The Norwegians dominated the opening World Cup event at Holmenkollen in Oslo in a blatant manner.
The local athletes celebrated a five-fold success in the sprint race. Johannes Thingnes Bö, who returned from illness, won ahead of Sturla Holm Laegreid, Johannes Dale Skjevdal, Isak Frey and Vebjörn Sörum. The best-ranked Swiss was Niklas Hartweg in 22nd place.
In the overall World Cup standings, Bö reduced the gap to the leading Laegreid to 89 points. A victory is worth 90 points. Two races are still to come.
World Cup dress rehearsal somewhat successful
Snowboard. - The Swiss snowboard crossers have halfway passed the World Cup dress rehearsal at the World Cup in Schruns. Noemie Wiedmer and Aline Albrecht advanced to the small final. There they finished in 7th and 8th place. Sina Siegenthaler was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
The World Championship races will take place in St. Moritz next week. France's women are in pole position after their double victory in Austria with Lea Casta and Julia Pereira de Sousa. In the men's race, in which no Swiss athlete reached the knockout phase, a Frenchman also won with Loan Bozzolo.