Nordic SkiingCross Country Skiing - Davos
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Usually Scandinavian dominance in the women's sprint in Davos. To win is the Olympic champion Maiken Caspersen Falla, the fourteenth all-inclusive career win.
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Norway after the second time in the qualifiers won easily quarter-finals and semi-finals, appearing in the final with the degrees of favored. Here he immediately imposed a high pace, pulling the enemy in the previous climb to the finish. The pursuers were redone in the final straight because dell''insidiosa last bend not executed perfectly by Falla, but has been able to resist the comeback of ingvild flugstad østberg.
Third place went to the ever consistent Hanna Falk, before compatriot Jonna Sundling, the best race of his career. Fifth with detachment Jessica Diggins, who has the better in the final Natalia Matveeva. Seventh and always at high levels the Finnish Krista Parmakoski.
Ilaria Debertolis is repeated after 'exploits yesterday, seizing un''inpronosticabile tenth position and even touching the' final input. Gaia Vuerich after the excellent qualifications unable to overcome the obstacle of the quarterfinals, finishing twenty-first.
SPRINT TL FEMALE Davos- FINAL STANDINGS 1. Maiken Caspersen FALLA (NOR) 3. Ingvild Flugstad Ostberg (NOR) 3. Hanna FALK (NOR) 4. Sundling Jonna (FIN) 5. Diggins Jessica (USA) 6. Natalia Matveeva (RUS)
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With this second place the Østberg (549) becomes the new leader of the World Cup, surpassing the 10 points the great disappointment of the weekend Heidi Weng (539), now out of the top 30. It defends Parmakoski Krista (453).
Cross-country skiing will return next weekend with the mass start free technique and the now rare relay in La Clusaz.
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