WOC Relay

What an exciting day! The WOC relay was in Darnaway again, but this time the terrain seemed much faster than yesterday's middle. The map can be found here.

The Canadian women's team put in a very solid performance. Louise handed off to Tori in 21st place. Tori passed off to Emily in 23rd, and then Emily had a stellar race to come in 19th. The Canadian women seem to have a thing for making every second count in relays as Emily out sprinted USA's Ali Crocker by 2 seconds in the finish chute. This is the first time since 2011 (if my memory serves me correctly) that the Canadian women's team has beaten the US team.  The Danish team dominated the relay to win gold. The women's results can be found here (live) and here (official).

Leg	Place	Name	Country	Time (Total)	Time Behind	Individual leg placing
1	1	Maja Alm	DEN	35:40
	21	Louise Oram	CAN	45:18	9:38	21
2	1	Ida Bobach	DEN	70:1
	23	Tori Owen	CAN	100:47	29:56	24
3	1	Emma Klingenberg	DEN	109:06
	19	Emily Kemp	CAN	141:07	32:01	6

There was also excitement on the men's side! Damian appeared to have some trouble near the beginning of his course, but Will shortened the gap to the US team on his run. Then Robbie ran very well on the anchor leg to come in about a minute behind the US team. They placed 30th, which is one spot better than last year. Switzerland was the clear leader throughout most the race, and there was a fight between Norway, France, and Great Britain for the rest of the medals. The men's results can be found here (live) and here (official).

Leg	Place	Name	Country	Time (Total)	Time Behind	Individual leg placing
1	1	Fabian Hertner	SUI	33:33
	31	Damian Kontopetz	CAN	50:50	17:28	31
2	1	Daniel Hubmann	SUI	66:59
	30	Will Critchley	CAN	92:59	26:00	28
3	1	Matthias Kyburz	SUI	101:40
	30	Robbie Anderson	CAN	135:14	33:34	22

There is a rest day (for athletes and spectators from afar) tomorrow. The last race of WOC will be the long on Friday, August 7th. Louise Oram and Emily Kemp are up again for the women and Robbie Anderson and Will Critchley are racing for the men. Start times are between 10:00 - 14:15 BST (2am - 6:15am PST, 5am - 9:15am EST).