Norway’s Harald Östberg Amundsen has to withdraw from the skiing Tour de Ski tour.
13:01•Updated 13:08
Norwegian Harald Östberg Amundsen has fallen ill and is withdrawing from the skiing Tour de Ski tour.
– Unfortunately, he woke up this morning with a sore throat and is on his way home, the Norwegian national team’s doctor Ove Feragen tells NRK.
Amundsen is in third place in the men’s tour. He skied to victory in the men’s 10 km (v) race on New Year’s Eve. Amundsen was also number one on New Year’s Day in the pursuit of traditional skiing.
Amundsen won the Tour de Ski at the turn of last year.
Norwegian Johannes Hösflot Kläbo is at the top of the men’s Tour and Sweden Edvin Anger is second.
The last legs of the Tour de Ski are contested in Val Fiemme. On the future Olympic tracks, the sprints of traditional skiing will be held on Friday, the combined races on Saturday and the culminating final climbs of the tour on Sunday.
The races at the end of the Tour de Ski are shown on channels.
The Tour de Ski ends with three races in Val di Fiemme. The competitions are shown on channels.
Val di Fiemme
3.1. Sprint (p)
qualifying at 1:15 p.m., heats at 3:45 p.m
4.1. Skiathlon 10 km (day) + 10 km (v)
men at 12:00, women at 16:30
5.1. Final ascent (v), joint start, Alpe Cermis
men at 3:15 p.m., women at 4:30 p.m
TOUR DE SKIN SITUATION (4/7), WOMEN
1. Astrid Öyre Slind NOR 2.13.00
2. Therese Johaug NOR +0.06
3. Kerttu Niskanen FIN +0.28
4. Jessie Diggins USA +1.01
5. Heidi Weng NOR +2.09
6. Silje Theodorsen NOR +2.59
7. Victoria Carl GER +3.01
8. Jasmi Joensuu FIN +3.14
9. Teresa Stadlober AUT +3.22
10. Moa Ilar SWE +3.29
11. Krista Pärmäkoski FIN +3.29
20. Johanna Matintalo FIN +5.23
31. Jasmin Kähärä FIN +6.53
TOUR DE SKIN SITUATION (4/7), MEN
1. Johannes H. Kläbo NOR 1.59.21
2. Edvin Anger SWE +0.36
3. Harald Ö. Amundsen’s NOR +0.57
4. Mika Vermeulen’s AUT +1.23
5. Hugo Lapalus FRA +1.24
6. Simen Hegstad Krüger NOR +1.29
7. Andreas Ree NOR +1.41
7. Erik Valnes NOR +1.41
9. Jan Thomas Jenssen NOR +1.43
10. Gus Schumacher USA +1.45
18. Niko Anttola FIN +2.27
22. Arsi Ruuskanen FIN +2.44
29. Lauri Vuorinen FIN +3.37
69. Niilo Moilanen FIN +10.18