Stina’s double: win – and first place in the Cup – Aftonbladet

Stina Nilsson, 22, is back after a tough Tour de Ski.

The victory in Plan Formica freestyle sprint makes the Swede takes over the lead in the sprint cup.

– I’m so happy, says Nilsson in the victory interview.

Stina Nilsson has been worn. Eight stages for ten days in the Tour de Ski yanked hard on the young rider, who just ended up on place 24 up slalom slopes of Alpe Cermis.

Today started the World Cup if after the tour adventure. Freestyle sprint in Slovenian Planica were on a short and fast track, where Stina Nilsson qualified tenth best time.

Since woke up Swedish.

She won her quarter and semi and went up against three Norwegians in the final.

“Difficult to beat today”

There she went on ingvild flugstad østberg shortly before the riot and stormed towards the goal. The victory was finally unchallenged, though only three tenths separated the runner-up Astrid Jacobsen.

– I’m so happy. I’ve only done 35 minutes of skiing since the Tour de Ski because I was so tired, says Nilsson in the victory interview on SVT. She continues:

– I felt really good already in the prologue. I felt the day I’ll be hard to beat.

The Norwegian Maiken Caspersen Falla has been ill and went out already in qualifying, making Stina Nilsson takes over first place in the Sprint Cup.

Nordström took to the semi-

In the men’s final won the Italian Federico Pellegrino, who has dominated the winter sprinter. No Swedes were in the finals, but the

trio Teodor Peterson, Calle Halfvarsson and Gustav Nordström got to the semi. For the latter, it was his career best finish to date.