
BALANCHE Camille DORVAL AM COMMENCAL |
3:47.067 +7.532 |
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| 3. | |
HOELL Valentina ROCKSHOX TREK RACE TEAM |
3:47.538 +8.003 |
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| 4. |  |
HOFFMANN Nina NINA HOFFMANN RACING POWERED BY STIFMTB.COM |
3:50.382 +10.847 |
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| 5. | |
CABIROU Marine SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY |
3:51.083 +11.548 |
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| 6. | |
FARINA Eleonora MS MONDRAKER TEAM |
3:54.874 +15.339 |
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| 7. | |
SEAGRAVE Tahnee CANYON COLLECTIVE FMD |
3:55.735 +16.200 |
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| 8. | |
WIDMANN Veronika MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM |
3:59.921 +20.386 |
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| 9. | |
HRASTNIK Monika DORVAL AM COMMENCAL |
4:01.260 +21.725 |
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| 10. | |
SIEGENTHALER Emilie PIVOT FACTORY RACING |
4:01.691 +22.156 |
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| 11. | |
PAGEAU Rachel |
4:03.417 +23.882 |
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| 12. | |
SKELTON Kailey |
4:04.867 +25.332 |
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| 13. | |
NEWKIRK Anna |
4:06.262 +26.727 |
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| 14. | |
BLEWITT Jessica YD RACING |
4:08.869 +29.334 |
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| 15. | |
ROENNING Frida Helena |
4:12.052 +32.517 |
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| 16. | |
HOGIE Abigail |
4:12.087 +32.552 |
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| 17. | |
PARTON Mikayla |
4:14.164 +34.629 |
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| 18. | |
WASHAM Caroline |
4:14.242 +34.707 |
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| 19. | |
HARRIS Emily |
4:55.294 +1:15.759 |
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| 20. | |
PIETRANTON Angelica |
5:49.394 +2:09.859 |
Junior Men
| 1. | |
GOLDSTONE Jackson MIRANDA FACTORY TEAM |
3:22.614 |
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| 2. | |
O CALLAGHAN Oisin THE YT MOB |
3:25.794 +3.180 |
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| 3. | |
CRAIK Ethan GT FACTORY RACING |
3:26.860 +4.246 |
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| 4. | |
WILLIAMS Jordan MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM |
3:27.397 +4.783 |
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| 5. | |
FRANCOZ Alix DORVAL AM COMMENCAL |
3:29.485 +6.871 |
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| 6. | |
LEMIRE Tristan COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION |
3:29.952 +7.338 |
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| 7. | |
LUFFMAN Dennis CANYON COLLECTIVE FMD |
3:30.053 +7.439 |
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| 8. | |
JOHNSTON Guy THE YT MOB |
3:30.927 +8.313 |
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| 9. | |
MEIER-SMITH Remy PROPAIN FACTORY RACING |
3:31.635 +9.021 |
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| 10. | |
DAVIS Oliver THE UNION |
3:31.681 +9.067 |
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| 11. | |
STEVENS-MCNAB Lachlan YD RACING |
3:31.841 +9.227 |
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| 12. |  |
HOLGUIN VILLA Sebastian CHIGÜIRO EXTREMO DH TEAM |
3:32.189 +9.575 |
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| 13. | |
MAPLES Dylan |
3:32.835 +10.221 |
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| 14. | |
DRISCOLL Andrew |
3:36.337 +13.723 |
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| 15. | |
INIGUEZ Raphael COMMENCAL NOBL |
3:37.919 +15.305 |
Junior Women
| 1. |  |
YANKOVA Izabela |
4:08.193 |
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| 2. |  |
VAN DER VELDEN Siel COMMENCAL NOBL |
4:14.970 +6.777 |
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| 3. | |
GALE Phoebe CANYON COLLECTIVE FMD |
4:19.334 +11.141 |
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| 4. | |
ERICKSON Ella |
4:35.234 +27.041 |
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| 5. | |
FARMER Caitlyn |
4:36.408 +28.215 |
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| 6. | |
ARTZ Emma |
4:58.039 +49.846 |
