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WIN: Linn Svahn thrived on the slopes of Val Müstair on the first day of the year. Photo: GIAN EHRENZELLER / KEYSTONE
Linn Svahn (21) was almost caught in the race by Anamarija Lampic (25), but then the jury took second place from the Slovenian rider. Federico Pellegrino won the men’s final.
Svahn started the final sprint well and took the lead. She increased along the way, but towards the end it got exciting when Lampic took over. But Svahn had an extra team.
Right after the finale, it emerged that Lampic lost second place. The 25-year-old was ruled out to drop Nadine Fähndrich on the corner at the bottom of the last hill to the finish. From the TV footage, it’s hard to see how involved Lampic was in the downfall of local Swiss hope.
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THE SMILE IS GONE: Anamarja Lampic was ruled out after finishing second in the sprint at Val Müstair on Friday. Here it is after the victory in the sprint during the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme a year ago. Photo: Terje Pedersen
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– When I saw it in slow motion, it looked like Fähndrich had just fallen, but she claims Lampic kicked her in the foot. I couldn’t see it. I was surprised when Lampic was displaced. I am surprised by this, says Bjørn to VG and adds:
– Slovenia has lodged a protest.
Karlsson on the podium
With Lampic in last place in the final (sixth place), there were two Swedish ladies on the podium, Frida Karlsson moved up to third place.
– I build confidence in myself in the sprint, says Karlsson satisfied to SVT on the broadcast of TV 2.
You could almost see Svahn’s smile of victory through the light blue face mask.
– I tried to get into my own bubble. I am very happy to start the year with a victory. It’s also unbelievably fun with Frida in a final, says Linn Svahn on TV broadcast 2 after the race.
Jessica Diggins was the first number three, but moved up to second place.
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ON THE PALLET: Frida Karlsson moved up from 4th place to the podium when Anamarja Lampic was ruled out. Here from a ski race in Sweden just before Christmas. Photo: Per Danielsson / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist was one of the big favorites in Friday’s sprint, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Pellegrino vant
Bolshunov is the big favorite to win the overall winner. He won last year, ahead of Sergei Ustjov and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo.
Bolshunov advanced from the semifinals as a “lucky loser” behind Federico Pellegrino and Richard Jouve. And this was Pellegrino’s day. He raced in the final and left Bolshunov and Jouve behind. Bolshunov approached the race again, but the Italian stayed away. Jouve finished third.
66 women and 84 men will start the Tour de Ski. Norway already decided on December 8 that they will not pose due to the corona pandemic. The Swedish Maja Dahlqvist and the Italian Federico Pellegrino were the fastest in the prologues.
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FAVORITE: Aleksandr Bolshunov is the overall favorite. He was the second fastest in the prologue at Val Müstair. And he was the second fastest in the final. Photo: GIAN EHRENZELLER / KEYSTONE
The overall winner will receive NOK 660,000 in prizes. Number two gets 485,000 crowns, while third place gets 344,000 crowns. The top 20 in total receive cash prizes, number 20 receives NOK 5,900.
P.S! An overall favorite, Ebba Andersson, ran after the prologue.
