Norway wins World Cup relay events

Norway wins World Cup relay events
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Summary Norway won both men's and women's cross-country relay competitions at World Cup meet Sunday.

 

The men s team of Eldar Roenning, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Roethe and Petter Northug finished the 4x7.5-kilometer race in 1 hour, 1 minute, 59.3 seconds to beat Sweden by 6.4 seconds.


Russia, which led Norway by 0.6 after two rounds, came 7.2 seconds behind in third.


Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Martine Ek Hagen and Marit Bjoergen led the 4x5K women s race throughout before finishing in 45 minutes, 32.2 seconds.


Sweden took second, 19.4 seconds behind, and the United States came 28.2 back in third.


The cross-country World Cup continues in Kuusamo, Finland, next weekend.
 

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