KUUSAMO, Finland (AP) — Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland won a World Cup cross-country race Friday, with Kikkan Randall of the United States the runner-up. Eirik Brandsdal of Norway was the men’s winner.
Kowalczyk captured the 1.4-kilometer sprint in 3 minutes, 10.3 seconds. Randall was 1.69 seconds behind, with Denise Herrmann of Germany in third place, trailing the winner by 2.9 seconds.
In the men’s 1.4K race, Brandsdal won in 2:41.7. He beat Anton Gafarov of Russia by 0.06 seconds. Teodor Peterson of Sweden was third, 0.1 seconds behind the winner.
