LA CLUSAZ, France (AP) — Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia beat Petter Northug of Norway by his foot in a 30-kilometer freestyle mass start race at a cross-country skiing World Cup on Saturday.
Vylegzhanin and Northug were locked in a sprint finish with Alexander Legkov of Russia in the final few meters of the La Clusaz course.
Vylegzhanin won in 1 hour, 18 minutes, 53.5 seconds, and Northug was 0.1 seconds behind. Legkov was third in 1:18:53.9, with Swiss skier Dario Cologna only 2 seconds back in fourth.
In the women’s 15-kilometer race, Norway’s Marit Bjoergen won in 42:29.6, one second faster than Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk. Norway’s Kristin Stoermer Steira was 10.9 seconds back in third.
