Laurence Shahlaei and Zydrunas Savickas Tied at the Iceman

Kuusamo, Finland–With a temperature of -5 C (23 F), some wind and snow, conditions were perfect of the first day of the SCL Iceman III, where the day ended with Laurence Shahlaei and Zydrunas Savickas tied for the lead.

laurence-iceman_lgLaurence Shahlaei at work on the Conan’s Wheel, made from a large log with icc and snow underfoot.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
Laurence Shahlaei at work on the Conan’s Wheel, made from a large log with ice and snow underfoot.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.

Here are the official scores for the top six at the end of the first day are:

1. Laurence Shahlaei 37
1. Zydrunas Savickas 37
3. Janusz Kaluga 36
4. Rauna Heinla 28
5. Ervin Katona 26
5. Tomi Lotta 26

Today had a lot of movement, but “tomorrow is Z day,” said Marcel Mostert.  Zydrunas Savickas won Iceman 1 and Iceman II, so tomorrow he will be looking for a hat trick.


Ervin Katona wears the overall SCL leader’s shirt, based on being the 2011 SCL season champion.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
Ervin Katona wears the overall SCL leader’s shirt, based on being the 2011 SCL season champion.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


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