Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen diagnosed with early-stage skin cancer
Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen has been diagnosed with skin cancer, he announced in a press release via the Finnish Ski Association.
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Klæbo's perfect Olympics - sprinted to sixth gold
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo did it again. The Olympic gold medal in the five-mile final meant that the Norwegian cross-country king swept the championship for the second consecutive time. Far behind, the Swedish men completed a record-breaking Olympics.
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Halfvarsson's Olympic message - came sixth: Bite it together
Sunday's World Cup race, a 10-kilometer classic in Oberhof, was the last chance in the hunt for an Olympic ticket. Then Calle Halfvarsson silenced the doubters, had a great race, and finished sixth. "I don't know how I managed to put this together," Halfvarsson said.
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Niskanen quits World Championship: "Heartbreaking"
The Finn Iivo Niskanen withdraws from the Cross-Country Skiing World Championship in Trondheim due to illness. He is one of the all-time, absolutely best classical skiers. It's a loss for the arrangement and the sport that he's not here, says Norway's men's coach Eirik Myhr Nossum.
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The Finnish dropout may affect the World Championship premiere
The Finnish star Iivo Niskanen may miss the entire Ski World Championship. And that he definitely will skip Saturday's skiathlon can be decisive for the race, believes Swedish men's coach Lars Ljung. It is a skier who could have made a difference.
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Andersson's success – first win in over a year
It's about being the best when it matters. Just ask Ebba Andersson. The 27-year-old took the season's first World Cup victory in the World Championship rehearsal at home in Falun. It has really been a tough road back, she says to Viaplay.
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Poromaa took his first win: "Completely crazy"
Now William Poromaa knows how it feels to win in the World Cup. The 24-year-old sprinted past Iivo Niskanen for his first individual career victory. It's completely crazy. You've been waiting your whole life for this moment, says the Swedish cross-country star.
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