Previous Drammen – FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Coverage

Kikkan Randall wrapped up her third straight Cross-Country Skiing Sprint World Cup Title on Wednesday after a seventh place finish left her far enough ahead with one event left that she can’t be caught. It’s a huge accomplishment for the American who became the fourth woman ever to win three titles and third (all since 1998) to win it at least three times in a row.

Men’s Sprint

On the men’s side only Andrew Newell was able to qualify for the finals after he placed 30th in the qualification round. Simeon Hamilton nearly made it in but finished 31st 0.23 seconds behind the final qualification spot. In the final Andrew Newell was quickly eliminated after finishing last in his quarterfinal heat, 25th overall.

Women’s Sprint

Kikkan Randall was the top American in qualifying with a 17th place finish and Sadie Bjornsen also qualified in 21st. Ida Sargent (35th) and Sophie Cadwell (37th) were both within 1.25 seconds of qualifying. Randall was eliminated in the semifinals after her time of 3:06.17 was third in her heat and not fast enough overall to grab a lucky loser spot, she finished seventh overall.

Upcoming:

The next World Cup event is not far off, long mass-start events for the men (50km) and women (30km) will be held Saturday and Sunday in Oslo. Check back to WeSupportTheUS.com on Friday evening for a preview of the start list for the men’s event.