OREANDA-NEWS. Norwegian skier Johannes Klebo won the classic style sprint at the World Championships in Oberstdorf.

Klebo showed a time of 3 minutes 1.30 seconds. His compatriots Eric Valnes (0.66 seconds back) and Howard Taugbel (+0.80) took the second and third places. Alexander Bolshunov (+5.92) finished fourth. Another representative of Russia Sergey Ustyugov (+17.41) came in fifth.

Gleb Retivykh finished the fight at the semi-final stage. Alexander Terentyev was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

His compatriots Eric Valnes and Howard Taugbel became the second and third respectively. Russian athlete Alexander Bolshunov could finish fourth.

Russian athletes in connection with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) act in Germany under the name RSF (Russian Ski Federation) and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee, not the country. The uniform of the athletes is devoid of the traditional Russian tricolor and coat of arms. If you win at the awards ceremony, the anthem of the International Ski Federation (FIS) will sound instead of the Russian anthem.

Russian athletes in connection with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) act in Germany under the name RSF (Russian Ski Federation) and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee, not the country. The athletes' uniform is devoid of the Russian tricolor and coat of arms. If you win at the awards ceremony, the anthem of the International Ski Federation (FIS) will sound instead of the Russian anthem.