Finnish ski star Kerttu Niskanen is retiring after 25 years on the national team. “With her fantastic achievements and Olympic and World Cup medals, Kerttu has written her name in our sporting history,” says national team coach Joakim Abrahamsson.
SportsFinland lost the sprint duel for bronze against Germany in the women's relay at the World Championship and finished fourth. The medal miss was the last thing the Finnish veteran Kerttu Niskanen did in Trondheim.
SportsEdvin Anger continues to show fine form even in distance events ahead of the World Championship. The 22-year-old finished fourth in the 10-kilometer freestyle and just missed the podium. A good level in the body, and it's fun to ski then, he says.
SportsLinn Svahn finishes second in the World Cup sprint in classical style, which is stage five of seven in the Tour de Ski. The Swede could not out-sprint the Swiss Nadine Fähndrich on the short final climb in Italian Val di Fiemme and had to settle for a second place in the final.
SportsAstrid Øyre Slind and Therese Johaug were superior in the pursuit in Tour de Ski and now top the ski tour overall. Ebba Andersson moved up 15 places to 18th place.
SportsThe Norwegian Astrid Øyre Slind won the third stage of the Tour de Ski – ahead of the comebacking compatriot Therese Johaug. Moa Ilar became the best Swedish on an eighth place during an otherwise bleak blue-yellow New Year's Eve. Damn crappy race, says Ebba Andersson.
SportsIt won't be easy to stop Jessie Diggins in the Tour de Ski. The American has started the tour with two straight wins in Toblach.
SportsIt was a planned Norwegian victory in the women's 20 kilometer classical in Davos on Sunday. But it was not the big favorite Therese Johaug who took it home – but a 36-year-old long-distance specialist. I never believed that this would happen, says the winner Astrid Øyre Slind.
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