Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (NOR) earned her first individual World Cup victory after dominating the event from the qualifier to the final.
“This is unbelievable! I’ve worked hard for this. I’ve been so close several times, but today I felt strong the whole way,” Oestberg said after winning the final with an impressive margin. From the last turn to the finish line, she surged and created a huge gap to second place.
“This was really fun. It was so rewarding. I love winning ski races, but I don’t win ski races all that often. Today I felt strong the whole way,” said Oestberg, who has placed fourth and just shy of the podium several times the last few weeks.
The skate sprint in Davos today was Oestberg’s first individual World Cup victory. Last year, she won a stage in the Tour de Ski, and at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, she won the team sprint and the silver medal in the individual sprint. She also has two World Cup victories in the team sprint.
“I’m very happy for the victory. I have been working for this so long, and it is a great feeling. I felt strong from the prologue, and my plan was to ski in front and push hard from the beginning,” Oestberg said to FIS after the race.