Jessie Diggins and Akito Watabe win Merino Muster 2024
It was a tough night for the organizers of New Zealand’s biggest cross-country ski race: After some mild days with rain, temperatures have dropped and a massive snowfall over night brought more snow. The grooming team had to work through the night to prepare good tracks for the race day. And they did a great job. Jessie Diggins, Julia Kern and all the other 200 skiers enjoyed a perfect skiing day on 42 km, 21km, 14km and 7km. “Conditions were fast and with the sun shining, the fresh snow and such an international starting field… what could have been a better day to ski the Muster?”, says Mary Lee from the organizing team.
Merino Muster 2024 Results Women
The fastest lady today was – not very surprisingly – US America’s superstar Jessie Diggins who is enjoying a training camp in Wanaka. She finished with a time of 1:52:59. Second place goes to her team colleague Julia Kern with a time of 1:55:41. The third position goes to Katerina Paul from Australia.
- Jessie Diggins (USA) 1:52:49.31
- Julia Kern (USA) 1:55:41.53
- Katerina Paul (AUS) 2:13:39.20
Merino Muster 2024 results men
The fastest skier overall was Akito Watabe from Japan: With 1:51:29 he wins the Merino Muster 2024. Second place goes to another Japanese skier, to his younger brother Yoshito Watabe with a time of 1:59:02. Ian Hardenbergh from the USA claims the third podium 5 seconds later.
- Akito Watabe (JPN) 1:51:29.72
- Yoshito Watabe (JPN) 1:59:02.97
- Ian Hardenbergh (USA) 1:59:07.29
