Tag: Crosscountry
Cross-country skiing: The message after the disturbing pictures of William Poromaa: Fracture ruled out
William Poromaa was together with Jens Burman in the lead of yesterday’s five miles – then the former fell in the penultimate corner. Disturbing images were sent out after the…
Cross-country skiing: Johannes Kläbo won the men’s five-mile in Holmenkollen – Jens Burman sixth
Both Jens Burman and William Poromaa were in the final sprint and when 2.6 kilometers remained of the race, Burman was in the lead ahead of a quintet of Norwegians.…
Cross-country skiing: Tough for Linn Svahn – finds it difficult to catch up with Jessie Diggins: “She is the big favourite”
After Jessie Diggins surprisingly failed to advance from the qualifiers in Lahti’s sprint, Linn Svahn suddenly had a certain chance to catch up with the American in the overall World…
Cross-country skiing: Jonna Sundling fastest in the qualifier – Diggins eliminated
Jonna Sundling is usually fast in the qualifiers and won it 1.57 seconds ahead of runner-up Linn Svahn. Johanna Hagström and Maja Dahlqvist were also third and fourth behind. The…
Cross-country skiing: Maja Dahlqvist fell in the second lap
Maja Dahlqvist was in second place in the second lap of the sprint relay, behind Linn Svahn. Then disaster struck. Dahlqvist fell and took Laura Gimmler with her. But it…
Cross-country skiing: Scandal at the Norwegian championships: Heidi Weng finished first but the competition was cancelled
Directly after the finish line, the race director approached Weng and explained that the race, the 2×10 km skiathlon, was canceled. – It doesn’t matter to me and I had…
Cross-country skiing: Drama when Moa Lundgren broke Karolina Hedenström’s pole: “Not pretty”
1) Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, 1.16.14 2) Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, 1.16.15 3) Moa Lundgren, Åsarna IK, 1.16.15 4) Sofie Elebro, Team Eksjöhus, 1.16.15 5) Karolina Hedenström, Warehouse 157, 1.16.42…
Cross-country skiing: Therese Johaug makes a competitive comeback: “Wants to go fast”
It is almost two years since Therese Johaug last ran a race. Now it’s almost time again, in the 17 kilometer long race “Engadin Frauenlauf” in Switzerland on March 1.…
Cross-country skiing: Calle Halfvarsson knocks the Vasaloppet: “Unfortunately for those who wanted to see me”
A jet-lagged Halfvarsson is about to embark on a training session in the snowstorm in Falun. He has hinted during the season that it would be fun to ride the…
Cross-country skiing: Emilie Fleten took second straight in Orsa Grönklitt’s Ski Classics
In yesterday’s mass start, the Norwegian hit straight away and today she had control of the field when there was an individual start of a short 13.7 km. Fleten took…