12:56
Everything unchanged
Little is happening in the rankings. The chasing duo Carl/Svahn are half a minute ahead of Rosie Brennan and the group around Katharina Hennig, Heidi Weng and Krista Pärmäkoski. Behind them, the next chasing group with Nadine Fähndrich and Teresa Stadlober is led by the Swede Ebba Andersson, who is working on closing the gap to Hennig & Co.
12:53
Second lap a little slower
Jessie Diggins slowed down a bit on the second lap, but still increased her lead over Victoria Carl and Linn Svahn to 40 seconds.
12:51
Carl is very stable
Victoria Carl also makes a very solid impression today and continues to expand the lead over her pursuers together with Linn Svahn. The German looks incredibly relaxed and could possibly even attack her Swedish competitor. But the two still work together.
12:49
Fähndrich and Stadlober together
The Swiss Nadine Fähndrich and Teresa Stadlober from Austria are in a group at the back and are currently 1:47 minutes behind the leaders in 15th and 16th place.
12:46
The location
Behind Jessie Diggins, who continues to run away, Victoria Carl and Linn Svahn continue to work together and keep the rest of the field at bay. This is followed by a trio of Swedes Jonna Sundling and Emma Ribom and Finnish Kerttu Niskanen, 15 seconds behind Carl and Svahn. Then Rosie Brennan, running all alone, comes in front of the group around Katharina Hennig and Heidi Weng.
12:42
First lap in 11:17 minutes
Jessie Diggins has now completed the first round and achieved an impressive time of 11:17 minutes. If the pace stays this high, the field here will be split apart. Carl and Svahn are now half a minute behind.
12:41
The distance is getting bigger
Although Victoria Carl and Linn Svahn can take turns in the pursuit, the gap to Jessie Diggins is constantly increasing and is now 20 seconds. It remains to be seen whether the American is really that strong or whether she might be overdoing it here.
12:39
Hennig lets himself fall
Katharina Hennig takes it easy here. The German has initially dropped back into a larger group, in which she is now running just under 1:20 minutes behind the leaders with Heidi Weng, Frida Karlsson and Krista Pärmäkoski, among others.
12:36
Three times DNA
Despite being eligible to compete, three athletes are no longer there today. Lotta Udnes Weng from Norway, Melissa Gal from France and the Slovenian Eva Urevc have also decided not to take part.
12:35
Diggins is building steam
At the front, Jessie Diggins is definitely not interested in companionship and immediately stabs herself into the snow. Carl and Svahn are now running together behind her and are already 14 seconds behind.
12:32
Hennig isolated for now
Katharina Hennig starts the race well positioned in eighth place, but has the problem that no one starts directly before or after her. The German will initially be alone on the challenging route.
12:30
Diggins opened
Let’s go! Jessie Diggins is on the way and this chaser opens up. A few seconds later, Victoria Carl and Linn Svahn set off in pursuit of the American.
12:27
It’s about to start!
It’s a little warmer than in the men’s race in the morning, but the conditions are still great and we can look forward to an exciting race. It’s about to start with this women’s freestyle pursuit in Toblach!
12:20
Fähndrich is the only Swiss woman in the top 30
The best Swiss woman ahead of this pursuer is Nadine Fähndrich. The sprint expert starts the race in 14th place, 1:16 minutes behind Jessie Diggins. Desiree Steiner (36/+2:20), Anja Weber (38/+2:24), Nadja Kälin (47/+2:46), Lea Fischer (51/+3:15) will later compete for Switzerland ), Alina Meier (54/+3:31) and Giuliana Werro (57/+3:52) on the journey.
12:14
Stadlober wants to keep moving forward
Teresa Stadlober was very happy with her tenth place in the classic race yesterday. In the overall ranking, the only Austrian in the field is currently in position 16 (+1:21 mins) and would like to work her way into the top ten here too today.
12:08
Carl and Hennig well positioned
From a German perspective, a lot seems possible in this persecution. Behind the recently outstanding Victoria Carl, Katharina Hennig, who looks much stronger again after her corona infection, starts the race in eighth place in the classic individual start, 58 seconds behind the leader. Coletta Rydzek (12th/+1:12 mins) is also promising. Pia Fink (24/+1:56) and Lisa Lohmann (26/+2:01) are also listed in the top 30 before the start. Sofie Krehl (42/+2:37) and Laura Gimmler (48/+2:51) will start later.
12:01
Freestyle pursuit over 22 kilometers
The new year begins with a real test of strength for the athletes. The pursuer in the free technique leads the 63 star athletes to the finish over five 4.4 kilometer laps with two tough climbs. The start is based on the overall ranking. The American Jessie Diggins will open the race closely followed by Victoria Carl. The German is only seven seconds behind after her great second place in yesterday’s classic race. Another four seconds later, the Swede Linn Svahn takes to the track ahead of her compatriot Jonna Sundling (+0.19 seconds) and yesterday’s winner Kerttu Niskanen from Finland (+0.28 seconds).
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Tour de Ski of the women from Dobbiaco! The live ticker begins in good time before the start.