DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — American Kikkan Randall edged Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway on to win a cross country World Cup sprint Sunday.
The sprint specialist finished the 1.2-kilometer freestyle race in 2 minutes, 17.2 seconds for her third career victory. Caspersen Falla crossed 0.3 seconds behind and Charlotte Kalla of Sweden was third, 0.6 seconds back.
Randall also won a freestyle sprint in Liberec, Czech Republic, in January. Her first World Cup victory came in the same event in Rybinsk, Russia, in 2007.