Kikkan Randall (USA) never once let go of the lead in the finals.
Kikkan Randall rushes past screaming fans just before winning the Quebec World Cup 1.6 k freestyle sprint on Saturday in Quebec City. It was her sixth individual World Cup gold and seventh including Friday’s team sprint.
Randall and Falla battling in Quebec City.
Randall: two wins in two days.
Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) congratulates the winner.
A victory lap for USA.
Kikkan Randall (USA) takes a victory lap in front of what might as well be called a home crowd.
Randall: “To be able to do that victory lap afterwards was something I will definitely remember for the rest of my life.”
Kikkan Randall (USA) gives her second victor’s interview with FIS.
Holly Brooks, who was first named to the U.S. Ski Team in 2012 at the age of 30.
Randall, Falla and Ingemarsdotter smile for the crowd.
1. USA 2. NOR 3. SWE
Randall: “It was one of the coolest things I think I’ve ever done.”
Popping bottles.
Time for champagne, again.
Kikkan Randall, Quebec City Sprints, champagne.
The women’s freestyle sprint podium: Kikkan Randall (USA), Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) and Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE).
American fans got to hear their national anthem played for the second time in two days.
It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever watched! I felt honored to have my flag waved by the fastest in the world. I am marking that trekking pole with the date! Congratulations to Kikkan and the entire team from Jeff & Sherry Dubis and the Tenth Mountain Ski Club of Fort Kent, Maine!
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sdubis
December 9, 2012 at 10:55 am
It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever watched! I felt honored to have my flag waved by the fastest in the world. I am marking that trekking pole with the date! Congratulations to Kikkan and the entire team from Jeff & Sherry Dubis and the Tenth Mountain Ski Club of Fort Kent, Maine!