Cross-country World Cup

Stadlober strong sixth over 20 km in Davos!

Teresa Stadlober(Bild: GEPA)

At the World Cup in Davos, Teresa Stadlober confidently achieved the top position she was aiming for in the 20 km distance race in the classic technique!

The 31-year-old from Salzburg finished sixth in the individual start competition in Switzerland on Sunday, 1:39.1 minutes behind the Norwegian winner Astrid Oeyre Slind, who needed 1:02:38.4 hours. Second place went to Finland's Kerttu Niskanen (+10.1 seconds) ahead of cross-country star Therese Johaug (+13.5) from Norway.

"I am satisfied!"
"Finishing in the top 6 was also my goal. It was a brutal 20, the course demanded a lot from us," said Stadlober, who was also satisfied with the "very good material" in fresh snow conditions. "I'm happy because it's a better result again after Lillehammer. We'll now go into the Christmas break with this and then prepare well for the Tour (de Ski, note)." Stadlober recently finished 16th in the skiathlon in Lillehammer.

In the men's 20 km race, Norway's Martin Löwström Nyenget celebrated his second win of the season ahead of Finland's Iivo Niskanen and France's Hugo Lapalus. Styrian Mika Vermeulen was absent in Graubünden due to illness, as he was at the skiathlon in Norway last Sunday. With a view to the Tour de Ski starting on December 28, the ailing Austrian hopeful wants to get back to full strength.