Here are the top 15 in the women's race from last weekend's OPA cup in Oberstdorf.  The OPA cup is like a B-level World Cup.  It is the ideal level of competition for our Continental Cup team.  The Continential Cup level is one of our most important efforts as it is the final stepping stone to the World Cup.

There were over 60 finishers in this race all of them developing athletes from their own countries.  These results are good.  But the emphasis is on going as fast as possible on the day regardless of what challenges present themselves... not feeling great, skis a bit slow, dog ate your homework... it doesn't matter - go as fast as you can.

1	7	3295013	PILLER Marina	1984	ITA	0:27:24.9	83.61
2	4	3205007	MAEMPEL Antje	1983	GER	0:27:25.7	84.29
3	5	1345390	VINA Emilie	1982	FRA	0:27:25.8	84.38
4	8	3195056	CUINET Aurore	1985	FRA	0:27:26.4	84.89
5	15	3535084	MANNIX Tazlina	1986	USA	0:27:26.7	85.14
6	23	3535261	STEPHEN Elizabeth	1987	USA	0:27:33.9	91.27
7	2	3515038	TRACHSEL Doris	1984	SUI	0:27:48.3	103.53
8	22	3195051	CAPRINI Pauline	1987	FRA	0:27:48.6	103.78
9	3	3295002	MORIGGL Barbara	1982	ITA	0:27:51.4	106.16
10	6	3205037	RUF Marion	1985	GER	0:27:52.5	107.10
11	9	3495008	ORGUE Laura	1986	SPA	0:27:52.9	107.44
12	21	3195059	BARTHELEMY Laure	1988	FRA	0:27:58.2	111.95
13	10	3535270	ARRITOLA Morgan	1986	USA	0:28:00.3	113.74
14	24	3205075	HERMANN Denise	1988	GER	0:28:18.0	128.80
15	11	3205019	DITTRICH Antje	1985	GER	0:28:18.3	129.06

Keep checking in for more reports from the Continental Cup and Junior Worlds / Under 23 Worlds.