Coletta Rydzek wins sprint at the World Cup in Lahti

by Leandro Lutz • 21.03.2025
Lahti Coletta
The cross-country World Cup season 2024/2025 continued today in Lahti, Finland, with a sprint race in freestyle technique for women and men. Check out the women’s results.

The cross-country World Cup season 2024/2025 continued today in Lahti, Finland, with a sprint race in freestyle technique for women and men. Check out the women’s results.

Coletta Rydzek, from Germany, showed her form and won the sprint race in freestyle technique at the World Cup in Lahti. Complete results from the women’s event.

Coletta Rydzek, from Germany, took home first place today in the women’s sprint race with a time of 3:05.64.

Kristine Stavaas Skistad, from Norway, grabbed second place, 0.21 seconds back, and Nadine Fähndrich, from Switzerland, completed the podium in third place, 0.38 seconds behind the winner.

Johanna Hagström, from Sweden, and Mathilde Myhrvold, from Norway, rounded out the top 5 by finishing 4th and 5th, respectively. 

Top 6, Sprint Freestyle, Women

  1. Coletta Rydzek (GER), 3:05.64
  2. Kristine Stavaas Skistad (NOR), +0.21
  3. Nadine Fähndrich (SUI), +0.38
  4. Johanna Hagström (SWE), +0.51
  5. Mathilde Myhrvold (NOR), +0.71
  6.  Jasmin Kähärä (FIN), +1.38

Complete results can be found HERE

Also Read: Cross-country World Cup: Complete program for Lahti

See the complete program for the Lahti World Cup below.

FACTS Lahti World Cup Season 2024/2025

  • When: Friday, March 21 to Sunday, March 23, 2025 
  • Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
  • Where: Lahti, Finland
  • What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lahti, Finland

PROGRAM

Friday, March 21: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found HERE)

  • 15:00 CET: Sprint Qualify F, Men
  • 15:00 CET: Sprint Qualify F, Women
  • 17:30 CET: Sprint F, Men
  • 17:30 CET: Sprint F, Women

Saturday, March 22: Team Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found HERE)

  • 10:40 CET: Team Sprint Qualify F, Men
  • 10:40 CET: Team Sprint Qualify F, Women
  • 12:40 CET: Team Sprint Final F, Men
  • 12:40 CET: Team Sprint Final F, Women

Sunday, March 23: 50km Mass Start Classic (More details can be found HERE)

  • 8:30 CET: 50km Mass Start C, Women
  • 12:45 CET: 50km Mass Start C, Men

Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2024/2025 Winter Season

2024/2025 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Calendar

Period I – Before Christmas

November 29 – December 1: Ruka, Finland 
Interval Start C / Sprint C / Mass Start F

December 6-8: Lillehammer, Norway
Interval Start F / Pursuit C

December 13-15: Davos, Switzerland
Team Sprint F / Sprint F / Interval Start C

Period II – Tour de Ski

December 28-29: Toblach, Italy
Sprint F / Mass Start C

December 31 – January 1: Toblach, Italy
Interval Start F / Pursuit C

January 3-5: Val di Fiemme, Italy
Sprint C / Skiathlon / Final Climb

Period III – After Tour de Ski and before World Championships

January 17-19: Les Rousses, France
Interval Start F / Sprint C / Mass Start C

January 24-26: Engadin, Switzerland
Mixed Relay / Sprint F / Interval Start F

January 31 – February 2: Cogne, Italy
Team Sprint C / Sprint C / Interval Start F

February 14-16: Falun, Sweden
Sprint C / Interval Start C / Mass Start F

Period IV – World Championships

February 25 – March 9: Trondheim, Norway

Period V – Final Stages

March 15-16: Oslo, Norway
Interval Start F / Mass Start C

March 19: Tallinn, Estonia
Sprint F

March 21-23: Lahti, Finland
Team Sprint F / Sprint F / Mass Start C

Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2024/2025 Winter Season  

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