OSLO (AP)—Anders Gloersen of Norway has won a men’s 1.5-kilometer
cross country sprint, while countryman Petter Northug secured the overall World
Cup victory.
Marit Bjoergen of Norway won the 1.3K women’s sprint after passing Kikkan
Randall of Alaska in the final 100 meters to finish in 3 minutes, 1.8 seconds on
Sunday. Randall took second, with Russia’s Natalia Korosteleva in third.
Gloersen beat Russia’s Alexei Petukhov in a photo finish, winning in 2
minutes, 53.9 seconds. Marcus Hellner of Sweden was 0.8 seconds back in third.
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OSLO (AP)—Magnus Moan anchored Norway to victory in a Nordic combined World
Cup team event Saturday, overtaking Mario Stecher on the final leg of the
cross country race.
The Norwegian team, which also included Mikko Kokslien, Jan Schmid and
Petter Tande, finished the 20K relay in 49 minutes, 13.3 seconds. Austria was
7.3 seconds back, with Germany more than a minute behind in third.
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