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Falk Wins Last Sprint in Falun; Caldwell 6th in Final, 3rd in Sprint World Cup
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Falk Wins Last Sprint in Falun; Caldwell 6th in Final, 3rd in Sprint World Cup

Gabby NaranjaMarch 16, 2018

FALUN, Sweden — Even the sky had predictions for Sweden. Without a cloud in sight, cerulean blue and a golden sun served as Falun’s backdrop for the opening race of the 2017/2018 World Cup Finals on Friday: the 1.4-kilometer freestyle sprint. Exactly nine weeks ago in the city sprint held in Dresden, Germany, Sweden’s Hanna Falk was showing shades of greatness. In the first race of the new year, the 28-year-old Swede claimed the Dresden...

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Klæbo Hop-Skates for the Falun Sprint Win; Hamilton 14th, Bolger 30th
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Klæbo Hop-Skates for the Falun Sprint Win; Hamilton 14th, Bolger 30th

Jason AlbertMarch 16, 2018

At 21 years old, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway had already locked up his second-consecutive Sprint World Cup Crystal Globe several weeks ago. A down-to-the-wire, season-ending finale for the sprint globe was out of the question. Klæbo has simply been that good. Out of 11 sprint races this season, Klæbo won the seven out of the nine sprints he contested. He placed second and third, respectively, in the other two. One word to describe it...

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