Nilsson and Pellegrino take Planica wins

BySportsbeat

Published 16/01/2016 at 13:58 GMT

Stina Nilsson and Federico Pellegrino picked up World Cup victories in the women's and men's 1.2km free technique sprints at Planica, Slovenia.

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The victory for Sweden's Nilsson means she takes top spot in the overall World Cup standings with Maiken Caspersen Falla dropping down.

Nilsson finished in 2:33.03 to take the win with Norway dominating the rest of the podium as Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen came in second and Heidi Weng third.

"I am really happy for the second win this season," said Nilsson. "I had a great day. My plan was to ski as much as possible in the front. I am excited to be in the lead of the sprint World Cup.

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In the men's race Pellegrino picked up his fourth consecutive free technique sprint win after he finished in 2:15.12.

That was 0.88 quicker than France's Baptiste Gros in second and Richard Jouve in third.

"I expected Baptist to be fast on this course so my plan was to go in the front and get a gap on the others," said Pellegrino.

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