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An nail-biting finish to the men's race saw local Norway's Arne Post delight the home crowd by snatching the win from Sigi Bauer in a dash to the finish line.  Post cloased a thirty second gap on the last lap and just held off Bauer who couldn't match the young Norwegian's sprint finish.  Alf Roger Holme took the final spot on the podium with Victor Lobo securing fourth place.

Sigi Bauer has shown why he is World Champions with an amazing bike leg, passing out the field to take first place out of transition two. He has opened up a 25 second gap on former leader Arne Post , with Alf Roger Holme and Victor Lobo more than a minute behind in third and fourth places respectively. Bauer looks unstoppable now as he charges through the three lap ski course, opening up his lead even further.

22 year old Arne Post from Norway has opened up a 20 second lead on David Roderer out of transition one. The local boy who was fourth in the European Championships looks strong but he needs to keep up the pace with home favourite Alf Roger Holme and Spain's Victor Lobo less than a minute behind and pushing hard to close the gap. Sigi Bauer is starting to get into his stride and has narrowed the gap from fifth to fourth place to less than 30 seconds.

The elite men have completed their first lap of the run section, while the womens awards ceremony was taking place. David Roderer of Germany is out in front with Spain's Victor Lobo not far behind. World Champion Sigi Bauer of Austria has some ground to make up in fifth place, but he is traditionally strong on the bike and ski sections.

The elite men are finished their warm up and are racking their equipment in preperation for the start of their race.

The elite women's race has finished with Sigrid Lang  winning as expected. The final margin was over three minutes from her nearest rival Lydia Weydahl who was delighted to claim second spot in front of her home crowd.  Camilla Hott Johansen made it a two-three on the poduim for Norway with an amazing ski section,  beating out Germany's Jutta Schubert into fourth place.

A very fast bike section saw Sigrid Lang yet further increase her lead to a seemingly unbeatable 2 mins 10 seconds. The race looks now like it's for second place, with local girl Lydia Weydahl 30 seconds ahead of Germany's Jutta Schubert, with three tough ski laps to go.

Into transition one, Sigrid Lang has stretched her lead to over 40 seconds. Home girl Lydia Weydahl however is beginning to close the gap, starting the first of her bike laps in second place ahead of Germany's Jutta Schubert. Finlands Tiina Boman is just ten seconds behind in fourth place.  This phase of the race is one of the toughest with the local organising committee putting together a tough bike course to challenge even the best bikers in the field.

After the first lap of the run, Sigrid Lang has already begun to assert her dominance, by taking a commanding 30 second lead over the nearest competitor, fellow team mate Jutta Scubert. The rest of the field are another 30 seconds behind with Gabi Pauli trying her best to close the gap.

The elite women's race has just started here in Norway on a perfect day for winter triathlon. The women's field is small but strong, with a full squad from Germany including World Champions Sigrid Lang.  The course consists of two run laps, followed by six bike laps and a final gruelling three ski laps to determine the winner.

The elite women's race will get underway in less than an hours times. The athletes are warming up, and fine tuning their skis for conditions that are near perfect here in Norway. Clear skies and mild temperatures make this an ideal conditions for an exciting race.