Drunken spectator brawls mar women's cross-country race in Norway - ESPN
The 50km women's classic cross-country race in and around Oslo's famous Holmenkollen stadium on Saturday was marred by drunken brawls among the spectators.
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The 50km women's classic cross-country race in and around Oslo's famous Holmenkollen stadium on Saturday was marred by drunken brawls among the spectators.
Kerttu Niskanen and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo prevailed in the 10km individual start classic races at the World Cup event in Falun. Finnish star Niskanen was favourite for victory in the women's event with home stars, Sweden's Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson, absent due to injury and Maja Dahlquist opting to focus on Saturday's sprint race. Ad And she justified her favourite tag with a commanding display, her winning time of 27:08.5 seeing her finish 15.9s ahead of silver medallist Katharina Hennig.
Kerttu Niskanen and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo prevailed in the 10km individual start classic races at the World Cup event in Falun. Finnish star Niskanen was favourite for victory in the women's event with home stars, Sweden's Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson, absent due to injury and Maja Dahlquist opting to focus on Saturday's sprint race. Ad And she justified her favourite tag with a commanding display, her winning time of 27:08.5 seeing her finish 15.9s ahead of silver medallist Katharina Hennig.
Ebba Andersson completed a World Championship double with a dominant gold in the 30km mass start in Planica. The Swede, who won the 15km skiathlon last week, crossed the line 53 seconds ahead of the rest of the field after she broke clear at the halfway stage and maintained a steady lead to the end.
Jessie Diggins cruised to gold in the women's 10km freestyle to earn USA's first-ever individual cross-country skiing World Championship gold. Diggins finished in a time of 23:40.8, 14 seconds ahead of Sweden's Frida Karlsson, to take USA's first gold of the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica.
Ebba Andersson powered to women's skiathlon victory at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica. Andersson finished 22 seconds ahead of compatriot Frida Karlsson to secure a Swedish one-two, with Norway's Astrid Oeyre Slind completing the podium.
Swedish cross-country skier Frida Karlsson was so upset with her performance in her team’s relay event that she initially rejected the bronze medal she was awarded on the podium. The 22-year-old was third to go in the race and held the bronze medal position until she was overtaken by two other competitors with 2km of her leg to go.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :The Russian Olympic Committee delivered a dominant display to win the 4x5km relay on Saturday, with Germany fending off the superpowers of the sport to take a sensational silver - their first ever Olympic cross-country medal.