Falla and Jouve claim cross country victory in Drammen

Maiken Caspersen Falla claimed cross country gold on home soil while Richard Jouve also prevailed as sprint action took place in Drammen. Norwegian Falla was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Winter Olympic sprint in Beijing a few weeks ago, but rebounded with victory on home soil.

Ad/> The 31-year-old fended off a challenge from Olympic champion Jonna Sundling to win a time of 2:52.31, with Sundling just 0.53 seconds behind her rival. Cross-Country SkiingHome win for Finland's Niskanen on day two in Lahti27/02/2022 AT 20:40 The podium was rounded off by Slovenia’s Anamarija Lampic who finished third, with Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist and Anna Dyvik in fourth and fifth and Switzerland’s Nadine Faehndrich in sixth.

The men’s event was won by Frenchman Jouve, who crossed the line in a time of 2:32.85 to claim a first World Cup victory. China’s Qiang Wang finished second in a time of 2:34.43, with another Frenchman in Lucas Chanavat rounding off the podium with a third-placed finish.

Sivert Wiig narrowly missed out on a home podium as he finished in fourth, with Italy’s Federico Pellegrino in fifth and another Norwegian in Paal Troean Aune finishing sixth. Sportsbeat 2021 Beijing 2022Lindholm reveals 'unbearable pain' from frozen penis21/02/2022 AT 16:51 /> Beijing 2022Diggins claims ‘glorious’ silver, immediately collapses in dramatic finish20/02/2022 AT 09:02