Cross-country skiing : a surprise named Andreas Fjorden Ree
A few minutes after theincredible duel between Heidi Weng and Therese Johaug, which went in the former’s favour, the cross-country skiers closed the Norwegian opening cross-country skiing races in Beitostølen (Norway) with theindividual 10-kilometre skate race, where the snow never stopped falling.

And it was a young 24-year-old cross-country skier who created a surprise on the Scandinavian track. Lighting up green from the 3.1 kilometre intermediate, Andreas Fjorden Ree impressed everyone in the Nordic kingdom on Sunday.
The Norwegian rode steadily over the kilometres and then settled into the leader’s seat, never to be unseated thereafter. Stronger than the solid Austrian Mika Vermeulen, this was a prestigious victory for the young man who has only competed in the World Cup once in his career, in the legendary 50km race in Oslo-Holmenkollen (Norway) last year.

Beaten by Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo in his favourite discipline the day before, Martin Loewstroem Nyenget confirmed his current fine form by climbing back onto the podium behind the leading duo and just two seconds clear of his compatriot Simen Hegstad Krueger.
Hugo Lapalus less than a second away from another fifth place
Tied for fifth with Emil Iversen in Saturday’s classic, Hugo Lapalus came very close to repeating his performance. Beaten by Jan Thomas Jenssen by just nine tenths, the Cluse had to be content with sixth place this time. It was another solid performance from the Haut-Savoyard, who scored points just a few days before the start of the World Cup.

In the top 20 the day before, Mathis Desloges also shone in Scandinavia. Setting a good pace throughout the course, the Villardien placed twelfth on the day between biathletes Simon Kirkeeide and Johan-Olav Botn. Jules Lapierre , who struggled in the classics, recovered well to finish twentieth.

Behind the three Frenchmen in the top 20 were Rémi Bourdin in forty-second place, Richard Jouve in fifty-first and Lucas Chanavat in sixty-sixth. The Haut-Savoyards Théo Schely and Jules Chappaz rounded off the French rankings with finishes of seventieth and eighty-eighth.
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