The World Cup rankings after the Tour de Ski. The stage of Les Rousses has been canceled

Johannes Klaebo firmly in command of the male rankings, with more than three hundred points ahead of Alexander Bolshunov; Pellegrino sees the top 10. The Russian Natalia Nepryaeva leaps to the top of the women's rankings, after her success at the Tour de Ski. Meanwhile, the FIS has announced the cancellation of the stage of Les Rousses, due to the spread of the Omircron variant in France.

Wednesday 5 January 2022 6 minutes reading time

Time for provisional balances and observations on the World Cup ranking after the Tour de Ski, which usually consists of the classic turning point for the cross-country skiing season. With 17 races out of 29 total, excluding the Olympic races that will be staged in February, we are entering the hottest phase of the season. Taking a look at the men's ranking, Johannes Klaebo now seems to be heading towards his third World Cup; the champion norge leads the general classification with 1183 points, 368 more than his direct rival, the Russian Alexander Bolshunov, holder of the World Cup. Provisional third place for Erik Valnes (527 points), but with a fairly narrow margin over Finnish Iivo Niskanen and compatriot Paal Golberg. To find the first of the Azzurri we need to go down to 11th place, where we temporarily find '' Chicco '' Pellegrino, who has collected 318 points so far and is 14 points from tenth position; further back Francesco De Fabiani, 26th with 195 points. In the specialty rankings we find Bolshunov at the top of the rankings relating to distance races, with 373 points, immediately behind him Klaebo, 40 points behind. Different situation for the sprint classification, with Klaebo clearly ahead on the opponents; the Trondheim native has so far scored 450 points in this format, and is 140 points ahead of Frenchman Richard Jouve. Eighth provisional position for Pellegrino (212 points), with a gap of 68 points from the provisional 3rd place, in the hands of the Russian Alexander Terentev. With the extraordinary victory of the Tour de Ski, the Russian Natalia Nepryaeva also took the lead in the general classification of CdM. The '95 class runner leads the general classification with 843 points, almost two hundred more than the provisional second-placed rider, the Swede Ebba Andersson (648 points); in 3rd place, currently, we find the American Jessie Diggins (622 points), holder of the World Cup, who has a not too conspicuous advantage over the fourth in the standings, the Norwegian Heidi Weng, 36 points behind Diggins. Back the blue: Greta Laurent is twenty-ninth with 126 points, followed by Caterina Ganz, thirtieth with 124 points. As for the specialty cups, we find the Swedish Frida Karlsson firmly in command of the distance classification, with 443 points, 78 more than Therese Johaug, provisional second. Games practically closed in the sprint standings, with the Swedish Maja Dahlqvist clearly in the lead (456 points) ahead of the Slovenian Anamarija Lampic, 139 points behind the Swedish sprinter. Good provisional ninth position for Greta Laurent from Valle d'Aosta, ninth with 126 conquered. In the meantime, negative news arrives from France for the world of cross-country skiing: the World Cup stage scheduled in Les Rousses from 14 to 16 January has been canceled, due to the complicated situation linked to the presence of the Omircron variant in the transalpine territory. . The news was announced by the FIS with an official statement, where it is explained that the decision was taken by mutual agreement between the organizing committee of the stage, the French ski federation and the national authorities. Following this unexpected event, the World Cup calendar will undergo changes.