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Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) : "It was like hell today, it was very hard fight. I felt the snow was not fast. I was gaining seconds on Heidi and then losing them again. It’s great to have the red bib for another day but I think I will lose it soon."

Heidi Weng (NOR) : "Today’s race was very hard for everybody. I managed to ski hard on the uphills and quite well on the flats."

Jessie Diggins (USA): "I felt good and strong. I had not bad luck today. I had really good skis too. I was able to ski my own race."

 

Dario Cologna (SUI) : "I was little bit surprised. It was not planned to ski away in the second lap. When Sergey got tired I just went. The crowd was amazing and it helped me a lot in the last lap when I got tired."

Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) : "It was an OK race from me. I was hoping for a better result though. I tried to stay with Dario but when attacked and got away I was not able to close the gap. I will keep on fighting."

Alexander Bolshunov (RUS): "I am quite satisfied with my race today. It was almost perfect. I was able to keep the steady pace and gain some seconds. I am not so happy with the last 3 km of today. I got tired and the group behind me almost caught. But I am happy I could finish in 3rd place.

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Photo : Nordic Focus

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