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On Saturday, the sprint competition took place at Ruka. In sunny conditions, seven Finnish athletes advanced to the next round after the qualification. The best Finnish finisher in the qualification was<\/span> Niilo Moilanen<\/b>, who placed third, behind Norway\u2019s <\/span>Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo <\/b>and the surprising <\/span>Benjamin Moser<\/b>. We saw the biggest surprises of the day in the qualification rounds, with only<\/span> Jules Chappaz <\/b>from France making it to the heats.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the quarterfinals, <\/span>Lauri Vuorinen <\/b>and<\/span> Lauri Moilanen <\/b>made it into the top 12. After exciting semifinals, both reached the final. Italy’s <\/span>Federico Pellegrino<\/b> narrowly missed out on a final spot, finishing third in a tight semifinal.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were no surprises in the final, as the field included, alongside the Finnish athletes, Norway’s top stars <\/span>Klaebo<\/b>, <\/span>Erik Valnes,<\/b> and<\/span> Even Northug<\/b>. The Swedish skier <\/span>Marcus Grate<\/b> completed the six-man final.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the final, sprint king <\/span>Klaebo <\/b>was in a class of his own, and the gaps between competitors grew significantly.<\/span> Valnes<\/b>, who had had a strong season start and competed in Olos as well, finished 2 seconds behind<\/span> Klaebo<\/b>, taking second place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vuorinen<\/b> was strong throughout the day, and in the final climb, he passed Northug to secure third place, finishing 3.7 seconds behind the winner. This was <\/span>Vuorinen’s <\/b>second career podium in the World Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior World Champion in sprint,<\/span> Niilo Moilanen,<\/b> rounded off a great day for Finland by finishing in fifth place. This marks<\/span> Moilanen’s<\/b> best result at the World Cup level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Text: Sanja Karhunen
\n<\/span>Photo: Jenny Ylisel\u00e4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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