Cross-country skiing : Mélissa Gal and Julie Pierrel qualify
On Tuesday morning, the cross-country skiers had a date with the Milan/Cortina Olympic Games classic sprint qualifiers, contested on the demanding Tesero track (Italy).
On a track that had already smiled on them a month ago during the Tour de Ski, Montblanc’s Mélissa Gal and Julie Pierrel confirmed their form with superb performances, synonymous with qualification for the finals.
Mélissa Gal clocked a very good time, taking her up to eleventh place. For her part, Julie Pierrel also qualified well, taking eighteenth place.
On the other hand, Isère’s Justine Gaillard (34th) and Vosges’ Clémence Didierlaurent (38th) didn’t make the grade for their first Olympic experience.
Up front, it was the usual scenario with Sweden dominating. Linn Svahn set the fastest time, ahead of her compatriots Jonna Sundling and Johanna Hagstroem. Finland’s Jasmi Joensuu took fourth place, just ahead of Switzerland’s Nadine Faehndrich.
Norway’s Kristine Stavaas Skistad also confirmed her ticketfor the rest of the competition by setting the sixteenth fastest time, while American Jessie Diggins was twentieth.
Full results
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