The Crystal Globes of the season 2021/22 are delivered
Mar 12, 2022·Cross-Country
Women’s 10km F
The stage was set for the final individual World Cup competition of the FIS Cross-Country season 2021/22. Despite a strenuous season, for the Women’s 10km in Free technique, all Distance experts who were eligible to travel to the event gathered at the start line in the Lugnet stadium in Falun (SWE).
For Therese Johaug, it was definitely the final individual World Cup season of her career. The 33 year-old finished her career with her 100th World Cup victory in total.
The final podium places did not come as easy.
Jonna Sundling from Sweden was the athlete who set the pace for the podium spots also in todays Distance race. After yesterdays success, Sundling doubled up on her Distance podium at the Holmenkollen race and reaches the second place by an incredibly tight margin of 0.4 seconds.
Jessie Diggins can conclude her successful season with another podium spot and her third place in the 10km F.
Women’s Overall World Cup Standing
Natalia Nepryaeva is the big winner of the FIS Cross-Country season 2021/22. With 973 points, she led the Overall World Cup standing already before the World Cup finals and that score was out of reach for her contenders.
Whom Natalia would share the podium with however was left open until the final race. In the end, Jessie Diggins managed to catch the second place 21 points ahead of Ebba Andersson thanks to her podium finish in todays 10km.
Women’s Distance World Cup Standing
The Distance World Cup globe ended in the hands of Therese Johaug and marked the cherry on top of her outstanding career. 255 points ahead of Frida Karlsson, the Norwegian clearly marked to be the best in class until the very end of her career.
Next up however, Frida Karlsson took the silver medal of the Distance ranking as well as the title of U23 athlete of the season. With those achievements in the books, the 22 year-young can be proud of her season and sets a high standard for the next Olympic term.
Just 10 points off the Overall World Cup podium – but still happy about a successful season, Krista Pärmäkoski completes the Distance Standing in 3rd place.
A mentally and physically tough World Cup – and Olympic season came to a close. The individual World Cup globes are delivered and we stand on the doorstep of a new Olympic term.
Thank you to the entire FIS Cross-Country World Cup family, from athletes and teams to National Ski Federations and organizers – and of course to all sponsors, volunteers, TV Crews, fans and spectators for supporting us through these extraordinary times.
