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Nepryaeva Places Sixth in Tour de Ski Finale in Italy

Her start came under a rare neutral status after a CAS ruling opened limited routes back for Russian athletes.

Overview

  • Norwegian Caroline Simpson-Larsen won in 37:05.3, with Jessica Diggins second and Heidi Weng third.
  • Darya Nepryaeva finished 1:04.3 behind the winner in the 10 km freestyle mass start.
  • The race was the sixth and final event of the Tour de Ski and counted toward the fifth stage of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup.
  • On December 2, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled FIS’s continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes unlawful.
  • FIS accepted the ruling and is allowing neutral-status applications, with only Nepryaeva and Saveliy Korostelyov cleared to compete so far.