Stavås Skistad wins sprint at the World Cup in Les Rousses

by Leandro Lutz • 18.01.2025
Les Rousses
The cross-country World Cup season 2024/2025 continued today in Les Rousses, France, with a sprint race in classic technique for women and men. Check out the women’s results.

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

Kristine Stavås Skistad, from Norway, showed her form and won the sprint race in classic technique at the World Cup in Les Rousses. Complete results from the women’s event.

Kristine Stavås Skistad, Norway, took home first place today in the women’s sprint race race with a time of 3:05.70.

Maja Dahlqvist, from Sweden, grabbed second place, 0.28 seconds back, and Jonna Sundling, also from Sweden, completed the podium in third place, 0.66 seconds behind the winner.

Laura Gimmler, from Germany, and Jasmi Joensuu, from Finland, rounded out the top 5 by finishing 4th and 5th, respectively. 

Top 6, Sprint Classic, Women

  1. Kristine Stavås Skistad (NOR), 3:05.70
  2. Maja Dahlqvist (SWE), +0.28
  3. Jonna Sundling (SWE), +0.66
  4. Laura Gimmler (GER), +2.02
  5. Jasmi Joensuu (FIN), +2.38
  6. Emma Ribom (SWE), +8.06

Complete results can be found HERE

Also Read – Cross-country World Cup: Complete program for Les Rousses

FACTS Les Rousses World Cup Season 2024/2025

  • When: Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19, 2025
  • Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
  • Where: Les Rousses, France
  • What: FISCross-Country World Cup in Les Rousses, France

PROGRAM

Friday, January 17: 10km Interval Start Freestyle (More details can be found HERE)

  • 13:30 CET: 10km Interval Start F, Men
  • 15:45 CET: 10km Interval Start F, Women

Saturday, January 18: Sprint Classic (More details can be found HERE)

  • 12:15 CET: Sprint Qualify C, Women
  • 12:40 CET: Sprint Qualify C, Men
  • 14:45 CET: Sprint Final C, Women
  • 15:15 CET: Sprint Final C, Men

Sunday, January 19: 20km Mass Start Classic (More details can be found HERE)

  • 11:20 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Women
  • 15:45 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Women

After France (Les Rousses), the cross-country skiing World Cup heads to Switzerland (Engadin), and Italy (Cogne).

Then, the World Cup heads to Sweden (Falun) in mid-February and Norway (Trondheim) for the World Championships at the end of February and beginning of March.  

After the World Championships, the World Cup ends the season with weekends in Norway (Oslo), Estonia (Tallinn), and Finland (Lahti).

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

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