Overview
- Dar'ya Nepryaeva placed 41st in classic sprint qualifying in Val di Fiemme with 4:05.35, missing the top 30 required to advance.
- Saveliy Korostelev finished 31st in qualifying at 3:25.64, falling 0.12 seconds short of the final transfer spot.
- Johannes Klæbo won the men's classic sprint ahead of Jules Chappaz and Anton Gran, while Jasmi Joensuu took the women's race over Nadine Fähndrich and Johanna Hagström.
- The Tour de Ski concludes on January 4 with a 10 km freestyle stage, with Klæbo leading the men's overall and Jessica Diggins atop the women's standings.
- FIS allowed neutral participation after a December 2 CAS ruling against its October ban, and Nepryaeva and Korostelev had also failed to qualify in earlier December sprints at Toblach.