Fell on the first hill – then Stina Nilsson won Vasaloppet

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Just eleven months after deciding to switch from biathlon to cross-country skiing, Stina Nilsson outclassed her competitors in Vasaloppet and won the ski classic as a debutant. – It feels absolutely crazy. It was a fight, the 31-year-old tells SVT.

Just eleven months after deciding to switch from biathlon to cross-country skiing, Swede Stina Nilsson outclassed her competitors in Vasaloppet and won the ski classic in the women's class as a debutant. "It feels absolutely crazy. It was a fight," the 31-year-old tells SVT.

Stina Nilsson broke away from her Norwegian rivals early on and went on to a strong solo victory in the cross-country classic Vasaloppet.