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On World Champ Turf, Pellegrino Crushes Lahti Sprint; Bolger 11th in World Cup Debut

Chelsea LittleMarch 3, 2018

The men’s freestyle sprint final in Lahti, Finland, started in almost comical fashion: the six men who had made it to the final heat of the day skied slowly, then even slower, as nobody wanted to lead. The final was full of dangerous men. Norwegian youngster Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has won five sprints this season, and he just became an Olympic gold medalist in the sprint in PyeongChang, South Korea, a mere ten days ago....

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Falla Wins Season’s Last Sprint In Drammen, But Bjørgen Clinches Sprint Title

Vince RosettaMarch 11, 2015

Maiken Caspersen Falla shook off a slow start and problems with heat selection to win in Drammen, Norway, the last sprint competition of the World Cup season. Norwegian teammate Marit Bjørgen added the Sprint Cup title to her overall World Cup crystal globe, which is already clinched with one competition to go.

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Randall Tops Sprint Cup Rankings, Tenth in Overall

Topher SabotJanuary 19, 20111

Kikkan Randall (USA) won her second-ever World Cup race on Saturday in Liberec, Czech Republic, adding yet another feather in a hat that is already the most adorned in the history of US women’s skiing. It is only mid-January, but Randall has already had quite a season. She has stood on the World Cup podium three times, earning a spot on each step with a second in Dusseldorf, and a third in Davos in addition...

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Newell 4th in Overall Sprint Cup

Topher SabotMarch 22, 20105

Andy Newell set a new American mark by finishing 4th in the FIS Sprint Cup standings, just 34 points behind Alexei Petukhov (RUS) in 3rd, and a single point ahead of Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR), the two-time defending Sprint Cup champions. Newell entered the final sprint of the season with a chance to move up as high as second, but he was unable to advance past the quarterfinals and was defeated by both Petukhov and...