The cross-country skiing World Cup continued this Saturday, January 18 at the Tuffes stadium in Prémanon (Jura). The sprints livened up the second day of competition. Who won? We tell you.
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The international cross-country skiing competition continued this Saturday in Les Rousses, at the Jason Lamy-Chapuis des Tuffes stadium. The day was reserved for a particularly dynamic event, in several rounds: the classic style sprints. The track was groomed especially for the occasion. Four lanes have been defined to accommodate the cross-country skiers selected at the end of a qualifying phase. The event goes very quickly since the track is only 1.3 kilometers long. Unlike endurance events, it involves giving your all in around 3 minutes.
The women set off first for their qualifying phase, followed by the men. Among the latter, Rémi Bourdin, the Franc-Comtois specialist in the discipline, displayed bib number 1. Unfortunately, he failed to qualify for the final stages. Then, it's the turn of the quarter-finals in groups of six athletes, followed by the semi-finals, then the grand final, bringing together only the 6 fastest cross-country skiers. The French Léna Quintin and Léonie Besson were unfortunately eliminated in the quarter-finals.
-The Frenchman Lucas Chanavat (bib no. 2), dominated his quarter-final, pocketing his ticket for the semi-finals, driven by the enthusiasm of a much larger audience than the day before. Jules Chappaz did the same on his sleeve. Only Chanavat managed to qualify for the six-man final. The supporters pushed him to the end, in a magnificent collective jubilation.
Lucas Chanavat finally finished in last position (+9.85). It was the 22-year-old Swede Edvin Anger (2:42.99) who climbed to the highest step of the podium, ahead of two Norwegians Ansgar Evensen (+0.51) and Erik Valnes (+1.16).
>> See the full results of the men's sprint.
Among the women, it was the Norwegian Kristine Skistad who won the sprint event of the 2025 World Cup. Behind her, we find two Swedes Maja Dahlqvist (+0.28) and Joanna Sundling (+0.66).
>> See the full results of the women's sprint.
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