The Tour de Ski 2024/25 concluded in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Sunday (January 5) in which Norway skiers Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Therese Johaug raced to record-equalling fourth titles of the competition.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo finished 18th in the painstaking climb, a mass start 10km freestyle race on the Alpe Cermis, but managed to claim a record-setting fourth Tour de Ski cross-country skiing title.
His Norwegian compatriot Simen Hegstad Krueger finished the climb eight seconds ahead of the next skier in the final men’s stage of the 2024-25 edition.
Klaebo was among the front runners in the first three-quarters of the race before the climb took its toll on the ski sensation.
On the other hand, Krueger showed relentlessness on his way to the top with Austria’s Mika Vermeulen keeping him company for most of the race.
The Norwegian registered a comfortable victory in a time of 32 minutes, and 39.6 seconds (32:39.2), followed by Vermeulen 32 who was eight seconds behind and Friedrich Moch of Germany took the third place in 32:50.3.
In the women’s field, Therese Johaug made a return from retirement to win a record-equalling fourth Tour de Ski title. The four-time Olympic champion left a six-woman leading group behind with two-and-half kilometres to go.
Johaug registered a thumping win as she raced home with a Norwegian flag in hand in a time of 33:23.9.
The 36-year-old crossed the line 25 seconds ahead of the first runner-up Astrid Oeyre Slind with Heidi Weng taking the third place for a Norwegian 1-2-3.
Johaug finished 47 seconds ahead of Slind on the overall standings, with US star Jessie Diggins completing the podium, 2:41 adrift after finishing the final stage in sixth place.
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Tour de Ski 2024/25: Overall standings (after Stage 7):
Men’s
- Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (NOR) 3:24:17.0
- Mika Vermeulen (AUT) +1:23.0
- Hugo Lapalus (FRA) +1:44.0
- Federico Pellegrino (ITA) +2:13.0
- Haavard Moseby (NOR) +2:27.0
- Friedrich Moch (GER) +2:33.0
- Erik Valnes (NOR) +2:49.0
- Mathis Desloges (FRA) +2:54.0
- Edvin Anger (SWE) +2:57.0
- Jan Thomas Jenssen (NOR) +3:07.0
Women’s
- Therese Johaug (NOR) 3:46:59
- Astrid Øyre Slind (NOR) +0:47
- Jessie Diggins (USA) +2:41
- Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) +3:21
- Heidi Weng (NOR) +4:07
- Ebba Andersson (SWE) +4:56
- Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +5:03
- Victoria Carl (GER) +7:02
- Krista Parmakoski (FIN) +7:03
- Kristin Austgulen Fosnaes (NOR) +7:19
