Cross-country skiing: time to take stock after the end of the season
On Sunday, the curtain came down on the cross-country skiing World Cup after the 50-kilometre classic in Lahti (Finland), which saw Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo claim his 98th career victory after a season that he dominated head and shoulders.
And as the big and small globes were handed out to the various winners, the traditional prize money was also announced. Unsurprisingly, it was the Norwegian ogre who was rewarded the most, with a total of 355,217 euros over the winter as a whole. Behind him, his compatriots Erik Valnes and Harald Oestberg Amundsen collected 132,054 and 131,112 euros respectively.
The first non-Norwegian, Edvin Anger, collected 130,745 euros after a season in which the Swede finished second overall, third in the sprint and also best U23 rider. Seventh-placed Frenchman Hugo Lapalus walked away with a tidy sum of 83,987 euros. Jules Chappaz, who had a great last week, took home 34,768 euros, Lucas Chanavat 32,150 euros, Mathis Desloges 24,976 euros, Richard Jouve 20,630 euros, Rémi Bourdin 5,969 euros, Victor Lovera 5,550 euros, Jules Lapierre 5,446 euros, Renaud Jay 3,875 euros and Clément Parisse 2,199 euros.
On the women’s side, it was American and world number one Jessie Diggins who took the biggest prize. The American won a handsome 215,622 euros, while her rivals Therese Johaug and Astrid Oeyre Slind took 212,167 and 187,138 euros respectively. As for the French cross-country skiers, it was Flora Dolci who came out on top in this ranking.
The Haut-Alpine takes a total of 12,357 euros, ahead of her compatriots Léna Quintin with 5,236 euros, Mélissa Gal with 2,723 euros, Julie Pierrel with 1,571 euros and Juliette Ducordeau with 524 euros.
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