Niskanen wins, Diggins leads, but Swedish stars struggle
After what the Finnish team described as a ‘catastrophic’ start to the Tour de Ski in the sprints on Saturday, they had plenty to smile about on Sunday in Toblach, Italy, after Kerttu Niskanen won the Women’s 10km Classic.
The veteran Finn’s showed why this is her favourite distance and favoured technique – all six of her World Cup victories have now come in 10km Classics.
This will be the only time trial (interval start) among the Tour’s seven races this season, and in temperatures hovering below freezing in Toblach, the tracks remained in pristine condition for both loops of a 5km course that tests all aspects of a skier’s technique and athletic ability.
A flat start requiring plenty of double-poling power is followed by a steep climb in excess of 50 metres up to around the 1.5km mark and another climb, staggered slightly, up to around 3.5km. It is all downhill from there, with the need for speed above all else.
Niskanen, last season’s World Cup distance champion, took full advantage of a good draw. Going out in 29th position, just a minute behind Katharina Henning (GER) and 30 seconds behind Rosie Brennan (USA), the 35-year-old used the fast-starting pair as a marker. And with plenty of long straights to keep the duo in her sights, the Olympic 10km silver medallist made her move on the first climb of the second lap, turning a 1.8-second deficit into a 12.6s lead between 5km and 8km.
In the end it was another German-American combination that ran her closest, Victoria Carl (GER) and Jessie Diggins (USA) both putting in bursts over the last 2km to finish in second and third, 6.7s and 10.7s behind respectively. In a sporting gesture, Niskanen helped both - and other later finishers - to their feet as they cross the line.
Brennan and Hennig eventually paid for their flying starts to finish fourth and fifth.
Diggins retains her lead in the overall World Cup standings and takes the yellow bib in the race for the Tour de Ski, atitle she won in 2020-21.
“The race was really hard but also really fun. I love individual start races because it’s you against the clock and the course, and it’s fun to challenge yourself that way. I’m excited for tomorrow.”
Carl is just seven seconds behind Diggins in the Tour standings after the German continued her excellent start to the season. “It was really hard but I like the course, I can do a lot of double-poling and I’m very strong there, so I’m very happy,” she said.
Much has been made of the German women’s overall improvement, something that had been attributed in part to their ability to adapt better than anybody else to the ban on fluor wax on skis – brought in this season because of health risks and environmental concerns.
“We had good grip and good glide,” Carl admitted. “My serviceman did a very good job today.”
Things appear less happy in the Sweden team, who were expected to continue their recent domination of women’s cross-country skiing.
Their highest finisher in Sunday’s 10k – and now third in the Tour standings, four seconds behind Carl – was Linn Svahn (SWE), who won Saturday's sprint . The 24-year-old came in ninth, ahead of reigning Tour de Ski champion, Frida Karlsson (11th) and other more decorated teammates Jonna Sundling (12th), Ebba Andersson (13th) and Emma Ribom (14th).
Moa Ilar finished one place further back after a clash with teammate Johanna Hagström on Saturday prompted a crisis meeting.
They will be hoping for better when the Tour continues on Monday with the 20km Freestyle Pursuit.
For full results from Toblach, click here .
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Trondheim World Cup: Start lists and start times for the 10km classic race
Everything is ready for the 10km races at the World Cup in Trondheim, Norway. Here, you can find the start lists and start times for Sunday’s interval races in classic technique.
The fourth stage of the World Cup 2023/2024 is taking place this weekend in Trondheim, Norway. Here, you can find the start lists and start times for Sunday’s 10km classic races.
Trondheim, Norway, is the place for the fourth stage of this season’s cross-country skiing World Cup. The event starts on Friday, December 15, with a sprint in freestyle technique, followed by a 20km skiathlon on Saturday, December 16. The Trondheim World Cup ends with a 10km interval start race in classic technique on Sunday, December 17.
See the complete program for the World Cup in Trondheim, Norway, at the end of the article .
Sunday, December 17: 10km Interval Start Classic ( More details can be found here )
- 11:00 CET: 10km Interval Start C, Men
- 13:15 CET: 10km Interval Start C, Women
Start Lists can be found HERE FOR WOMEN and HERE FOR MEN
FACTS Trondheim World Cup Season 2023/2024
- When: Friday, December 15, to Sunday, December 17
- Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
- Where: Trondheim, Norway
- What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Trondheim, Norway
Friday, December 15: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found here )
- 10:00 CET: Sprint Quali F, Women
- 10:35 CET: Sprint Quali F, Men
- 12:30 CET: Sprint Final F, Women
- 12:30 CET: Sprint Final F, Men
Saturday, December 16: 20km Skiathlon C/F ( More details can be found here )
- 11:10 CET: 20km Skiathlon C/F, Women
- 13:15 CET: 20km Skiathlon C/F, Men
Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2023/2024 Winter Season
After Trondheim, the World Cup continues at the Tour de Ski, starting in Italy (Toblach) a day before New Year’s Eve and finishing in Italy (Val Di Fiemme) after seven stages.
This period is followed by competitions in January in Germany (Oberhof) and Switzerland (Goms). Then, the World Cup heads to North America in February, first in Canada (Canmore) and then in the USA (Minneapolis).
After North America, the World Cup returns to Scandinavia to end the season with weekends in Finland (Lahti), Norway (Oslo and Drammen), and Sweden (Falun).
2023/2024 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Calendar
Period I – Before Christmas
- November 24 – Sprint C
- November 25 – 10km C
- November 26 – 20km Mass Start F
- December 2 – 10km F
- December 3 – Relay 4×7.5km C/F
- December 9 – Sprint C
- December 10 – 10km F
- December 15 – Sprint F
- December 16 – 20km Skiathlon C/F
- December 17 – 10km C
Period II – Tour de Ski
- December 30: Toblach, Italy – Sprint F
- December 31: Toblach, Italy – 10km C
- January 1: Toblach, Italy – 25km Pursuit F
- January 3: Davos, Switzerland – Sprint F
- January 4: Davos, Switzerland – 20km Pursuit C
- January 6: Val di Fiemme, Italy – 15km Mass Start C
- January 7: Val di Fiemme, Italy – 10km Final Climb F
Period III – Two New Organizers
- January 19 – Sprint C
- January 20 – 20km Mass Start C
- January 21 – Relay 4×7.5km C/F
- January 26 – Mixed Relay 4×7.5km C/F
- January 27 Sprint F
- January 28 – 20km Mass Start F
Period IV – North America
- February 9 – 10km F
- February 10 – Sprint F
- February 11 – 20km Mass Start C
- February 13 – Sprint C
- February 17 – Sprint F
- February 18 – 10km F
Period V – Scandinavia
- March 1 – Team Sprint C
- March 2 – 20km C
- March 3 – Sprint F
- March 9 – 50km Mass Start C Women
- March 10 – 50km Mass Start C Men
- March 12 – Sprint C
- March 15 – Sprint C
- March 16 – 10km C
- March 17 – 20km Mass Start F
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