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Historical! Nadine Fähndrich and Laurien van der Graaff win the cross country team sprint in Dresden!
For the first time, a Swiss team has reached the top in this discipline. 32 hundredths ahead of the Russian Stupak / Nepryaeva and 1.12 seconds ahead of the Slovenians, the Swiss crossed the finish line, the American duo Diggins / Caldwell landed in 4th position.
The role of favorites after places 1 (Fähndrich) and 5 (Van der Graaff) in the individual sprint of the previous day was obviously not a burden for the Swiss women. “We had a very good race,” said Van der Graaff after the win. “It was close last year already, so we really wanted to do it this time.”
In 2019, the Swiss had to admit defeat to the Swedes. Currently they are not at the beginning, like the other Scandinavian nations, they are giving up World Cup missions for fear of the crown.
The second Swiss team with Lea Fischer and Alina Meier is also in excellent sixth place. (e.g)
