09:15
Svendsen is now 4.8 kilometers ahead
Amundsen cannot maintain her pace from the first few kilometers and is now losing a little. Svendsen now increases her step sequence and is first with 12:32.8 minutes. Weber is third with 7.8 seconds, Sauerbrey is fourth, 16.2 seconds behind.
09:14
Carl started
Victoria Carl is now also on the trail. Lohmann and Fink are already at the 3.4 kilometer mark. Lohmann is seventh, 15 seconds behind and Fink is sixth, 11.2 seconds behind.
09:13
Niskanen with a new best time
Kertuu Niskanen now sets the new best time at 1.1 kilometers. She is once again faster than Amundsen and her compatriot Parmakoski. With 3:26.7 minutes she sets the new best time. Ebba Andersson also cannot attack the new time and is 2.3 seconds slower in third place.
09:12
Sauerbrey was through in the second split
The first German is now at 3.4 kilometers. Sauerbrey sets the next best time with 9:54 minutes, but her time doesn’t last long. Svendsen is almost ten seconds faster again and pushes the German out of first place. Weber is also 5.4 seconds behind the German athlete. Amundsen is then another 1.3 seconds faster than her compatriot Svendsen.
09:09
Lohmann with a quiet start
Lisa Lohmann still has a hard time in the first few meters and finishes the first split 12.1 seconds behind Amundsen. Fink is seventh, seven seconds behind. Sauerbrey is still fifth. Lotta Udnes Weng falls on the descent and finishes the split in twelfth place with a time of 19.5 seconds.
09:07
Sauerbrey and Weber through at the first intermediate time
Weber sets the first best time with 3:37.8 minutes over 1.1 kilometers. Sauerbrey is 2.4 seconds behind her. The Norwegian Amundsen is even faster than Weber and sets the next best time with 3:33.4 minutes. Nadja Kälin is 9.3 seconds behind.
09:04
The first confederates are on the trail
Anja Weber and Nadja Kälin have also already started. Lisa Lohmann and Pia Fink are also already on their 20 kilometer journey.
09:01
Let’s go!
The first athlete is on track. Sauerbrey is also on the track.
08:56
It starts at 9 a.m.!
Vilma Ryytty opens the singles at 9 a.m. Just 30 seconds later, Katharine Sauerbrey goes onto the cross-country ski trail.
08:53
The favorites
Since there was no interval start over the 20 kilometers in the classic technique this year, it is difficult to determine a group of favorites. But they include Rosie Brennan, Jessie Diggings, Kertuu Niskanen, Frida Karlsson, Heidi Weng, Katharina Hennig and the Swedes Jonna Sundling and Frida Karlsson. In addition, the classic ten-kilometer specialists such as Victoria Carl, Margrethe Bergane and Pia Fink should not be underestimated.
08:50
Three Swiss women reported
In complete contrast to Austria, Switzerland now has three athletes. In addition to Anja Weber with starting number four, the Kälin sisters are also there. First Nadja Kälin goes onto the trail with number six and then Marina (44) comes second to last.
08:42
Only one Austrian at the start
At the ÖSV today only Teresa Stadlober is starting the 20km individual in the classic technique. The 31-year-old is one of the favorites in the mass start over this distance. She starts the competition today with number 35.
08:35
German quintet
A total of 45 athletes are taking part in the 20 kilometers today. It is the only 20km run this season that will be run using the classic technique and with an interval start. Five German cross-country skiers are also there today. Katharine Sauerbrey starts with starting number two. Lisa Lohmann (9), Pia Fink (10) and the two best Germans in the World Cup, Victoria Carl (27) and Katharina Hennig (33), are also there.
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to Lahti women’s cross-country skiing! The live ticker begins in time before the start of the race.