Finland's Parmakoski sprints to victory in 10km Cross Country in Falun

BySportsbeat

Updated 17/03/2018 at 17:18 GMT

Finland’s Krista Parmakoski sprinted to victory in the final 100m of the International Ski Federation Cross Country World Cup in Falun in the 10 kilometres classic mass start race.

Marit Björgen

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The Finn battled her way past Norway's Marit Bjørgen to triumph in 26min 00.50sec.

Bjørgen finished just 0.2 seconds behind in second place.

Her team-mate Ingvild Flugstad Østberg finished 5.1 seconds behind the winning pace in third.

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Østberg now lies just 107 points behind team-mate Heidi Weng in the overall standings.

One race remains of the season tomorrow with 50 points available for the winner and a bonus 200 points for the victor over the three races in Falun.

Weng finished a below par 22nd today while United States' Jessie Diggins remains third overall, 41 points behind Østberg, after placing eighth.

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