Cross-country skiing: victory for Ivan Essonnier
At the start of the classic sprint finals at the FESA Cup cross-country skiing event in Oberwiesenthal (Germany) on Saturday afternoon, there were only three French competitors. While Gaspard Rousset had to give up in the semi-finals and Julien Arnaud had to settle for fourth place in the final, Ivan Essonnier from Savoie did much better.
Winner of his quarter and then second in his half, the cross-country skier from Club des sports de La Féclaz pulled off the perfect coup in the final, beating Czech Matyas Bauer and Italian Simone Mocellini to the line.
For the Féclazien, it was his second victory in the FESA Cup, his first in the senior category.
Full results
- Twenty-six French players selected for the FESA Cup in Oberwiesenthal
- FESA Cup in Oberwiesenthal: Margot Tirloy best Frenchwoman in the U20 classic sprint qualifier, five Frenchwomen go through
- FESA Cup in Oberwiesenthal: Léonie Besson magnificent second in the classic sprint qualifier, four other Tricolores qualify
- FESA Cup Oberwiesenthal: Daphné Patois triumphs in the U20 classic sprint, Anouchka Neuville third
- Oberwiesenthal: Verena Veit wins the women’s classic sprint at the FESA Cup, with the French out of the running
- FESA Cup Oberwiesenthal: Quentin Viguier, Victor Lafrasse and Gaspard Cottaz pass the U20 classic sprint qualifier
- Oberwiesenthal FESA Cup: Julien Arnaud, Ivan Essonnier and Gaspard Rousset in the top 30 of the classic sprint qualifier
- FESA Cup in Oberwiesenthal: Switzerland’s Isai Naeff dominates the U20 classic sprint, Gaspard Cottaz and Quentin Viguier semi-finalists
- FESA Cup in Oberwiesenthal: Switzerland’s Isai Naeff dominates the U20 classic sprint, Gaspard Cottaz and Quentin Viguier semi-finalists
