Kerttu Niskanen won the 10 km intermediate start race in Sweden.
13:49•Updated 14:06
Kerttu Niskanen has won the 10 km traditional intermediate start race held in Falun, Sweden. The win is Niskanen’s second World Cup of the season. He celebrated a victory at the beginning of the season in Beitostölen, Norway, on the same trip.
Niskanen was at a good pace from the beginning. At the 1.5 kilometer intermediate point, he was second, four seconds behind Sweden For Jonna Sundling lost.
The Finn took the top spot with a 4.3 kilometer intermediate point. Niskanen increased his lead with the following intermediate points and finally won with a difference of 15.9 seconds.
The other was from Germany Katharina Hennig. Norwegian Anne Kjersti Kalvå was third.
Eveliina Piippo was the second best Finn, a fine 12th Piippo is better in freestyle skiing. Anne Kyllönen was the 20th Anni Alakoski 27th, Vilma Nissinen 35’s, and Katri Lylynperä 42:s.
Sweden was absent from the competition Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson.
Niskanen is fighting hard for the victory of the overall cup of normal distances. He leads the distance cup by 22 points ahead of the USA Jessie Digginswho fought for fourth.
The winner of the cup will be decided in a week in Lahti. In the World Cup, Niskanen is third.
1. Kerttu Niskanen FIN 27.08.5
2. Katharina Hennig GER + 15.9
3. Anne Kjersti Kalvå NOR + 22.3
4. Jessica Diggins USA + 31.6
5. Jonna Sundling SWE + 36.3
6. Rosie Brennan USA + 44.5
7. Heidi Weng NOR + 45.0
8. Moa Ilar SWE + 48.7
9. Katerina Razymova CZE + 49.2
10. Tiril Udnes Weng NOR + 56.0
12. Eveliina Piippo FIN +1.02,8
20. Anne Kyllönen FIN +1.31.5
27. Anni Alakoski FIN +1.55.7
35. Vilma Nissinen FIN +2.04,3
42. Katri Lylynperä FIN +2.41,2
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