Great atmosphere at the night run in Tallinn: Coletta Rydzek from Oberstdorf finished fourth in the cross-country sprint. In the men’s field, no German was placed in the front field.
Rydzek had easily qualified for a place in the final of the top six in Tallinn, Estonia – which was a real success. In the final run, however, the German had no chance of getting on the podium – the first three runners were just too strong for that. Rydzek remained stable behind them and finally secured fourth place with a good performance.
Norway against Sweden for victory
Others decided the victory among themselves: Jonna Sundling and Kristine Stavås Skistad were tied in front for a long time in the final. The Norwegian finally pushed past the Swede in the last few meters and celebrated her fourth win in a row. Sundling came second ahead of Nadine Fähndrich, who was happy about third place and scored important points for the sprint classification.
In the semi-finals, Rydzek from SC Oberstdorf secured second place behind Fähndrich from Switzerland with a spirited attack on the second half of the course and thus secured the final ticket. Pia Fink, Laura Gimmler and Sofie Krehl had already been eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Klaebo dominates among men
In the men’s event, the event became a no-brainer for sprint dominator Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. In the final of the top six, the Norwegian literally left his competitors standing on the second round and secured victory by a wide margin.
Second was Lucas Chavanat from France ahead of Even Northug. The brother of former Norwegian cross-country skiing star Petter Northug thus achieved his first podium finish. The German Anian Sossau failed early on.
