Ebba Andersson claims fifth World Cup title in Toblach as Paal Golberg wins Norway-dominated men's race
BySportsbeat
Updated 05/02/2023 at 08:17 GMT
Ebba Andersson comfortably claimed the fifth World Cup title of her career in Toblach, with Jessie Diggins winning silver and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg taking bronze in a distant third. Meanwhile, Paal Golberg was victorious in the men's event, a competition in which the top seven places were taken by Norwegians.
Ebba Andersson holds off Jessie Diggins to take victory in 10km individual
Ebba Andersson continued her strong recent form while Paal Golberg led Norwegian dominance in individual 10km action in Toblach.
In the women's race, Andersson was a comfortable winner as she claimed the fifth World Cup title of her career - and a third in the space of eight days.
After prevailing in the individual 10km and 20km mass start in Les Rousses last weekend, the Swede was a clear victor in Toblach with her time of 23:24.7 enough to ease her way to the top of the podium.
Following a bronze medal in the sprint race yesterday, Jessie Diggins claimed silver on Saturday, 13.3 seconds behind Anderson, while Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg finished a distant third.
Tiril Udnes Weng still sits at the top of the overall World Cup standings, though Diggins has now closed the gap with the American only 134 points back in second.
And Diggins now sits second in the distance standings, closing the gap to Kerttu Niskanen at the top of the leaderboard to just 67 points behind.
Finland's Niskanen finished 11th in Toblach, while Udnes Weng could only come home in 29th place.
Meanwhile, Golberg was victorious in the men's event, a competition in which the top seven places were all occupied by Norwegian racers.
Golberg sealed a narrow victory over compatriot Simen Hegstad Krueger, who was just 0.3s behind in second place, while Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo finished in third just 2.8s behind.
Klaebo still occupies top spot in the overall World Cup standings though the gap has closed slightly, with Golberg 171 points adrift in second place.
However, Golberg sits top of the distance standings, 132 points ahead of Hans Christer Holund - who finished sixth in Toblach.
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