The German cross-country relay surprisingly won the bronze medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica.
With Albert Kuchler, Janosch Brugger, Jonas Dobler and Friedrich Moch, the German quartet was only beaten by the dominant Norwegians and Finland over 4×10 kilometers. Above all Dobler and anchor Moch stood out in the team of team boss Peter Schlickenrieder. The women’s relay had won silver just a day earlier, before that there had been no German cross-country skiing medal at a World Cup for almost twelve years.
While the women were able to win gold in the team sprint and silver in the relay at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, it is by far the greatest success for the men in the era of team boss Schlickenrieder. Moch took on Frenchman Jules Lapierre and Sweden’s Calle Halfvarsson on the final lap and prevailed in the sprint to the finish. Norway and Finland had long since hurried away.
The Norwegian Festival in Planica continues with it. All five decisions in the cross-country men went to the North Europeans around Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, who now has nine World Championship gold medals like the legend Björn Dählie. In addition to Klaebo, the squadron also included Hans Christer Holund, Paal Golberg and Simen Hegstad Krüger. Krüger and Klaebo each won three gold medals in the title fights in Planica.
