Speedy Nilsson nets seventh World Cup win of season

BySportsbeat

Updated 18/02/2017 at 13:54 GMT

Stina Nilsson produced another excellent skiing display as she secured a seventh World Cup victory of the season in the women's 1.3km sprint.

Swedish Stina Nilsson reacts after she passed the finish line of the ladies 5 kilometer skiathlon competition of the "Tour de Ski" Cross Country World Cup

Image credit: AFP

The 23-year-old Swede earned her victory after coming home in 2:49.96 in Otepaa, Estonia.

Nilsson was 0.27 seconds ahead of her nearest rival, Norwegian Maiken Caspersen Falla.

Falla’s compatriot and World Cup standings leader Heidi Weng finish third, 3.75 seconds behind Nilsson.

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"I felt better and better during the day," Nilsson said.

Nilsson trails Falla by 142 points in the sprint standings, while Weng continues to look strong in the overall World Cup standings, which she leads by 356 points, with Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg of Norway in second.

Nilsson is fourth, while Falla is sixth overall. Sportsbeat 2017

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