Cross Country Skiing
Klaebo makes history with record fifth Tour de Ski title: 'It's always great to win'
January 04, 2026 / FIS
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won his record fifth overall Tour de Ski title after finishing the Final Climb 12th in Val di Fiemme, retaining the yellow bib he had held since winning the opening sprint in Toblach. Klæbo led an all‑Norwegian overall podium with Mattis Stenshagen second and Harald Østberg Amundsen third; the victory also secured Klæbo the Tour sprint prize and 300 World Cup points.
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Asking for Olympic Answer — “I’ve Got Tears in My Eyes Around the Clock”
January 04, 2026 / Eurosport
After strong performances in the Tour de Ski, Emil Iversen and Mattis Stenshagen say they deserve immediate confirmation of Olympic selection for Milan–Cortina 2026. Experts and teammates argue Norway’s team management should apply its own criteria and give the athletes a clear yes so they can prepare mentally and practically for the Games.
Karoline Simpson-Larsen in tears after words from Sivert Guttorm Bakken
January 04, 2026 / SVT Sport
Norwegian Karoline Simpson-Larsen won the final climb on Alpe Cermis to take the stage victory in the Tour de Ski. After the finish she became emotional and said that she had been thinking of recently deceased biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken, who shortly before his death told her he believed in her.
Diggins completes hat-trick of Tour de Ski titles: ‘By far my best ever’
January 04, 2026 / FIS
Jessie Diggins won her third Tour de Ski title by finishing on the podium in the Women’s Mass Start 10 km Free in Val di Fiemme, sealing the six-stage event with a comfortable margin. The 34-year-old American called this her best Tour ever, thanked her team and said she will retire from cross‑country skiing after the season ahead of the Milano–Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Olympic selection beckons for Stenshagen after winning Final Climb
January 04, 2026 / FIS
Mattis Stenshagen won the Final Climb 10km freestyle mass start in Val di Fiemme, marking his second win of the 2025/26 World Cup season and strengthening his case for Norway's Olympic team for Milano Cortina 2026. The victory also helped him secure the Tour de Ski 'Best Climber' purple bib, while Johannes Høsflot Klæbo claimed the overall Tour title and Jules Lapierre and Emil Iversen completed the Val di Fiemme podium.
Reijo Jylhä dissected Jasmi Joensuu’s win — Johanna Matintalo broke down in tears: “So frustrating…”
January 03, 2026 / Yle
Jasmi Joensuu claimed her first individual World Cup victory in Val di Fiemme in the Tour de Ski sprint, with Johanna Matintalo 5th, Joni Mäki 7th and Jasmin Kähärä 10th. Finnish head coach Reijo Jylhä praised the team and highlighted race tactics and the service crew’s work, while Matintalo, visibly upset, criticised persistent grip problems with her skis despite requests for more grip testing.
Aino‑Kaisa Saarinen praises Jasmi Joensuu’s medal potential — shoots down British skier’s complaints about the Olympic course
January 03, 2026 / Yle
Former sprint star Aino‑Kaisa Saarinen praises Jasmi Joensuu after the Finn’s World Cup classic‑sprint victory in Val di Fiemme, saying Joensuu’s tactical control and rising form make her a genuine Olympic medal contender on this course. Saarinen disagrees with British sprinter James Clugnet, who called the Val di Fiemme course too long; Saarinen sees the track as fair and well suited to Olympic racing.
Jasmi Joensuu stunned by dominant win — laughed at her feelings as Tour de Ski peaked
January 03, 2026 / Yle
Jasmi Joensuu produced a commanding victory in the classic-sprint at Val di Fiemme, taking her first individual World Cup win after controlling qualifying, the heats and the final. She outsprinted Nadine Fähndrich in the uphill sections and celebrated what she described as an almost surreal feeling, crediting her team and service crew for the result. The race was part of the Tour de Ski programme, with several top sprinters absent due to illness or withdrawal.
Jules Chappaz 2nd in Val di Fiemme classic sprint behind Johannes Klaebo; Jasmi Joensuu wins the women's race
January 03, 2026 / L'Équipe
At the Tour de Ski classic sprint in Val di Fiemme Johannes Klæbo won the men's race, with Frenchman Jules Chappaz taking a surprise second place. In the women's event Jasmi Joensuu prevailed, ahead of Nadine Fähndrich and Johanna Häggström.
Swedish 21-year-old’s breakthrough — first World Cup podium
January 03, 2026 / Sveriges Radio (Radiosporten)
Anton Grahn, 21, took his first World Cup podium by finishing third in the classic sprint during the penultimate stage of the Tour de Ski on the future Olympic tracks in Val di Fiemme. Grahn described the result as the goal he has been fighting for his whole life. The report was filed from Val di Fiemme by Radiosporten reporters Selma Jennervall and Isabell Gradin.
Cross‑country: Breakthrough for Anton Grahn — third in sprint on the Olympic course
January 03, 2026 / SVT Sport
Anton Grahn finished third in the World Cup sprint at the Olympic course in Val di Fiemme, his first ever World Cup final and first podium. The 21‑year‑old — who had earlier won the sprint at the Swedish season opener in Gällivare — was the best Swede and took bronze after a fast final against a dominant Johannes Høsflot Klæbo.
Hagström on the podium in the Olympic dress rehearsal: "Felt so good"
January 03, 2026 / Sveriges Radio (Radiosporten)
Sweden's Johanna Hagström took third place in the Tour de Ski sprint in Val di Fiemme, an important warm‑up ahead of the Olympics. Jasmin Joensuu won ahead of Nadine Fähndrich; Jessie Diggins remains the overall leader of the Tour de Ski after the stage.