At the start of the World Cup weekend in Davos, the Swiss are not missing much for an exploit in the team sprint. Noe Näff and Janik Riebli shine in a strong fourth place.
12.12.2025, 17:53
12.12.2025, 21:20
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According to Janik Riebli, he has had a turbulent few days. He was fit, but because many of his teammates were ill, he was suddenly afraid of every little itch. He didn't feel well at all on Friday, the Obwalden native revealed after his fine 4th place in the team sprint. "I'm sorry that I can't really show my joy at the moment, but it's a great result."
His team colleague has a completely different view, he is absolutely delighted. Until Thursday morning, Noe Näff was still assuming that he would run as "Switzerland II" with his brother Isai, who is two years younger. "Then I found out that I was moving up. That was of course mega for me, a dream to run with Janik," says the 22-year-old from the Lower Engadine. But he also made a significant contribution to the strong team result.
Mild crash in the prologue
Last year, Riebli finished in 2nd place together with Valerio Grond, but this time he was half a second off the podium. Nevertheless, the 27-year-old from Central Switzerland is relieved. He had a miserable qualification in Trondheim a week ago and also had a scary moment in Davos with a crash in the prologue. Thanks to Naeff's excellent time, it was still enough to make it to the final, where the Swiss duo always held their own in the front positions.
In the end, Riebli was only beaten by Johannes Klaebo from Norway, Federico Pellegrino from Italy and Edvin Anger from Sweden, who regularly finish on the podium in the World Cup. Now he knows that he is still in good shape for the individual sprint on Saturday. However, Grond will also be missing there.
Noe's brother Isai also qualified for the final together with Roman Alder and finished in 13th place.
Women just outside the top ten
Anja Weber and Nadine Fähndrich are also unable to defend last year's podium place in the women's race, as Fähndrich wants to concentrate on Saturday's individual sprint this time. Weber, together with Fabienne Alder, did a respectable 11th place.
As with the men, the favored duo is untouchable. The Swedish duo of Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling are the clear winners.
