Three wins in three days. After recovering from an injury earlier this year, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo found his usual form and won for the third time at the Ruka weekend premiere in Finland. Results from the men’s 20km freestyle pursuit race.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo secured another first place in the men’s 20km freestyle pursuit race and his 51st World Cup victory in a dominant performance at the Ruka Cross-Country Skiing World Cup. 

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo finished first place today in the 20km freestyle pursuit race at the Ruka World Cup. Pål Golberg finished in second, 0.7 seconds behind the winner. 

Jury Decision On Third Place

Calle Halfvarsson, from Sweden, finished the race in third place, 1.0 seconds behind Klæbo, but later, in a jury decision, was disqualified for going off-piste on the last hill before the finish.

In this sense, Federico Pellegrino, from Italy, completed the podium in third place.

Top 3, 20km Freestyle Pursuit, Men

1. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), 45:30.6
2. Pål Golberg (NOR), 45:31.3 
3. Federico Pellegirno (ITA), 45:31.9

Complete Results

Updates in progress

FACTS Ruka World Cup Season 2022/2023

• When: Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27 
• Who: Elite national skiers
• Where: Ruka, Finland
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland

PROGRAM

Friday, November 25: Sprint C (More details can be found here)

• 10:00 CET: Sprint Qualify C, women 
• 10:35 CET: Sprint Quali C, men
• 12:30 CET: Sprint Final C, men
• 12:30 CET: Sprint Final C, women 

Saturday, November 26: 10km Individual C (More details can be found here)

• 11:00 CET: 10km Individual C, women
• 13:30 CET: 10km Individual C, men

Sunday, November 27: 20km Pursuit F (More details can be found here)

• 12:00 CET: 20km Pursuit F, women
• 13:30 CET: 20km Pursuit F, men

New this season is the exact race distances for women and men in all World Cup events, as the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) decided in May. Several other changes have also been introduced to the World Cup.

Read More: Cross-Country Skiing Changes And World Cup Calendar For The 2022/2023 Season

Also Read: New Distances At The Cross-Country Skiing World Cup