Cross-country skiing | Oberwiesenthal: Verena Veit wins the women’s classic sprint at the FESA Cup, with the French out of the running

Cross-country skiing: no final for Les Bleues in the classic sprint in Oberwiesenthal

On home soil, Germany’s Verena Veit won the classic sprint at the FESA Cup cross-country skiing event in Oberwiesenthal (Germany) on Saturday lunchtime. After finishing fourth in the morning qualifying round, she handled the final stages perfectly. Winning all three runs, she went on to win the final ahead of her compatriot Theresa Fuerstenberg and Poland’s Monika Skinder.

The French, on the other hand, did not fare so well in these finals, with Dauphinoise Justine Gaillard, who was eliminated in the semi-finals, being the best of them.

Earlier in the tournament, Juliette Ducordeau, Clémence Didierlaurent, Léonie Besson, who had finished second in the qualifying round, and Liv Coupat were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

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 French riders qualify
• FESA Cup in Oberwiesenthal: Daphné Patois triumphs in the U20 classic sprint, Anouchka Neuville third

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