The German cross-country skiers did not play a decisive role on the second stage of the Tour de Ski either.
In the mass start race over 15 kilometers in the classic style in Dobbiaco, team sprint Olympic champion Victoria Carl took 17th place. She was 1:26.3 minutes behind winner Jessica Diggins from the USA.
Last year’s winner celebrated her second stage victory after her sprint success at the start and leads the overall standings by 38 seconds. After a day of rest, the third stage is on the program on New Year’s Eve with a 20-kilometer individual start race in free style.
Sofie Krehl, who had reached the quarter-finals in the freestyle sprint at the start but was eliminated there, was taken out of the tour with a view to further preparations for the World Cup. The DSV announced that the upcoming difficult distance races would not be conducive to the further development of their sprint performance.