In the exciting men’s race, Eldar Roenning (NOR) earned his first World Cup victory of the season, edging teammate John Kristian Dahl at the line. Another Norweigan, Ola Vigen Hattestad, took third.
Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek will be looking to use this game as a springboard to re-launch his young team's confidence after a disastrous Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. His side finished sixth in a difficult group of seven, winning just three of their 12 games and collecting a mere 11 points.