Hafsas, Bjorgen of Norway win freestyle races
Nov 21, 2009 - 2:51 PM BEITOSTOELEN, Norway(AP) -- Ronny Hafsas and Marit Bjorgen of Norway won the opening World Cup cross-country ski races on Saturday.Hafsas edged Vincent Vittoz of France by 0.2 seconds, covering the 15-kilometer freestyle race in 34 minutes, 42.1 seconds. It was his first World Cup victory. Matti Heikkinen of Finland was third .
Earlier, Bjorgen won the women's 10K race.
She led from the start and finished in 24 minutes, 48.3 seconds to beat Charlotte Kalla of Sweden by 29.7 seconds. Anna Haag of Sweden was third. Defending overall World Cup champion Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland was 12th.
It was Bjorgen's 31st individual World Cup victory.
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