Cross-country skiing’s traditional Tour de Ski started on Saturday with free sprints and a surprise. The Tour de Ski started on Saturday with the free sprint qualifying. A jymy surprise was immediately seen in Toblach, Italy. The women’s qualification was unexpectedly won by Italy’s Federica Cassol, 24. Before Saturday, the unknown Italian had skied only four individual World Cup races. In them, the best ranking (15th) came from the free sprint.
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