The stars deliver in the sprint prologue, while the Russian Olympic champion is far behind in Muonio on Friday morning. See the qualification results from Muonio and watch live on SC Play.

The Germans dominated the sprint in Muonio last year. Now they are continuing the tradition. Laura Gimmler wins the prologue ahead of home favorite Jasmin Joensuu, while Gimmler’s national team teammate Coletta Rydzek finishes third. 

Many are curious about Natalia Terenteva (formerly Nepryaeva), who has not competed internationally since 2022.  However, the 31-year-old, who won both Olympic gold and the overall World Cup in 2022, is far behind in the prologue. She still advances to the quarterfinals with a good margin, nine seconds behind prologue winner Gimmler. 

This story will be updated.

Olos/ Muonio Race Weekend 2026 results 

Top 3 women, Prologue

1. Laura Gimmler, Germany, 3:17.28
2. Jasmin Joensuu, Finland, +0.20
3. Coletta Rydzek, Germany, +1.51
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21. Natalia Terenteva, AIN, +8.95

Full qualification results can be found HERE

Heats and finals start at 10:45 CET.

The classic sprint is the first event of the Olos/Muonio Race Weekend. The race weekend continues on Saturday with 10 kilometers classic and concludes on Sunday with 10 kilometers freestyle. 

A total of 338 skiers from 17 nations are registered for the weekend’s races, including 34 Norwegians. It is also the first time since 2021 that Russian skiers are on the starting line in Muonio. 

Live on SC Play

All races are streamed live and available on demand on SC Play, which holds exclusive broadcasting rights in all countries except Finland. Kjell-Erik Kristiansen commentates on all broadcasts. SC Play is included in the Proxcskiing.com membership.

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Program and broadcast times (CET)

Friday 13 November: Sprint, classic (women and men)

• 08:45–10:00: Qualification
• 10:45–13:25: Heats and finals

More information can be found HERE

Saturday 14 November: 10km classic (women, men and U20)

• 08:45–12:30

More information can be found HERE

Sunday 15 November: 10km freestyle (women, men and U20)

• 08:45–13:00

More information can be found HERE

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