Tour de Ski Stage 7: Simen Hegstad Krüger Wins The Final Stage

by Leandro Lutz • 08.01.2023
Simen Hegstad Krüger secured first place in the men’s race for Norway at the Tour de Ski stage 7. Results from the men’s 10km mass start race in freestyle technique and final standings.

Simen Hegstad Krüger secured first place in the men’s race for Norway at the Tour de Ski stage 7. Results from the men’s 10km mass start race in freestyle technique and final standings.

Simen Hegstad Krüger, from Norway, took home first place today at the Tour de Ski stage 7, with a time of 31:20.4. Hans Christer Holund, also from Norway, snagged second place, 4.8 seconds behind.

Jules Lapierre, from France, completed the podium in third place, 25.0 seconds behind the winner.

Updates in progress

Top 5, 10km Mass Start F – Final Climb, Men

  1. Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR), 31:20.4
  2. Hans Christer Holund (NOR), +4.8
  3. Jules Lapierre (FRA), +25.0
  4. Sjur Røthe (NOR), +27.4
  5. Friedrich Moch (GER), +38.9

Complete Results

Tour de Ski Overall after Stage 7 – Top 3 Men

After seven stages, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), who was 6th at today’s stage, finished Tour de Ski 2022/2023 as the 1st overall, with a total time of 2:44:28.9.

Second place went to Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR), 59.5 seconds back. Hans Christer Holund (NOR) completed the podium in third place overall, 1:21.3 behind the winner.

  1. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), 1:32:39
  2. Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR), +59.5
  3. Hans Christer Holund (NOR), +1:21.3

On the men’s side, Pro Tour athletes are also made a presence in this year’s Tour de Ski. Andrew Musgrave (GBR), Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, finished the stage in the 29th position and 19th overall, 4:55.1 behind Klæbo.

Dietmar Nöckler (ITA), Team Robinson Trentino, finished 48th at today’s race and finished 27th overall after seven stages, 6:29.3 behind the overall winner.

See below the complete program for the Tour de Ski 2022/2023.

FACTS: Tour de Ski 2022/2023 

  • Tour de Ski 2022/2023 starts in Val Müstair, Switzerland, on December 31 and concludes in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on January 8. 
  • The race consists of seven stages in nine days.
  • Tour de Ski 2022/2023 is the 17th edition of the brutal stage race. 

TOUR DE SKI 2022/2023

Day-by-day schedule

Stage 1

  • When: Saturday, December 31, 2022
  • Where: Val Müstair, Switzerland
  • What: Sprint Freestyle Technique
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:30: Qualification, women and men
  • 14:00: Heats and finals, women and men

More Information 

Stage 2

  • When: Sunday, January 1, 2023
  • Where: Val Müstair, Switzerland
  • What: 10km Classic Technique, pursuit
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 12:00: 10km Classic Pursuit, women
  • 13:15: 10km Classic Pursuit, men 

More Information

Stage 3

  • When: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
  • Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
  • What: 10km Classic Technique, individual start
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:45: 10km classic individual start, men
  • 14:45: 10km classic individual start, women

More Information

Stage 4

  • When: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
  • Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
  • What: 20km Freestyle Technique, pursuit
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:15: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, men
  • 14:30: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, women

More Information

Stage 5

  • When: Friday, January 6, 2023
  • Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
  • What: Sprint Classic Technique
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 10:00: Qualification, women
  • 10:32: Qualification, men
  • 12:30: Heats and finals, women and men 

More Information

Stage 6

  • When: Saturday, January 7, 2023
  • Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
  • What: 15km Classic Technique, mass start
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:45: 15km Mass Start Classic, women
  • 13:30: 15km Mass Start Classic, men 

More Information

Stage 7

  • When: Sunday, January 8, 2022
  • Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
  • What: Final Climb – Alpe Cermis (aka “Monster Climb”) – 10km Freestyle Technique, mass start
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:00: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, women
  • 12:45: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, men

More Information

New this season is the same 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

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