Course Conditions
There was a lot of speculation about how hard the course in St. George was going to be in relation to the course in Kona. Here’s a quick comparison:
- Swim: St. George was roughly two and a half minutes quicker than Kona
- Bike: The bike in St. George was slightly faster than the average bike conditions in Kona – probably a result of the relatively mild wind conditions on race day.
- Run: While the run was not easy, it was still two minutes quicker than in Kona
- Overall: Compared to the “average day” in Kona, St. George was roughly 6 minutes quicker. Compared to the mild Kona conditions in 2018 and 2019, the conditions were about equal.
Kona Qualifying
There were 8 slots each for the men and women. As there were quite a few athletes who were already qualified, they ruled down to 15th place for the men and women.
Men’s qualifiers are:
- Braden Currie
- Chris Leiferman
- Daniel Baekkegard
- Sam Laidlow
- David McNamee
- Kyle Smith
- Matt Hanson
- Sam Long
On the WPRO side, the qualifiers are:
- Kat Matthews
- Lisa Norden
- Laura Siddall
- Fenella Langridge
- Maja Stage Nielsen
- Nikki Bartlett
- Renee Kiley
- Kelly Fillnow
The full list of Kona 2022 qualifiers can be found here.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 00:49:39 | 04:18:42 | 02:38:00 | 07:49:15 | 03:52 | US$ 125,000 |
| 2 | Lionel Sanders | CAN | 00:52:06 | 04:16:14 | 02:42:24 | 07:54:02 | -13:43 | US$ 65,000 |
| 3 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:47:36 | 04:16:30 | 02:47:10 | 07:54:18 | -13:58 | US$ 45,000 |
| 4 | Chris Leiferman | USA | 00:52:01 | 04:18:34 | 02:44:24 | 07:57:50 | -11:41 | US$ 25,000 |
| 5 | Florian Angert | GER | 00:47:39 | 04:16:14 | 02:52:42 | 07:59:34 | -01:54 | US$ 20,000 |
| 6 | Leon Chevalier | FRA | 00:52:01 | 04:20:17 | 02:46:22 | 08:01:40 | -04:38 | US$ 18,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Baekkegard | DEN | 00:47:29 | 04:16:41 | 02:54:48 | 08:02:05 | -04:23 | US$ 15,000 |
| 8 | Sam Laidlow | FRA | 00:47:28 | 04:15:58 | 02:55:42 | 08:02:56 | -14:36 | US$ 13,000 |
| 9 | David McNamee | GBR | 00:48:14 | 04:27:06 | 02:46:09 | 08:04:35 | -03:21 | US$ 12,000 |
| 10 | Ben Hoffman | USA | 00:51:47 | 04:24:25 | 02:47:09 | 08:06:37 | 01:23 | US$ 11,000 |
| 11 | Kyle Smith | NZL | 00:47:35 | 04:16:20 | 03:01:16 | 08:08:07 | -06:48 | US$ 8,000 |
| 12 | Matt Trautman | ZAF | 00:51:53 | 04:23:18 | 02:54:22 | 08:12:53 | -04:58 | US$ 6,000 |
| 13 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:51:48 | 04:35:32 | 02:43:38 | 08:13:47 | 00:43 | US$ 5,000 |
| 14 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:52:04 | 04:21:27 | 02:57:28 | 08:14:33 | 17:09 | US$ 4,000 |
| 15 | Sam Long | USA | 00:52:04 | 04:18:17 | 03:03:46 | 08:16:33 | 01:44 | US$ 3,000 |
| 16 | Andy Potts | USA | 00:49:38 | 04:29:14 | 02:58:06 | 08:21:24 | 03:38 | |
| 17 | Boris Stein | GER | 00:58:17 | 04:22:16 | 03:04:31 | 08:28:03 | 15:11 | |
| 18 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:52:09 | 04:15:43 | 03:19:20 | 08:30:29 | 17:58 | |
| 19 | Pieter Heemeryck | BEL | 00:49:45 | 04:30:41 | 03:10:37 | 08:34:19 | 01:41 | |
| 20 | Adam Feigh | USA | 00:52:09 | 04:41:41 | 02:58:00 | 08:35:20 | 01:10 | |
| 21 | Jason Pohl | CAN | 00:51:59 | 04:35:03 | 03:14:05 | 08:44:26 | 04:12 | |
| 22 | Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 00:51:44 | 04:50:43 | 03:07:18 | 08:53:40 | 35:32 | |
| 23 | Jan van Berkel | SUI | 00:51:55 | 04:41:13 | 03:19:23 | 08:55:59 | 50:23 | |
| 24 | Justin Metzler | USA | 00:51:43 | 04:34:35 | 03:41:26 | 09:11:17 | 42:31 | |
| 25 | Henrik Goesch | FIN | 00:49:43 | 04:45:22 | 03:43:25 | 09:22:29 | 1:10:55 | |
| 26 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 00:52:05 | 04:44:01 | 03:42:27 | 09:22:29 | 56:40 | |
| 27 | Kevin Portmann | FRA | 00:58:20 | 04:46:26 | 03:50:29 | 09:39:01 | 58:42 | |
| Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 00:49:49 | 04:21:11 | DNF | ||||
| Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:58:16 | 04:30:19 | DNF | ||||
| Max Neumann | AUS | 00:48:28 | 04:43:02 | DNF | ||||
| Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:47:48 | DNF | |||||
| Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:51:42 | DNF | |||||
| Andreas Dreitz | GER | 00:51:50 | DNF | |||||
| Pedro Gomes | POR | 00:52:02 | DNF | |||||
| Matt Burton | AUS | 00:52:22 | DNF | |||||
| Mario De Elias | ARG | 00:56:06 | DNF | |||||
| Matthew Russell | USA | 00:58:17 | DNF | |||||
| Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:58:56 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:54:41 | 04:37:46 | 02:59:35 | 08:34:58 | -14:53 | US$ 125,000 |
| 2 | Katrina Matthews | GBR | 00:54:47 | 04:44:40 | 03:00:56 | 08:43:48 | -12:41 | US$ 65,000 |
| 3 | Anne Haug | GER | 00:54:46 | 04:52:53 | 02:55:59 | 08:47:02 | -01:20 | US$ 45,000 |
| 4 | Skye Moench | USA | 00:54:43 | 04:53:12 | 03:04:20 | 08:55:20 | -02:01 | US$ 25,000 |
| 5 | Ruth Astle | GBR | 00:59:22 | 04:50:49 | 03:06:34 | 09:00:08 | -13:39 | US$ 20,000 |
| 6 | Lisa Norden | SWE | 00:52:38 | 04:49:22 | 03:18:33 | 09:03:30 | 02:56 | US$ 18,000 |
| 7 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 00:59:21 | 04:52:35 | 03:12:45 | 09:08:33 | -14:04 | US$ 15,000 |
| 8 | Fenella Langridge | GBR | 00:52:25 | 05:01:14 | 03:11:55 | 09:09:39 | 08:23 | US$ 13,000 |
| 9 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 01:01:48 | 05:10:22 | 02:58:01 | 09:13:34 | 03:16 | US$ 12,000 |
| 10 | Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 00:54:48 | 05:08:58 | 03:07:49 | 09:14:31 | -02:40 | US$ 11,000 |
| 11 | Heather Jackson | USA | 01:01:12 | 04:56:14 | 03:16:20 | 09:16:52 | 16:28 | US$ 8,000 |
| 12 | Jocelyn McCauley | USA | 00:54:45 | 04:53:07 | 03:32:34 | 09:23:55 | 19:04 | US$ 6,000 |
| 13 | Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 00:59:25 | 05:01:56 | 03:25:45 | 09:30:32 | 08:20 | US$ 5,000 |
| 14 | Renee Kiley | AUS | 00:59:23 | 04:59:41 | 03:32:30 | 09:35:09 | 00:47 | US$ 4,000 |
| 15 | Kelly Fillnow | USA | 01:01:48 | 05:15:22 | 03:15:49 | 09:36:34 | 02:30 | US$ 3,000 |
| 16 | Laura Zimmermann | GER | 01:01:45 | 05:16:22 | 03:25:04 | 09:47:34 | 39:07 | |
| 17 | Joanna Ryter | SUI | 01:07:39 | 05:28:58 | 03:12:29 | 09:51:48 | 29:51 | |
| 18 | Angela Naeth | CAN | 01:01:46 | 05:14:22 | 03:35:24 | 09:55:26 | 29:33 | |
| 19 | Haley Chura | USA | 00:50:28 | 05:25:27 | 03:37:59 | 09:58:01 | 33:00 | |
| 20 | Tessa Kortekaas | NED | 01:01:48 | 05:19:22 | 03:38:21 | 10:04:06 | 02:53 | |
| 21 | Rach McBride | CAN | 00:54:46 | 05:23:21 | 03:42:58 | 10:04:53 | 32:32 | |
| 22 | Linsey Corbin | USA | 01:04:21 | 05:30:31 | 03:28:53 | 10:07:22 | 59:44 |
Did Sam Long take his Kona slot as he said he was skipping it? Would be nice to see Andy Potts take it
He is listed on the IM website as having accepted his slot.
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