The German cross-country skiers experience a dream day. In addition to a sensational victory, history is also written.
First World Cup victory for Coletta Rydzek, historical podium for Victoria Carl: The German cross -country skiers experienced a dream day at the sprint in Lahti. In Finland, Rydzek surprisingly triumphed in her career for the first time and ensured the first DSV victory this season.
Olympic champion Victoria Carl was seventh and will end the season as the first German woman on the podium of the overall World Cup.
Coletta Rydzek can hardly believe it itself
“This is really incredible, I can’t describe it,” said Rydzek: “I never thought that I would achieve it. On the home stretch I noticed that I can win here and gave everything.”
Jubilee scenes at the finish
The 27 -year -old Oberstdorfer, who had already been sprinted twice in the top 3, prevailed with a brilliant finish in front of the Norwegian Kristine Stavaas Skistad and the Swiss Nadine Fähndrich.
At the finish line, her brother Johannes Rydzek fell around her neck. Germany’s former athlete of the year, who started with the combineds in Lahti, had written history in the Finnish city in 2017 with four races.
History also wrote Carl, who failed just in the semi -finals, but better section than her direct opponents. Finnin Kerttu Niskanen came in 21st place. The Norwegian Astrid Oyre Slind, who also still has podium chances in the overall World Cup, was not at the start as a distance specialist.
Before the last single race on Sunday over 50 km in Lahti, Carl (1733 points) lies in front of Niskanen (1569) and SLind (1515). The American Jessie Diggins had already secured the overall World Cup for the third time last weekend.
Carl has practically secure Podest
In the final 50 km race on Sunday, in addition to the up to 100 points for the overall result, up to 15 bonus points are awarded. Theoretically, Niskanen could still pass Carl. Second place is endowed with a whopping around 47,900 euros in prize money, for third place there is 36,600 euros.
Since the introduction of the World Cup in the 1979/80 season, no German runner has ended up in the top three in the final ranking. Evi Diesbacher stand was fourth (2002/03 and 2005/06). German men won the large crystal ball four times in a row through René Sommerfeldt (2003/04), Axel Teichmann (2004/05) and Tobias Angerer (2005/06 and 2006/07).
As at the World Cup in Trondheim, Jan Stölben had the men with the men. This time it only caught him in the semi -finals, but with eleventh place there was the best career result for the man from the Eifel.