Maiden World Cup win for Norweigian skier Klaebo

BySportsbeat

Updated 18/02/2017 at 13:48 GMT

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo secured his first ever World Cup win after triumphing in the men's 1.6km sprint in Estonia.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo

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The 20-year-old, competing in his maiden World Cup season, finished in 3:06.53 in Otepaa, and is now second in the overall sprint standings, behind Italian Federico Pelligrino.

Klaebo led a Norway one-two, with compatriot Finn Hagen Krogh 0.6 seconds behind him.

Russian Sergei Ustiugov was a further 0.4 seconds off the pace, finishing third, with Pellegrino fourth.

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Italian Pellegrino sits top of the sprint rankings with 309 points, 20 ahead of Klaebo on 289.

"I've been in a lot of finals, but to win here, it's unbelievable," Klaebo said. "You have to fight very hard, but I'm very satisfied with that race."

Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who did not race on Saturday, leads the overall World Cup standings by 284 points from Ustiugov. Sportsbeat 2017

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