Cross-country skiing in Lahti: Rydzek wins first World Cup

The Norwegian cross-country dominator Johannes Hösflot Kläbo also chose the sprint in Lahti. On Friday, the six-time world champion of the World Cup of Trondheim won the free technique in front of the Frenchman Jules Chappaz and Italy's Federico Pellegrino. The German Coletta Rydzek cheered surprisingly among the women. The 27-year-old, successful in the World Cup for the first time, won in front of the Norwegian Kristine Stavaas Skistad and Nad…

Coletta Rydzek won her first World Cup in the last cross-country sprint of the season, Victoria Carl is seventh and runs to the overall World Cup podium.

What a fantastic final sprint: Coletta Rydzek has sensationally secured her first World Cup victory at the cross-country sprint in Lahti.

Cross-country skiers competed in the freestyle sprint for the World Cup in Lahti. The men's race was won by the World Cup leader, Norwegian Johannes Hoefslot Klaebo, while in the women's competition, German Coletta Rydzek celebrated her first career victory.

This comes as a surprise: Coletta Rydzek dazzles the entire competition in Lahti and wins the sprint. Her brother - even Olympic champion in Nordic skiing - is right on the spot.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has won every sprint race he has competed in this season. The World Cup king was strongest in Lahti on Friday.